Skype and the like...
I have really enjoyed seeing the use of Skype and Googletalk and other such programs. Especially in our Northwest U culture where there are many missionary kids/families or aspiring ones, resources like this prove invaluable. Personally, programs like this may have a big impact in my future since my fiance and I are thinking of going to Japan for the JET program. If we don't do that we are thinking of working at a Christian camp for a couple years located in the middle of the Sequoia National Forest. Needless to say there isn't much cell service down there. Programs like that would allow us to keep in contact with family and friends - without racking up the phone bill.
In the classroom stuff like this can be extremely useful - especially if the teacher has contacts in other parts of the world. Children could communicate with other classrooms all around the world. They could learn about different cultures, and see what other 2nd graders are learning the same time they are.
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