I will soon be Skyping with a student during class. The student hasn't been able to attend school for a while now and we are hoping to involve the student with her peers. I'm looking for a good web cam and microphone to purchase. I have no idea what type of web cam would be best. I have tried a USB Logitech microphone, but it didn't pick up sound from the class very well.
I recommend two. The logitech 9000. Great all purpose cam with easy to use software or the Hue HD (www.huehd.com) b/c it can also be used as a cheap document camera.