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[Mon 27 Jul 2009 01:54:15 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : yes just fine
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 01:54:19 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : I can hear you
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 01:54:19 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : too loud
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 01:54:29 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : very loud Harman
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 01:55:31 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : perfect
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 01:55:51 PM EDT] Astrid Huijs : normal now
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 01:55:57 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : sounds good
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 01:56:10 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : super duper
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 01:56:32 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : I know this way to click into my
webcam image, but didnt know this in this picture
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 01:56:37 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : thx
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:00:05 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : hi. for those just joining, Kirsten at e-teachers
academy is uploading the slides now.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:00:21 PM EDT] Koichi : sounds fabulous
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:02:05 PM EDT] E-Teachers Academy : ok
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:02:12 PM EDT] E-Teachers Academy : nearly finished :)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:02:20 PM EDT] Koichi : brb
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:02:22 PM EDT] E-Teachers Academy : one more presentation to upload
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:03:53 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : ok thanks
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:04:29 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : Hi, I'm Kevin Micalizzi from Dimdim. Joining out
of our offices in Lowell, MA (just north of Boston). Where's everyone joining from?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:04:48 PM EDT] Joe P : San Francisco, CA
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:04:53 PM EDT] MissShonah : Hi Kevin.This is Shonah in Paris :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:04:57 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : I'm in Italy
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:05:01 PM EDT] Harman : Chandigarh, India
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:05:02 PM EDT] Koichi : San Francisco as well - who're you with Joe?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:05:18 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : very cool
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:05:24 PM EDT] Marina11 : Hello from Serbia
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:05:32 PM EDT] Leo : Leo from Los Angeles
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:05:43 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : yes
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:05:57 PM EDT] Mike : mike here in sf too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:06:03 PM EDT] Mike : lots of sf people :)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:06:56 PM EDT] Joe P : Amazing!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:06:57 PM EDT] Koichi : Are all the SF people here from DimDim?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:00 PM EDT] shellyterrell : Hello everyone! I'm from Germany
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:10 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : Koichi, I believe I'm the only one from Dimdim
on.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:21 PM EDT] Mike : i'm not from dimdim
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:25 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : hi Shelly, hello too from Germany
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:25 PM EDT] MissShonah : Hello Shelly :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:30 PM EDT] Joe P : No, I am an independent teacher/con sultant.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:35 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : For those who just joined, our host Kirsten, is
uploading the last slide deck. as soon as that's ready we'll start.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:38 PM EDT] Koichi : I met one of your employees a couple months ago Kevin,
though I think he's somewhere else now
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:39 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : hi Miss Shonah
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:41 PM EDT] annehwang : Hi, this is Anne from California
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:50 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : nice to see you here
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:50 PM EDT] Koichi : Cool, Joe, we should meet for lunch sometime
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:51 PM EDT] spkspanglish : Hi! I'm just outside of Chicago.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:52 PM EDT] shellyterrell : Hello Heike, which part of Germany?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:07:58 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : I love your tweets
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:05 PM EDT] MissShonah : Hi Heike :-)
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Do we really need them?
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[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:06 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : Freiburg i.Br.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:06 PM EDT] Koichi : Mike, you too, wherever you are
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:14 PM EDT] shellyterrell : Hello Miss Shonah & Spkspanglish
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:17 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : Koichi, where is Jon?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:17 PM EDT] Koichi : (in SF)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:23 PM EDT] spkspanglish : Hey there Shelly!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:28 PM EDT] MissShonah : Hi Spksanglish :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:28 PM EDT] Koichi : Jon is on an airplane, unfortunately
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:37 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : ah, really, will you present?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:39 PM EDT] Koichi : and not Virgin, otherwise I'm sure he'd join from the
air :)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:43 PM EDT] Joe P : Sure thing Koichi.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:46 PM EDT] spkspanglish : Hello Shonah.. Long time no chat lol
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:50 PM EDT] annehwang : Hi MissShonah
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:08:53 PM EDT] Koichi : yep, I'm his second string replacement
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:12 PM EDT] MissShonah : lol :-) Hello annehwang :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:12 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : you are his right hand, Koichi,
nice
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:24 PM EDT] Christine : Hi all! Should we not hear anything...is this purely
via a chat function?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:32 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : coming
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:33 PM EDT] annehwang : Hi! Great to see you here!:))
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:38 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : Sound is coming soon
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:40 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : Greetings from Brazil everyone :))
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:44 PM EDT] Koichi : haha
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:44 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : Kirsten is still uploading
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:54 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : and right now we can chat
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:56 PM EDT] Christine : Christine: Fine!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:57 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : and say helloe
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:09:59 PM EDT] MissShonah : Hi Giselle-what an international group!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:10:15 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : Hello to all, my name is Heike
Philp and I am located in hot Germany
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:10:21 PM EDT] Koichi : Joe / Mike e-mail me koichi@edufire.com and we'll
meet up for lunch, would love to meet you both, and I'll buy :)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:10:26 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : true..the power of technology!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:10:42 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : so where are you located
everyone?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:10:43 PM EDT] MissShonah : :-/ Amazing!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:10:48 PM EDT] Astrid Huijs : Hello I am Astrid and located in Amsterdam
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:10:53 PM EDT] shellyterrell : Heike in my part of Germany its cool and rainy!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:17 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : hey i recognize that cover
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:20 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : ;-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:20 PM EDT] Astrid Huijs : Rainy here aswell
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:23 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : @Shelly, really, where is this? we
have 30 degrees here
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:35 PM EDT] shellyterrell : Stuttgart
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:39 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : i am located in italy at the moment, 30 degrees,
too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:45 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : so, where is everybody else
located?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:53 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : I wonder whether people see this
chat.. hehe
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:55 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : sunny day in Brsilia, Brazil
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:57 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : Where in Italy, Elisa?
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Do we really need them?
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[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:11:57 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : bit hidden
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:12:08 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : Stephen, lago di garda
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:12:10 PM EDT] annehwang : California,
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:12:14 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : Riva del Garda
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:12:18 PM EDT] spkspanglish : Brooke - in Chicago - beautiful here today
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:12:30 PM EDT] Vitaliy Karpets : Greetings from Kyiv, Ukraine!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:12:36 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : Nice.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:12:40 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : hi there Ukraine :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:13:15 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : @Stephen, where are you?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:13:44 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : Near Turin, Heike.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:13:48 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : disclaimer: my hair is probably 5 cm long at the
moment, forget that picture ;-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:14:18 PM EDT] Bob GlobalEschool.com : Dallas, Texas 76F here
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:14:20 PM EDT] MissShonah : :))Funny Elisa!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:14:35 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : :-) hi miss shonah!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:14:40 PM EDT] MissShonah : Hello!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:15:32 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:15:51 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : MissShonah, where are you
located?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:15:51 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : Thanks Koichi!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:16:27 PM EDT] MissShonah : Paris, France - sun back out :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:20:56 PM EDT] Mike : are teachers using powerpoint today? thoughts?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:21:12 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : Absolutely yes
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:22:47 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : definitely in classrooms
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:22:59 PM EDT] spkspanglish : works well for vocab introduction
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:23:14 PM EDT] Mike : good to know.. thanks.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:23:19 PM EDT] spkspanglish : can provide large visuals, quickly
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:23:21 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : but we have to remember no all classrooms are
technologically furnished
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:23:25 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : You have to 'bounce off' the slides
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:23:25 PM EDT] annehwang : or introduce a lesson especially in grammar in the
classroom
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:23:57 PM EDT] MissShonah : Very true Giselle
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:24:27 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : powerpoint is very popular insome classes
because they represent a novelty
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:24:41 PM EDT] Aniya : stop chatting you lot pay attention to Frau Kirsten ;)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:24:46 PM EDT] spkspanglish : Yes. Definitely. See it all the time in my grad
classes
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:24:50 PM EDT] Koichi : haha
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:24:50 PM EDT] Chris : Quite!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:24:58 PM EDT] MissShonah : Hi Aniya!Still listening :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:25:10 PM EDT] Chris : How can students learn if they aren't listening to the
teacher?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:25:20 PM EDT] Aniya : Hi Shonah..
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:25:26 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : hello aniya :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:25:33 PM EDT] Aniya : Hi Elisa
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:25:34 PM EDT] spkspanglish : Hello Aniya! :)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:25:42 PM EDT] Aniya : Hello everyone...
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:26:23 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : Is language complicated?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:26:26 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:26:35 PM EDT] Chris : You what?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:26:57 PM EDT] Brad West : Good day all!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:27:11 PM EDT] MissShonah : Hi Brad
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:27:13 PM EDT] annehwang : hi Aniya
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Do we really need them?
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[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:27:29 PM EDT] Bob GlobalEschool.com : what alternative are there for PPT for
teaching online ?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:27:53 PM EDT] Koichi : PREZI
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:27:58 PM EDT] annehwang : Elmo is an alternative
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:17 PM EDT] Bob GlobalEschool.com : ty
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:26 PM EDT] MissShonah : Isn't there something you can do on Google too,
now?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:34 PM EDT] Chris : google docs
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:37 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : yes, google docs
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:38 PM EDT] shellyterrell : Hello Aniya!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:40 PM EDT] MissShonah : Has everyone else lost sound?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:45 PM EDT] spkspanglish : no
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:47 PM EDT] Chris : No
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:48 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : still hearing fine
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:49 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : no
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:50 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : i hear fine
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:52 PM EDT] Koichi : OpenOffice as well
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:28:53 PM EDT] annehwang : it's fine here
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:01 PM EDT] Kevin : Sound is ok here
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:02 PM EDT] MissShonah : Poor Kirsten has frozen...
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:03 PM EDT] Koichi : That happened to mee MissShonah, I left and came back
and it was better
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:04 PM EDT] Bob GlobalEschool.com : ok here
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:05 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : MissShonah, put your mouse over Kirsten's video
window
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:12 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : it will bring out a panel, click stop & start
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:12 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : @annehwang, what is Elmo?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:15 PM EDT] Chris : Do you find yourselves waiting for the next slide?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:17 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : your computer must have lost the stream.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:33 PM EDT] MissShonah : Thanks Koichi
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:29:46 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : @ Chris, yes
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:30:00 PM EDT] Aniya : Hi Anne and Shelly
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:30:08 PM EDT] Chris : Indicative of something, don't you think, Stephen?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:30:19 PM EDT] annehwang : it's similar to the back then overhead projector,
but you can put all hard copy material over it and then project it.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:30:29 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : @aneehwang, what is Elmo?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:30:45 PM EDT] Aniya : Shonah you need that new computer ;)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:31:00 PM EDT] Koichi : little red guy who laughs a lot?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:31:02 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : @ah, and you project it where?
in class?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:31:02 PM EDT] MissShonah : *giggle* don't I know it :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:31:12 PM EDT] spkspanglish : @ Shonah I agree with Aniya!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:31:16 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : lol
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:31:57 PM EDT] MissShonah : @spksanglish Oh! Me too! Oh! Apt slide from Kirsten
:-))
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:32:05 PM EDT] annehwang : @Heike it's similar to the back then overhead
projector, but you can put all hard copy material over it and then project it. No need for making
slides.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:32:33 PM EDT] spkspanglish : @ Shonah - *giggle* so true :)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:32:44 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : and what do you put on it? word
documents? pdfs?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:33:16 PM EDT] Koichi : I think so
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:34:03 PM EDT] Koichi : all physical documents though, so you have to print out
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:34:21 PM EDT] annehwang : textbooks, worksheets, etc. or with a internet
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Do we really need them?
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[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:34:51 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : ?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:16 PM EDT] annehwang : @koichi, you don't have to print it out, you just put
the book directly on elmo and it'll project.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:22 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : i lost her
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:26 PM EDT] Koichi : poor elmo
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:28 PM EDT] Chris : me too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:28 PM EDT] Marina11 : me too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:28 PM EDT] Harman : me too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:29 PM EDT] Koichi : i lost her too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:29 PM EDT] Astrid Huijs : me too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:30 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : all of you hear her?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:32 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : ME TOO
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:33 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : I think we lost her.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:33 PM EDT] annehwang : no
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:34 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : ah, you put a book on it, its like
a scanner
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:34 PM EDT] shellyterrell : i lost her too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:36 PM EDT] Michelle : me too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:38 PM EDT] Brad West : gone
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:40 PM EDT] MissShonah : me too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:41 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : not the meeting, just Kirsten. :-(
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:41 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : kirsten, we lost you!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:41 PM EDT] spkspanglish : lost her
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:42 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : sorry caps on
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:42 PM EDT] Chris : gawn - and never called me mother
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:43 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : we lost Kirsten
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:46 PM EDT] Elisa Delaini : come back :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:46 PM EDT] Koichi : sweet! not just me and missshonah this time :)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:47 PM EDT] Kevin : yeah, lost sound, video frozen for me.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:47 PM EDT] MissShonah : just Kirsten
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:48 PM EDT] annehwang : @Heike, yes!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:48 PM EDT] Bob GlobalEschool.com : me 2
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:50 PM EDT] Mike : lost her too
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:50 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : she said France Telecom was notoriously bad
about it
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:35:52 PM EDT] MissShonah : :-)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:36:09 PM EDT] annehwang : MissShonah, now you're not the only one!
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:36:10 PM EDT] Chris : How do we get her back?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:36:12 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : She's the meeting host, we'll have to wait a
minute for her to rejoin
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:36:23 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : so, may I use this break and ask
you all, what do you think is the alternative to slides?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:36:39 PM EDT] Stephen Jones : Direct instruction
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:36:43 PM EDT] Koichi : that's what my presentation is all about :)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:36:46 PM EDT] Michelle : Actually having conversations and discussions with
students
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:36:57 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : ah, then I wont take it away
from you Koichi
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:36:59 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : good old posters might provide the interaction
sometimes
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:03 PM EDT] Koichi : hehe, no problem
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:07 PM EDT] Koichi : go for it
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:11 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : then we are looking forward to
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Do we really need them?
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your expertise
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:12 PM EDT] brigitte falkner : collaboration tools like in vyew
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:16 PM EDT] Chris : One text, one pic, one worksheet?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:17 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : can I ask the audience though?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:25 PM EDT] Koichi : sure :)
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:26 PM EDT] shellyterrell : i like poll features for getting students involved
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:41 PM EDT] Koichi : Polls are great, I agree
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:43 PM EDT] Bob GlobalEschool.com : if there was an assigned assistant could
they take over the meeting now?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:44 PM EDT] Michelle : Use the chat for gathering ideas
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:44 PM EDT] shellyterrell : i often poll throughout to see if students are
awake or to get them to interact
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:47 PM EDT] brigitte falkner : hi Neil
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:37:53 PM EDT] MissShonah : I like a stimulus of some sort-a picture, a word...
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:14 PM EDT] MissShonah : @Shell-do you mean you take a poll?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:15 PM EDT] Kevin@Dimdim : why not text chat -- especially if it's a younger
crowd they could out-type most of us.
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:16 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : Kevin is here, he is from DimDim
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:16 PM EDT] Giselle Santos : pictures are great
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:23 PM EDT] Koichi : I love polls to do kind of a quick multiple choice test,
then I get to see if everyone understood the previous portion, and we move on when everyone has
the same answer kind of thing
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:24 PM EDT] shellyterrell : i also give them questions to answer in the chat
box
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:27 PM EDT] brigitte falkner : word docs in google
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:29 PM EDT] Chris : Will we notice when Kirsten comes back?
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:30 PM EDT] brigitte falkner : to collaborate
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:42 PM EDT] Heike Philp LANCELOT School : Idea no. 1: polls
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:45 PM EDT] Koichi : I wonder if Kirsten is just continuing to talk, all alone...
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:48 PM EDT] shellyterrell : everyone answers and interacts with eachother
[Mon 27 Jul 2009 02:38:49 PM EDT] Chris : If we don't need slides, we hardly need virtual
classrooms...
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using skype - it mixes business together with personal use. R 5) not sure if we can actually
block out other computer sounds (like MSN) new mail notification etc while using skype -
studen t can't hear it but teacher can be distracted
E-Teachers Academy: ok
E-Teachers Academy: I am off now
Marina111: @Stephen - have you tried Skype+Teamviewer?
astrid: now it's good i think
Stephen Jones: What about videos? Can you do video comprehenssions in Skype?
Panos: yes
spkspanglish: yes . better
astrid: Yes, i think we now only hear you
MissShonah: good
Panos: much better
E-Teachers Academy: ok for me
Marina111:
amicamia: hiyes, much better
everyone
AmericanTeacher: better forItsme
shellyterrell: Hello Giselle! ! to see you here as well!
gr8
Elisa
Chris Delaini:
has joineddothe
you hear me?
meeting.
Koichi: everyone can adjust
shellyterrell: Thanks for retweether volume for yourself by mousing over her image, too, I
@Giselle
believe
Marina111: we see you!
Giselle Santos: my pleasure
Attendee29 has joined the meeting.
Kevin@Dimdim: hi @Heike, I can see you.
MissShonah: Yeh! Can see you Heike
Koichi: whoops, actually I was asking where you folks are located
Kevin@Dimdim: @mike, you can
Elisa Delaini: at all teachers: lancelot and Myngle offer a joint scholarship for their courses
Giselle Santos: great to see u too Shelly
Jenny has joined the meeting.
Kevin@Dimdim: true
mike: @kevin through desktop share?
Kevin@Dimdim: @mike, yes. We used to be able to do through web page sharing.
Giselle Santos: wow a scholarship...taht's sounds great!
Kevin@Dimdim: @mike but Google changed it to make that more difficult
Elisa Delaini: http://www.myngle.com/blog/2009/07/13/myngle-and-lancelot-school-joint-s
cholarship
mike: @kevin but the only way now is thru desktop share not webpage share?
Chris: Tell her what it costs!
Kevin@Dimdim: @mike, yes
Centigua: How does one show a YouTube video in DimDim?
MissShonah: linited
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Lesson Slides and Virtual Classrooms.
Do we really need them?
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AmericanTeacher: 5) not sure if we can actually block out other computer sounds (like
MSN) new mail notification etc while using skype - student can't hear it but teacher can be
distracted
Elisa Delaini: so i am leaving some days for all who wish to participate to send them in
Giselle Santos: are all countries eligible?
Elisa Delaini: yes, of course !
Kevin@Dimdim: @Heike, can't promise you it will never pop up again, but that usually
works until the host revokes your camera rights.
Chris: Isn't it nice to see the problems professionals have in the virtual classroom? How
much more dawnting must it be for a student.....
Giselle Santos: great
MissShonah: @D In skype you can go into tools and change these notifications
me: nice
me: @Chris totally agree
MissShonah: @Chris too true
Centigua: Stressful...for a teacher..or any professional...!
annehwang: @Debby.. you mention msn, is msn good for chat only or is there audio like
skype?
Kevin@Dimdim: @Chris, I'd love to know what you think would help. I think that's a
challenge with any real-time technology.
astrid: @Crhis yes that is just what i was thinking
Centigua: there is audio too and video in msn!
Chris: If we can't provide a smooth meeting....
me: 10 reasons of why skype is not enough, can I ask you all this question?
me: please start the chat with a big R
me: for exmaple
Centigua: No over over what the student is looking at!!
AmericanTeacher: Anneh MSN workslike skype, many people have asked me to use MSN
rather than skype - I've also had a student insist on using YAhoo - works in similar way
Chris: In my experience Skype and googledocs is quite enough...
me: R Skype is not always availabe, especially not in companies
Centigua: disadvantage no. 1 of skype, Heike!
Chris: anything else would be nice IF IT WORKED
Aniya: Chris you are always moaning..
amicamia has joined the meeting.
MissShonah: Hi Yas
Giselle Santos: can't apply for the scholarship
AmericanTeacher: Heike, do I need to go back and type my answers again?
me: so, I will try my level best to convince you Chris
Elisa Delaini: by the way teachers...if you have any questions on the lancelot scholarship,
what is taught, etc., heike can answer any of them
me: yes, sorry, missed it
Elisa Delaini: no problem heike
annehwang: oh.. really..I didn't know that.. gotta ask you how to get the sound on msn
sometime.
ETCon 01 – July 27 2009
Lesson Slides and Virtual Classrooms.
Do we really need them?
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MissShonah: Can we warn the students in advance that this is an innovative way to teach
and there may be ''hickups''??
kevin @ italki: If the sound quality is good and the tools are free (or close to free), I think it's
great...
Bob GlobalEschool.com: tech will never be 100% foolproof... backup is the key. right Koichi?
Shelly Terrell: My students are warned but their good argument is they are paying for it
Koichi C: yes!
amicamia: I don't think so.my students the ones until I met now-they have only given
importance on the quality of the context of the lesson and also the timing of the lesson
Koichi C: always something, right? :)
Aniya: yeah but I always seem to use plan B cause A doesn't work
Chris aka Sir G: Could you address the questions in the middle box!!!!!
Shelly Terrell: I always provide materials and record so they have materials
amicamia: ok
Shelly Terrell: they are happy about that but I don't know if all teachers do this
brigitte falkner: some virt.classrooms are less dataconsuming than skype and therefore can
be easiliy used by students with older PCs
Shelly Terrell: Definitely I think teachers have to make materials available offline as well just
in case tech doesn't work
MissShonah: Def Shelly
Kevin@Dimdim: Every platform has it's own ''unique characteristics'' -- I agree with Heike
that you have to take the time to learn it.
MissShonah: Great point Heike...what about those poor students that have to work with you
whilst you have your training wheels on :-)
Aniya: Agree Shelly, all my stuff goes via e-mail anyway so it's backed up if it can't be seen
on the screen
Heike Philp: muti-modality
Koichi C: very cool
Shelly Terrell: Those of you who provide materials via email, etc! This is why our students will
bare with us if the technology is not so gr8
Bob GlobalEschool.com: I use my ''training wheels'' with staff and associates before students
get to see me fumble.
amicamia (privately): lovess to Heike from Yasemin-jasmine teaCher amicamia-Turkey
Aniya: fumble ha ha
MissShonah: Thanks Aniya and Shelly for great info for a newbie ;-)
amicamia (privately): thank you -he he he
Shelly Terrell: he he MissShonah! I thought you were a pro! :)
Brooke Hurtado: Yes! That's what I thought, too!
Aniya: she's just being modest ;)
Shelly Terrell: I thought so Aniya! LOL
MissShonah: See even too slow to keep up with this banter!
Brooke Hurtado: You can't fool us Miss Shonah. We know better!
Brooke Hurtado: lol
Shelly Terrell: Brooke you tell her
MissShonah: Or - now I can just blame it on my near to retirement age computer :-)
LEO: VC=Venture Capitalist?
Aniya: virtual classroom ;=)
LEO: :) thanks
Brooke Hurtado: you mean WAY past retirement computer, Shonah
Aniya: welcome :)
ETCon 01 – July 27 2009
Lesson Slides and Virtual Classrooms.
Do we really need them?
Chat Transcript
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Stephen Jones: Slides only really come to life with the presenter. They might look like they
don't make sense but they should come to life once in the hands of the presenter
Stephen Jones: Structure
Stephen Jones: Students need to feel thereis direction and structure
Chris aka Sir G: I agree, Stephen, but maybe the rock-star teacher only ever needs a very
few slides...
Stephen Jones: If you don't use slides, you have to have a very clear structure in your head.
Chris aka Sir G: True!
Stephen Jones: Slides are something for students to hang onto (for the student) in an ocean
of tech problems
kevin @ italki: Question: Sorry to ask a more technical question -- but I guess one of the
main issues I wonder about is internet connectivity. Who carries the bandwidth for Virtual
Classrooms? One fo the benefits of Skype is that it is carried on P2P traffic. Virtual
Classrooms are great, but it needs someone to carry (and pay for) that traffic. (sorry this was
so long)
Elisa Delaini: learning path
Elisa Delaini: there is a direction
Elisa Delaini: of course, it is ALWAYS a choice
Chris aka Sir G: Many potential students are unaware of the existence of virtual classrooms.
The question is: Should we enlighten them? As long as virtual classrooms are so unreliable,
isn't it safer to ''play it safe'' on skype?
Heike Philp: great question
Koichi C: i'd say it's pretty reliable?
Koichi C: as long as internet connection is good
Chris aka Sir G: Not what we've experienced tonight!
Koichi C: that's a big if sometimes though :)
Stephen Jones: I agree with Koichi
Elisa Delaini: i think for the state of the technology, it is most of the times reliable
Elisa Delaini: but when it is not
Elisa Delaini: it is very demotivatinhg
Chris aka Sir G: ...for the teacher and the student!
Elisa Delaini: so i understand the teacher's concern
Elisa Delaini: yes, for both
Elisa Delaini: good thing about IT: they say it is constantly evolving ;-)
Chris aka Sir G: things can only get better?
Elisa Delaini: yes, and they will.
Aniya: So what is your favourite virtual classroom?
Stephen Jones: Englishtown
Aniya: which one is that?
amicamia: yeah..teachers-we also introduce our student the technology
Stephen Jones: My favourite...:-)
Aniya: ha ha
Stephen Jones: But not my favourite website!
Aniya: can't have all..
Elisa Delaini: :-) i think we can wrap up
Koichi C: haha yes, all my work is piling up, thanks to all of you! ;)