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I think that Skype is a really great tool and it is very inivavtnoe. It has so many uses and the fact that it is free to download makes it very easy to download and use. It is a wonderful way to keep in touch with friends and family, but at the same time it is much more than that. Especially in the classroom it can go beyond just chatting with friends and family. I, personally know of an example in which a student could not physically come to the classroom but they were able to attend  class through skype. They could hear and see everything the teacher was doing and even participate in discussions at times. They barely had to miss out on anything. Another great use in the classroom that skype could have is through students across nations. This would be a great application to use if you wanted to collaborate on a project with students across the state, the country or even across the world.Although, I had to give a Skype only a 4 star rating because I have experienced a few technological problems with it while it has been in use. Many times the calls are dropped, the sound goes away or the video freezes. These aspects can get to become very frustrating while trying to chat with someone. Another aspect that I wish this application had was the ability to call more than one person at a time. If this feature was added it could make for greater collaboration between people. Overall, I think that Skype is a really great application for its purpose, and if they worked to fix up the bugs and add a multi-call feature for free, it would be even better.