SKYPE

Skype is a social media tool that can be used to connect with students.

Skype is a FREE download and is FREE to use. All teachers have a SKYPE account through our MS365 subscription (Skype for Business). Students in grades 6 - 12 also have a Skype account through their student email account.

You must have a Web Camera on your computer to use Skype.

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Make sure that you have a Microsoft account. You'll need an Outlook, Hotmail, or Live account with Microsoft in order to create a Skype account.

 

 

2

Visit the Skype website. Go to https://www.skype.com/ in your Windows or Mac computer's browser.

 

 

3

Click Get Skype. This blue button is in the middle of the page. Skype is a software application that you have to download in order to use.

 

 

4

Wait for Skype to download. If you're using a Windows computer, clicking Get Skype will open the Windows Store app, at which point you'll have to click Get or Install in the Store app. On a Mac, Skype should download immediately download.

 

 

5

Install Skype if necessary. On a Windows computer, Skype installs after downloading; Mac users will have to install Skype by opening the Skype DMG file and then clicking and dragging the Skype icon onto the Applications folder.

 

 

6
Open Skype and sign in. If you already have a Skype username, you will be prompted to connect it to a Microsoft account. If you're on a Windows computer, you will usually be signed in using the Microsoft email address with which your computer is signed in.