Skype in schools..

Skyping in schools is a topic that I am hugely interested in and I think it is a wonderful idea. As Skype is a social networking site it is available worldwide and it's also totally free, which means everyone can use it.
As a child never in my wildest dreams would I think that I could have a French language lesson of an actual French person who may be set in Paris or have a history lesson off a historian based in New York's Museum of National History. Seeing this would amaze any child and the idea of it being brought into school is wonderful. A child would learn so much more this way than reading words from a textbook and I feel children would engage and be so much more interested if lessons were taught this way. Geography lessons could be taught by Skyping a different country for different geography lessons, with all the different cultures giving information, history and facts about their culture and how they live. With Skype, children's imaginations can become a reality and children will be able to travel the world without actually leaving the school premises!
If a teacher is off sick or on maternity leave, although children will be set a supply teacher, with Skype the children and their original teachers can interact and have lessons that way. Within Wales we have a reward system in many schools called 'Goldentime', this is when children are allowed to play in the playground or do whatever they please but I know if I were a child again, for my reward I would much rather Skype different continents.