Friday, April 22, 2011

Skype, gmail chat, Elluminate with Amy and Peaches



Me, Peaches, and Amy were finally able to link up and Skype online. We discussed everything from what our favorite technology was, the final unit project, and computer technology in general. Not to mention we talked for almost 30 minute covering our careers and use of technology. None of us had a webcam but all 3 of us had pictures on Skype. I took a screen shot that I will delete later. I'm never one much on displaying personal info and at 1st was a little skeptical about Skyping.

In the end though I had a good time and it was really nice to actually talk to fellow students. It give the class the personal touch. I kind of wish we would have done this at the beginning of the course rather than the end. :( This might be one of the 1st classes where I can honestly say I"m going to miss my online companions. Soldiers in the trenches who survived this class! I learned a lot thought and I hope to use a lot of the technology from this class in the near future. Overall this online Skype session made me really miss going to a classroom to learn and getting to know the people a little better.

I set up an Elluminate session also but no one showed. :( I really like the technology that Elluminate program but for the amount I'll be using it I'll just stick with the 30 day trial for now. I posted a powerpoint presentation and really, really like that I was able to display my desktop. I have to figure out how to do that on xfire, gmail or some other free program. I know I pinch pennies and make them scream.

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  1. angieMay 2, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    I thought the same. I felt that we should of used these a little bit more to communicate with our fellow classmates. It felt a little more personal because we don't get to see anyone but our screens (sigh). It was a nice touch in the end to see someone other than your typed words and the WIKI or BLOGS =0 But hey maybe she will incorporate more for her next semester.

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  2. Gayla S. KeeseeMay 14, 2011 at 5:20 AM

    I definitely plan on moving the Skype module up in the next course. I had moved it down so that you wouldn't have as much to do when you were working on completing your final unit plan, but I see that it definitely would have been helpful earlier in the course.

    Butch: When did you post that you were going to do an Elluminate session? I definitely would have been there?

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