ETH Zürich
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Skype
Maintained by
RACHELS, DANIEL A.
NOTE: Skype will be retired on May 5, 2025.
Skype activity plugin module implements a user listing and shows, Create Conference, Create Chat, Send Voicemail, Add Contact, and Send File links to any user who has entered a Skype ID into their profile.
Description
Skype (IPA: [skaɪp], rhymes with type) is a software program created by the Swedish and Danish entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. Skype allows users to make telephone calls over the internet to other Skype users free of charge, or to landlines and cell phones for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer, short message service, video conferencing and its ability to circumvent firewalls.
With this module, you can make Video calls, send files, chat, send sms, and use skype cast with your colleagues!
NOTE: Skype will be retired on May 5, 2025.
Starting with v3.8.0/1 the code includes GDRP compliance and is compatible with the new tables and fields required by Moodle 3.11.X and higher. Also includes a lot of rewritten and updated code. See the upgrade.txt file for additional details.
V3.7.0 version fixed the missing, With Selected (through check boxes): and it's buttons at the bottom of the Skype users list.
Starting with v3.6.0 the code includes groups, Open and Close calendar times, and Next chat time.
Contributors
Awards
Early bird 3.9
Early bird 3.10
Privacy friendly
Early bird 4.0
Early bird 4.1
Early bird 4.2
Early bird 4.3
Early bird 4.4
Early bird 4.5
Early bird 5.0