I thought skype was really neat.  It gives you so many options when setting it up to make your appearance fun and show personality.  Skype is something that I definitely want to try out in my classroom this year.  I think that it could be a great tool to communicate with classrooms in other locations and to share information back and forth about different cultures and ways of life for children.  I think my students would really enjoy getting to make a friend from somewhere else and talking to them about what they do in school and who they are and what they like to do.  It would teach great communication and interaction skills.  I also think that as a teacher I could set up lessons with my students using literature and find another teacher that is willing to do the same lesson and then let students get on Skype and discuss what they liked about the book, and elements they found throughout the reading that are important to the story.  I think students would like to share their opinions of the story with other students.  It would be easy to do this with another kindergarten class in my school.  I think that Skype will open up so many doors for new way for my students to communicate with other students in our school and around the world and to also learn how to express their ideas and reflect on lessons and books that are being read in the class.