UConn scientist uses Skype to teach
By CLAIRE GALVIN
Chronicle Staff Writer
STORRS — Why is the ocean blue? What is fog? Why do animals change colors?
A group of curious schoolchildren in Tennessee had many questions, but they weren’t turning to an old textbook to get the answers.
They were simply Skyping with a University of Connecticut scientist thousands of miles away in her lab.
The “Skype a Scientist” program works by connecting scientists with classrooms who want to learn about their area of study via Skype, a live video chat computer program.
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