Comments on: It was going well until… http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=264 Each TechnoTuesday Tue, 07 May 2013 01:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: teachingsagittarian http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=264&cpage=1#comment-407 teachingsagittarian Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:47:43 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2008/02/21/it-was-going-well-until/#comment-407 I think your -wp ate my comment so I will try to post it again – please delete it if it magically reappears again! :)

It was a real pleasure to have had the opportunity to speak to your students (and yes I do sleep sometimes!) I thought my accent would be a dead give-away that I wasn’t in America but obviously not!
Even though your internet eventually let you down I am sure that you did a brilliant job of improvisation! Let me know if I can help again, anytime!

]]> By: Allanahk http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=264&cpage=1#comment-406 Allanahk Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:34:05 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2008/02/21/it-was-going-well-until/#comment-406 Sorry I couldn’t make it- I was at the Learning at School conference up in Rotorua and our motel didn’t have ANY internet access at all- I felt like I was disconnected and didn’t get your DM until too late. Chrissy is fabulous- I think she rarely sleeps. I now have my phone set up to receive DM tweets when I can’t get near the internet.

I am going to ask my boss for a wireless vodem card this week. I don’t know what my chances are but I have to ask.

Cheers

Allanah

]]> By: Cathy Nelson http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=264&cpage=1#comment-405 Cathy Nelson Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:13:04 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2008/02/21/it-was-going-well-until/#comment-405 @Bill – It seems the kids who did get the first round of Skyped in contacts were quite taken aback by the fact that Chrissy was halfway around the other side of the world. They kept asking me if she was really in New Zealand. Then they wanted to know about Skype, and a few asked me if I’d used other video conferencing programs (wish I could remember the apps they mentioned.) I do remember that I was unfamiliar with the ones asked about. The loved that I was using the technology or the preso. One wanted to know why I used Skype, and i said b/c it’s what my network of friends uses, which they all shook their heads at in a knowing way. This left me thinking the one they asked about is what their friends use. One tip I left with each group was that if they were unhappy with the way they are/were taught, perhaps they could comeback and teach in a way they think is better, and bring their tools in to do it. They laughed at that thought. I don’t know how impressed they were. I had been led to believe the kids were allowed to “choose” at least one of their three sessions, but I found out later that was not the case. The students were asked to complete a session critique or evaluation, so hopefully I will know how it went next week.

]]> By: Bill Gaskins http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=264&cpage=1#comment-404 Bill Gaskins Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:40:01 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2008/02/21/it-was-going-well-until/#comment-404 Kathy,

Sound like you folks had a wonderful day. What were the reactions of the students?

Back up plans are important. I am glad you planned well.

Great job!

Bill

]]> By: John Woodring http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=264&cpage=1#comment-403 John Woodring Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:10:03 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2008/02/21/it-was-going-well-until/#comment-403 Cathy,

As you well know, I have been there and done that. I am also willing to compare t-shirt collections with you too :) . We had to abandon our attempts at a live webcast for the time being due to network and equipment problems.

Don’t worry, the sun will rise again, tomorrow is another day, and you will figure out how to get around this setback.

]]> By: Cathy Nelson http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=264&cpage=1#comment-402 Cathy Nelson Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:23:31 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2008/02/21/it-was-going-well-until/#comment-402 Ann do share what you saved so I can be better prepared. I have done many presos and always carry screenshots for the just in case, but in today’s 21st century tools, some things will not be able to be backed up with a screenshot–like Skype. Oh well. I covered pretty good considering. It’s too bad I thought about videos too late. That is a good idea, and using a video anyway mixes it up and keeps the audience interested. Now all I can think of is how cool it would be to have my students skype in visitors!

]]> By: Ann Oro http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=264&cpage=1#comment-401 Ann Oro Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:53:36 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2008/02/21/it-was-going-well-until/#comment-401 Cathy:

I’m adding your post to a small collection that I started making this week. When I walked into my presentations a couple of weeks ago, I realized that I was counting on the gods to have Internet access. There’s nothing worse than having to dance in front of an audience, but it sounds like you managed.

I like the idea of the videos. It would make a nice side note in presentations (to teachers) to show one video even if the Internet was working. It’s important to show that you have to be prepared for an alternate bit of work if you have an Internet project planned for your students and it’s refusing to cooperate.

Thanks for sharing!

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