Skype on the iPhone
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Skype for the iPhone was released March 30th. One review here. I tried it over the weekend and I thought it worked rather well. There will likely come a time (5 years hence? 10 years hence?) when powerful wifi networks are free and ubiquitous. And gadgets like the iPhones or iPod touch rest comfortably in the pocket of every walking human over the age of 10. And when that happens, we shall bid a fond farewell to the telecommunications industry as we know it.
Meanwhile, we’ll be watching for signs of how this state of ever-connectedness impacts education and personal learning practices. If knowledge is everywhere and always accessible, what is learning in school buildings for? My two cents: learning environments at their best will speed up the acquisition of global-market-worthy skills. Those that don’t deliver on that expectation will be pushed out of the education business, sooner or later.
