betty_burgos2003: how is everyone, I am doing well joseaokc: Hi glddys gladysbaya: :( Welcome, Betty, José Antonio and Juan Luzª gladysbaya: We-ll be starting in five minutes, feel free to start exchanging greetingsª betty_burgos2003: I enjoy reading all the messages in this week joseaokc: I lovee chats. I get confused and very busy sometimes juanlusz: hi everybody betty_burgos2003: it is all new reading about people who knows about blogs already joseaokc: Hi juan drei_141592653589793238462643383: Hi every one :) gladysbaya: I'm inviting the others I see online... joseaokc: Gladdys. Ehsn needs help in getting to the conference room drei_141592653589793238462643383: I'm already here Jose joseaokc: You hve made it congrats drei_141592653589793238462643383: thanks :) drei_141592653589793238462643383: Gladys rescued me! drei_141592653589793238462643383: How are you Gladys? joseaokc: Saved by the bell joseaokc: Hi Betty. I haven´t said hello to you inthe group gladysbaya: Why don-t we start by choosing a different colour for our fonts each+ joseaokc: too many people drei_141592653589793238462643383: great idea gladysbaya: That makes identifying "speakers" easier! joseaokc: Hi this is my color drei_141592653589793238462643383: How do you like my new color? joseaokc: Yours is brighter joseaokc: mine is kind of faded joseaokc: I am a shy person betty_burgos2003: this is mine drei_141592653589793238462643383: I guess I'm gonna change it. gladysbaya: For instance, this is me now! (see? you can change fonts too!) drei_141592653589793238462643383: how's this? drei_141592653589793238462643383: yes, this is my color. drei_141592653589793238462643383: True colors :) betty_burgos2003: yes, I think that this it for me joseaokc: This is new me joseaokc: improved tighoula: Good evening pals! drei_141592653589793238462643383: How's this one? joseaokc: Welcome Tighoula betty_burgos2003: hi jose that's goog tighoula: thank you! gladysbaya: Tighoula??? betty_burgos2003: drei that's good too joseaokc: Yurs too Betty tighoula: yes tighoula: am lahcen tighoula gladysbaya: Ehsan, why do you have such a long number for your ID+ betty_burgos2003: thank you jose juanlusz: ok tighoula: in fact am not "ahmed" joseaokc: Nice to e-meet you lahcen gladysbaya: Welcome mary and Ahmed! We tighoula: nice to E-meet you! gladysbaya: We're just getting started here.... drei_141592653589793238462643383: well, when I wanted to choose an id, the one for my name had already been taken. juanlusz: dfdfdfdfdd juanlusz: im sorry maryehillis: Thanks, Gladys! Good morning drei_141592653589793238462643383: Then I tried various other ones, but all were taken. gladysbaya: Who's Lahcen here? juanlusz: just trying letters tighoula: in my country still evening! tighoula: am lahcen drei_141592653589793238462643383: at last, exasperate, I decided to choose something "original" and came up with this. joseaokc: Id is a hassle sometimes gladysbaya: Oh, Lahcen, I was wondering who Ahmed Ali was! drei_141592653589793238462643383: It's actually the number pi to the 27th decimal: 3.14 you know to tighoula: ahmed ali? drei_141592653589793238462643383: Aren't we going to use the voice feature? betty_burgos2003: maryehillis from where are you joseaokc: my problem are the symbols over my name José Antônio. They look funny joseaokc: on yahoo or chats drei_141592653589793238462643383: they show correctly on my screen José nina_liakos: Hi everybody betty_burgos2003: hi erika how are you joseaokc: I avoid them because as Id they do look funny maryehillis: I'm in Japan, and it is 7 am here! nina_liakos: In Maryland it is 5 pm erikacruvinel: Hi friends! I'm fine. i have just taken my friend Carla Arena to the airport. joseaokc: Erika my dear. How are you? drei_141592653589793238462643383: oh lucky you it's 1:35 am here nina_liakos: But you don't sleep anyway, Ehsan! gladysbaya: Wow, Erika! Was saying bye hard? It-d be for me... erikacruvinel: Miss you José! betty_burgos2003: Oh iam from Suriname south America and here it's evening 17 january tighoula: it is 10:04 pm here joseaokc: Here in Brasilia 8:05 joseaokc: Pm erikacruvinel: I cried so much Gladys! nina_liakos: Tighoula, where are you? tighoula: in Morocco gladysbaya: Pls EVERYBODY, HANDS OFF KEYBOARD NOW, SO THAT WE CAN GET STARTEDª tighoula: north Africa nina_liakos: But Eria, Carla will still seem close in cyberspace! gladysbaya: TYPE OK IF YOU AGREE. maryehillis: OK drei_141592653589793238462643383: we certainly do come from all points of the compass. nina_liakos: ok erikacruvinel: ok drei_141592653589793238462643383: OK tighoula: ok juanlusz: ok joseaokc: Thighoula, I had a Morrocan roomate in the US . He was great person tighoula: really! gladysbaya: :D Thanks! maryehillis: I'm sorry Gladys, but I notice that HOracio is online. Does he want to join us? juanlusz: B-) gladysbaya: No, he-s refused my invitation... maryehillis: OK joseaokc: I know you will miss Carla a lot Erika, but she will always be online for us drei_141592653589793238462643383: How about Mary Nunaley? She's online too, but with a busy sign next to her icon. gladysbaya: first thing of all, my keyboard has just chosen a different configuration, so forgive me if I mistype some signs! nina_liakos: Murphy's Law! joseaokc: Hi Nina tighoula: Gladys, how do we get started? gladysbaya: To keep things organized, let's say this is the space where we talk to the group... tighoula: ok joseaokc: Nina I liked whatt you have posted on the group mail nina_liakos: Is there a personal message option in YM? gladysbaya: If you want to hold private conversations, right click on the person-s name in the window on the right nina_liakos: What was that? gladysbaya: Jose, pls help us follow a thread! joseaokc: You just need to click onthe persons name gladysbaya: Can you all try sending a private message to someone now? tighoula: ok scifiladygj: I've already done so. :) joseaokc: I discoverd in by accident. nina gladysbaya: Report your result here gladysbaya: Welcome, scifila...??? juanlusz: result ok gladysbaya: Juan Luis has just contacted me... =D> scifiladygj: Thanks. Should we be adding everyone to our contact list? Will it be necessary to do so for all the chats? betty_burgos2003: I type to erika and I got a reply from her gladysbaya: Bravo, Betty and Erika! gladysbaya: Welcome, Maite!!! mmserra1970: ufff...I thought I wouldn't make it! Hello everyone nina_liakos: Hi Maite gladysbaya: Good, so let's now try to communicate with the whole group... mmserra1970: Hi nina nice to emeeting you. Have I missed something already? gladysbaya: Pls introduce the name we should use to address you, where you're right now (city) and time for you!... NOW! betty_burgos2003: Hi everyone do you enjoy the first days of our session B4B scifiladygj: I'm Georgia, in Hudson, New Hampshire, its 5pm here and very cold! betty_burgos2003: I am in Paramaribo and it's 7.13PM maryehillis: I am Mary in Osaka, Japan and it's 7:15 a.m. nina_liakos: I am Nina; I am in Gaithersburg, Maryland and it's 5:14 pm erikacruvinel: I'm Erika, in Brasília, Brazil, 8pm. drei_141592653589793238462643383: I'm Ehsan in Tehran, Iran. tighoula: how do I change my username here? gladysbaya: Gladys in Buenos Aires City, Argentina, 7:16 PM my time. juanlusz: Juanlu, Merida, 23 h tighoula: can u help joseaokc: Hi Mary. I love Japan and Japonese culture. You may have a blast teaching there. I am Brazillian living in Brasilia maryehillis: Thanks, Jose! mmserra1970: hi! This is Maite from Madrid here is 23.16... gladysbaya: So is it Jan 17 or 18 fopr you, Mary? maryehillis: Thursday morning, so i guess it is 18th joseaokc: Hi Maite. Nice to e-meet you scifiladygj: Maite, I teach Spanish in the US. Perhaps we can do something together with our classes sometime. gladysbaya: So the largest difference in time zones would be between... who can tell! gladysbaya: A special prize for the first one to answer! nina_liakos: Tighoula and Mary? nina_liakos: Ehsan and Mary betty_burgos2003: japan and from Nina I think nina_liakos: No, I am in the middle betty_burgos2003: japan is mary drei_141592653589793238462643383: It's 18 Jan here, 1:50 am betty_burgos2003: and nina is maryland with 5.19 now scifiladygj: And I'm at 5:19 in New Hampshire also. drei_141592653589793238462643383: chatting live :D from Tehran. tighoula: nina, what's up? betty_burgos2003: gladys am I right gladysbaya: Ehsan should be in bed by now.... gladysbaya: so who gets the prize? YOu tell me! nina_liakos: Georgia and I are in the same zone nina_liakos: Ehsan doesn't go to bed--at least not at night drei_141592653589793238462643383: haven't got a wink of sleep in 24 hrs. nina_liakos: What did I tell you? gladysbaya: which ID is Georgia, I wonder...? nina_liakos: And he can still type! nina_liakos: scifila... scifiladygj: lol I'm scifilady. I like science fiction. gladysbaya: oh, hello Georgia! :P scifiladygj: Hi :) gladysbaya: OK, no prize then? nina_liakos: lol I wondered what that meant! nina_liakos: Georgia/Nina and Mary then (my 3rd guess) nina_liakos: But where is Betty? joseaokc: Hi I like Science fiction too scifiladygj: Hey, Nina, third time's a charm betty_burgos2003: i am here gladysbaya: Here goes the prize then... tighoula: Time for dinner for me! nina_liakos: I mean geographically! and time-wise scifiladygj: Reading it or watching it, Jose? gladysbaya: >:D< a cyber hug! koorndelft: Yay! Thanks Gladys! Jenny's here! nina_liakos: So what was the answer? betty_burgos2003: hi jenny scifiladygj: :">Thanks, Gladys gladysbaya: Is Koorndelft Jenny from The Netherlands+ nina_liakos: Welcome to the chat, Jenny koorndelft: HiBetty! What's the weather like in Paramaribo? gladysbaya: :( The cyberhug does not look the way it should... nina_liakos: It does to me, Gladys betty_burgos2003: now it's hot 30degree C drei_141592653589793238462643383: -8° Celsius here. betty_burgos2003: At this moment in the evening it's perhaps 28 scifiladygj: Its -10C here. betty_burgos2003: whow! cold joseaokc: Here in Brasilia it is scorching hot koorndelft: Oh boy...it rained all day here and I just biked back from orchestra in the cold rain... gladysbaya: Georgia to Mary is my estimate at first sight, but when we read this quietly later we can check! nina_liakos: What do you play Jenny? joseaokc: I wish I webre by the beach koorndelft: violin (there are lots of us!) We just played Prokofiev for the first time...hard! gladysbaya: In Buenos Aires it's 37ºC betty_burgos2003: that's to hot I think nina_liakos: #:-S mmserra1970: I am a bit confused....I was just talking to Juan and Ehran....they are gone !! scifiladygj: Me, too. I like the cold. And we even have a bit of snow on the ground. koorndelft: What was this prize thing you all had going? nina_liakos: Maite, check your task bar at the bottom juanlusz: Me gone? tighoula: so long everyone! nina_liakos: Mine says "4 Yahoo Messenger" nina_liakos: They might be there gladysbaya: so, who's chatted before? scifiladygj: I have nina_liakos: me too joseaokc: I have erikacruvinel: I have mmserra1970: Thank you I feel like a professional joggler koorndelft: This is my third time - I'm so embarassed... scifiladygj: Gladys, where will this be saved? nina_liakos: Better to ask who hasn't chatted before! maryehillis: Yes, I've chatted before nina_liakos: Why, Jenny? gladysbaya: So: Georgia, Nina, and Jose... what's the best about chatting+ juanlusz: me too, only for educational purposes :);) betty_burgos2003: yes, i have chat many times before and some time with more together mmserra1970: Well Gladys I have chatted....but with one person at a time...this is just wuau koorndelft: Because my students expect me to know everything about it! gladysbaya: Ok, Mary and Juan Luis too... nina_liakos: I enjoy interacting with people in different parts of the world maryehillis: Me too,Nina! It is awesome nina_liakos: I have chatted with my class gladysbaya: When we chat with several people at a time, we refer to this as a "conference", you know... koorndelft: Nina, cool - during class time or outside of class? drei_141592653589793238462643383: arem gladysbaya: But nobody is telling us what they think best about chatting! :(( drei_141592653589793238462643383: Aren't we gonna use the voice feature? joseaokc: I usually chat with friends or with my students nina_liakos: I have tried both--in the multimedia lab to show them how and a little bit outside of class, but it's hard to corral them in a chatroom (I use my office at Tapped In) drei_141592653589793238462643383: The best thing is that it's real time. drei_141592653589793238462643383: and also helps students' spelling. scifiladygj: I have a question for everyone. Does anyone's school have a problem with open chats, etc. on the Internet with students? I've run into some problems with some schools. gladysbaya: How does that feel different from synchronous communication, Ehsan? joseaokc: This is my fifth or sixth conference I think koorndelft: Here's one of my biggest questions about chatting (for educational purposes): how do you get people to stick to a subject? drei_141592653589793238462643383: It's also good because you can "whisper" correction in their ears so they won't get embarrassed. nina_liakos: I teach at university level so we have no problem with it. betty_burgos2003: I think that it can be worthy to chat, but i also think that sometimes it's waisting time drei_141592653589793238462643383: And no matter how much students "talk to each other" it won't disturb the others. nina_liakos: Yes, you are right, Betty, and my students get very silly sometimes when we chat. maryehillis: For me, I haven't used chat with students. I mainly use to contact friends or family. I like that! gladysbaya: Betty has just summed it up very well... drei_141592653589793238462643383: I thought it is a kind of it Gladys, isn't it? nina_liakos: Some of them have poor keyboarding skills, so they don't participate much scifiladygj: I find that since students usually know how to chat, it makes them feel less threatened, and they can express themselves better and more freely. mmserra1970: I like etandem projects where both students have their native languages as the partner foreign language, if there is some competition...it also helps! joseaokc: Here in the school I teach, I use chat to promote intereactionin class Students love it scifiladygj: I don't usually make my students stick to a subject when chatting. However, when I use a bulletin board, it is different. But, then its not real time. maryehillis: How to get people to stick to a topic. I've heard that a topicshould be introduced before the chat begins, and guidelines for participation should also be outlined, so people know what is expected of them nina_liakos: but those are the ones who usually speak better, so by doing both I can encourage all students to participate in one way or another erikacruvinel: I use chat with my students all the time, even to correct homework, to ask questions about a reading, to have competitions... koorndelft: Interesting...do you use Yahoo, MSN, or what (with students)? joseaokc: I use competitin too betty_burgos2003: What I need to learn is to use short words by chatting gladysbaya: So let-s organise thoughts... hands off keyboards everyone! koorndelft: for how long? joseaokc: Yes Betty. I am not good on short words either gladysbaya: GOOD POINTS ABOUT CHATTING: erikacruvinel: We have a closed chat in our labs. It's one of the tools we have in a software called Net operator. koorndelft: Good points: Students feel confident. They've got that skill down. nina_liakos: Permits shy students and poor speakers to participate in a discussion joseaokc: The interaction is authentic koorndelft: Lets people be anonymous? mmserra1970: The best thing is that there is a dialog in an email you do not get it the same, no reaction, you know :D have I answerd the question? nina_liakos: There can be surprises: in my TI office chats, other people have sometimes wandered in and chatted with us, to the students' surprise and delight gladysbaya: The immediacy of interaction helps us feel more like f2f communication, right... maryehillis: erika, do you always meet your classes in the computer lab? or are they chatting with you from home too gladysbaya: shy students may feel less threatened in a "faceless" environment. nina_liakos: I don't like the anonymous part. I have my students sign in with their first names so I know who said what, and everyone else does, too betty_burgos2003: I agree gladys gladysbaya: students may participate from different locations, and yet be together.. mmserra1970: Another good thing for chatting is that the shy ones are able to overcome their scenic fear! nina_liakos: I like the idea of office hours in a chatroom but haven't tried it koorndelft: Do the students really stick to English? Don't they retreat to L1? nina_liakos: I'll tell you one thing: it's very boring if they don't show up! gladysbaya: the T can monitor everything ¿even up to 5 conversations at a time?... joseaokc: One problem is getting themto stick to the task koorndelft: Can somebody give an example of a task? nina_liakos: I've had chats with a group of Japanese college students that came to MD last summer at Tapped In... they use English when I am tehre and if I go afk they revert to japanese gladysbaya: and the chat log creates evidence of whether they've stuck to L2, or carried out the task... maryehillis: While I didn't chat with my students yet, they have expressed a real interest to learn all the shortened forms used in chat scifiladygj: And if you want to assess the students, you can look at the log later, in case you missed something. It is also good for springboarding discussions the next day in class. drei_141592653589793238462643383: How about a game? I guess lots of games can be played in this environment. maryehillis: What if students are slow at typing? nina_liakos: A task might be to give an opinion on a particular question, about a reading they've done, for example gladysbaya: The use of special language forms to save time, and poor keyboarding skills can be a disadvantage too... mmserra1970: Anyone her has primary schoolers? gladysbaya: Would you like to play a short competition now+ scifiladygj: sure! mmserra1970: oh yes! nina_liakos: I hate the use of too many short forms in an English class chat--kind of defeats the purpose joseaokc: sure koorndelft: Any strategies for the problem of the better students monopolizing the chat? maryehillis: Oh, sorry! I didn't mean to point out the negative points! I'm all for chat!! juanlusz: im ready erikacruvinel: sure maryehillis: OK koorndelft: yes gladysbaya: do you all know "Find somebody who"? erikacruvinel: yes scifiladygj: yes mmserra1970: sorry nop maryehillis: yes drei_141592653589793238462643383: yes joseaokc: yes my favorite koorndelft: Mary's wearing red. juanlusz: think so maryehillis: I am? koorndelft: Do I win? gladysbaya: Ok, so let's play in pairs, can you pair yourselves up? maryehillis: :)) mmserra1970: sorry? anything happened? :-S koorndelft: sorry, I'm silly, ready to play now: juanlusz: join me , maite, ok? mmserra1970: anyone would choose me? nina_liakos: Ehsan? joseaokc: Mary nina_liakos: Hi Dennis gladysbaya: Welcome at long last, Dennis! drei_141592653589793238462643383: Wait a minute, I'm not sure how to play this. mmserra1970: ok...Juan ... koorndelft: I'll play with Doliver - ok? nina_liakos: me either drei_141592653589793238462643383: Can somebody kindly explain this to me and Matie gladysbaya: has everyobdy got a partner+ maryehillis: OK, Jose doliver_phoenix: Hi, Glady--and everyone. scifiladygj: I don't koorndelft: Hi Dennis, want to be my partner? mmserra1970: yes erikacruvinel: I don't nina_liakos: Ehsan are you my partner or not? drei_141592653589793238462643383: yes drei_141592653589793238462643383: definitely gladysbaya: Sorry + means ? ... this keyboard... :( scifiladygj: erika with me? betty_burgos2003: i don't have yet joseaokc: Mary and I erikacruvinel: Yes scifiladygj: :) gladysbaya: Nina with Ehsan, Erika with Georgia, Mary with Jose, dennis with Jenny? juanlusz: juan and maite nina_liakos: What do we do? doliver_phoenix: I never did receive an invitation on my Mac, but had no problems once I fired up my PC. erikacruvinel: :) gladysbaya: Betty with? betty_burgos2003: i am looking for someone koorndelft: If Dennis isn't playing I'll play with Betty scifiladygj: Do we have an odd number? mmserra1970: Ok... I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PLAY THIS gladysbaya: So you can discuss the answers with private messages, but once you post them here you cannot change them, OK? betty_burgos2003: Okay jenny gladysbaya: It's easy, Maite... drei_141592653589793238462643383: This is how you shout I guess Matie! koorndelft: whoops Betty - I don't know how to do private messages! I said I was a bimbo... doliver_phoenix: Go ahead, Jenny. I'll just be a bystander. drei_141592653589793238462643383: Will somebody please give us (me & Matie) instructions for this task? betty_burgos2003: just do right click at my name in the conference nina_liakos: Jenny, right click on the name of your partner in the list mmserra1970: thanks ehran gladysbaya: right clicking on the person's name in the window on the right, select send and instant message. nina_liakos: Choosev"send an IM" koorndelft: I'd probably make you lose anyway, Dennis! doliver_phoenix: Hi, Betty. gladysbaya: Welcome Isabel! Betty has a partner now :) marabel73: Hello everybody nina_liakos: Hi Is gladysbaya: Jenny and =dennis, don't chicken out before starting... marabel73: Hi Betty:D gladysbaya: Ok, so find somebody who... koorndelft: Betty is coaching me already erikacruvinel: Hi Isabel, glad you joined. much more fun here than chatting with me in skype. mmserra1970: Gladys you were telling us, right.... I already chose Juan and now? betty_burgos2003: is that isabel marabel73 erikacruvinel: yes betty marabel73: yes,Betty marabel73: Sorry for being so late! gladysbaya: (anyone in our group, not necessarily in this chat)... teaches more than one language marabel73: What were you talking about? mmserra1970: Juan go to your parallel universe I need to talk to you urgent unless you are a good loser erikacruvinel: yes scifiladygj: Can we answer if it is one of us? mmserra1970: Yes Gladys me gladysbaya: sure! scifiladygj: Georgia teaches two mmserra1970: yes...why? mmserra1970: I teach three.... gladysbaya: but explain why... eg what languages do you teach! erikacruvinel: Georgia teaches French and Spanish. gladysbaya: point for Erika and her partner! mmserra1970: I teach English, German and Catalan marabel73: only English scifiladygj: =D> gladysbaya: you see how it works? too late Maite! erikacruvinel: YES:) gladysbaya: anotehr one now... mmserra1970: :(( gladysbaya: somebody who ... is a first-timer at EVO koorndelft: ME mmserra1970: me maryehillis: yes, jenny nina_liakos: Maite gladysbaya: say why! drei_141592653589793238462643383: Me nina_liakos: That was 2 easy Gladys! koorndelft: I need to learn sooooooooooo much, that's why! mmserra1970: don't make it harder than it already is....:(( scifiladygj: drei's first time...I forgot her name!! erikacruvinel: Ehsan drei_141592653589793238462643383: Ehsan mmserra1970: are we already playing? scifiladygj: oops. sorry. nina_liakos: Ehsan is a HE doliver_phoenix: I didn't chicken out. I'm chatting with both Betty and Jenny. marabel73: Are you playing games?:-/ mmserra1970: who is you? gladysbaya: nobody is getting the point yet... you have to say when you joine dbefore drei_141592653589793238462643383: Find somebody who ... is puzzled! nina_liakos: I joined last year gladysbaya: yes, Isabel, we-re playing Find somebody who in pairs... and you play with Betty gladysbaya: Nina gets the point! nina_liakos: (many hands raised) marabel73: Ok gladysbaya: last one.... scifiladygj: LOL Ehsan! mmserra1970: Maite doesn't mmserra1970: Juan you are my partner..where are you!! gladysbaya: somebody who... has never started a blog yet! juanlusz: here juanlusz: maite mmserra1970: I want to cry maryehillis: Jose betty_burgos2003: now I am playing with 3 persons doliver_phoenix: That's certainly a good reason, Jenny! gladysbaya: you must say why... koorndelft: I can't even chat! erikacruvinel: Jose has a blog drei_141592653589793238462643383: You may do it this way Maite :(( gladysbaya: oops, no whys for this oneª juanlusz: because i want to get a point gladysbaya: Is is true, Jose, that you-ve never started a blog yet? juanlusz: B-) erikacruvinel: Georgia does not have a blog yet! mmserra1970: I already did it....if you check the desperate records... nina_liakos: Gladys, I am puzzled as to how playing this with a partner works because the questions are better answered directly without much investigation drei_141592653589793238462643383: Find somebody who ... has never finished one. mmserra1970: Hi Ehsan why do not we play something? juanlusz: warming-up games are functioning:) koorndelft: Maybe you have to ask harder questions...like who has got drei's yahoo name memorized already. gladysbaya: That's because you've done all your homework, Nina! erikacruvinel: Did I get another point? nina_liakos: Huh? drei_141592653589793238462643383: =)) mmserra1970: ohhhhh This is a shock treatment Dr. House nina_liakos: ROFL, Ehsan gladysbaya: Anyway, the point was to have some laughter together... not to think hardª joseaokc: I feel so incompetent nina_liakos: Has everyone figured out how to change font colors and post emoticons? mmserra1970: Ehsan is mine....because NOBODY understands him better than me nina_liakos: =; maryehillis: 8-> scifiladygj: That's good, because I've already had a hard day and don't really want to think "hard" :) gladysbaya: Now you all know that chats can bring about a feeling of togetherness it-s very hard to create with message exchanges... marabel73: There are icons just behing the chat screen,Nina scifiladygj: yes, Nina :) nina_liakos: I know, Isabel--I was wondering if all the others do. gladysbaya: Is Nina saying bye, or playing with icons? doliver_phoenix: Yes. Use tw of the icons above the message box. drei_141592653589793238462643383: You know what's really hard to do in the chat? reading between the lines! nina_liakos: Playing with emoticons mmserra1970: Ok Gladys this is so ecological...I just had to turn my heater off...because I am so hot from laughting maryehillis: :)) juanlusz: and how's that togetherness working and doing week 1 activities?:) scifiladygj: LOL Maite gladysbaya: The limitations are several too: text chat is a bit boring, you cannot use video with conferences (we'll try voice in a minute).. koorndelft: That's what causes global warming! Now stop laughing! joseaokc: It is wokring great mmserra1970: Helllo Georgia...What is LOL? scifiladygj: Laughing out loud mmserra1970: Lost or lost? joseaokc: :)) nina_liakos: Little Old Lady? (That would be me.) gladysbaya: and those with little experience at chatting feel dominated by those who are good at it! #-o scifiladygj: me, too gladysbaya: LOL: lots of laughter (also lots of love) nina_liakos: We don't want to dominate.:( doliver_phoenix: That often happens, I think, Gladys. koorndelft: You know something funny? "lol" is a word in Dutch, and it means...FUN! marabel73: Chatting is the easiest thing! doliver_phoenix: Fast typists dominate, too. contemplativeed: Lots of Luck mmserra1970: Jose...Did you have a vision? did you say WELL? scifiladygj: Cool.. I love LOL = fun! maryehillis: Then, chat is lol!! nina_liakos: Yes, without keyboarding skills it's not much fun doliver_phoenix: Does everyone know ROTFL? nina_liakos: rolling on the floor laughing erikacruvinel: no drei_141592653589793238462643383: ROTFL = =)) doliver_phoenix: Definitely, Nina! nina_liakos: (like Ehsan's emoticon a while back) mmserra1970: Oh do not worry I have heyboarding skills but my green matter might have deserted me tonight... gladysbaya: So now you know... next time you can't find something in our course (tasks, links, etc.), you can look for some partner online and try to get an answer rtight gladysbaya: right then, I meant... erikacruvinel: ROTFL nina_liakos: green matter? or gray matter? mmserra1970: Sorry I meant grey matter nina_liakos: =)) nina_liakos: I like green matter, myself. Very ecological! koorndelft: Nina, I am probably the only one who hasn't figured out how to post emoticons. Gingerly I ask...how? mmserra1970: I told you it had deserted me, what did you expect? scifiladygj: The only problem is that I can't remember anyone's real name! My grey matter is slow all the time. contemplativeed: :-S I cant read and ty this fast...oh, I just notice I can make the scene bigger joseaokc: =)) nina_liakos: Jenny, just above where you type do you see 1 emoticon? doliver_phoenix: :-B This one looks remarkably like me! koorndelft: The cool dude with the shades? mmserra1970: beautiful Oliver... nina_liakos: Yeah, that's the one. nina_liakos: Click on him betty_burgos2003: :-$ hi Jenny just click below your page where you are etyping nina_liakos: You will see lots of choices joseaokc: OI just can´t stop laughing and ti is too hot in Brasilia mmserra1970: Let me find myself and I will give myself one point! contemplativeed: ;) It's easy doliver_phoenix: Not cool. The shades look like a fringe of white hair around a bald head! koorndelft: Yes, but when I click on a choice I just get the 'keyboard version" of the emoticon, like this ;-) nina_liakos: OK guys I have about 5 minutes left before I have to go teach a class!:( drei_141592653589793238462643383: : Ehsan just found his emoticon: 8-> nina_liakos: aha koorndelft: Whoops! Iyt did it all by itself gladysbaya: what shades are you talking about, Dennis+ koorndelft: #:-S gladysbaya: it-s ok, Jenny, they change when you send them! nina_liakos: Way to go, Jenny! betty_burgos2003: and when you enter you'll see it gladysbaya: so let's round this off... doliver_phoenix: It's really nice to chat with you, Nina! koorndelft: Another giant leap for mankind... mmserra1970: @-) maybe this? contemplativeed: :-/ yes, but when you send them they change! betty_burgos2003: your good jenny gladysbaya: I-ll save this chat log and post it at our wiki, OK... koorndelft: How do you know which ones move? gladysbaya: On the page for Live Sessions... contemplativeed: see, I cant type fast enough to keep up with you all nina_liakos: Jenny, from experimenting scifiladygj: Gladys, is the wiki posted in the links? betty_burgos2003: :-?this is for jenny doliver_phoenix: Gladys: Not the cool dude with the shades, but the nerd: :-B juanlusz: ok,i'll refer to that to learn about voice. No problem with skype and msm but yahoo voice doesnt work. friends, Im a bit tired today, its been a hard day, im going to bed, see you soon ok? nina_liakos: I was looking for the clapping one but I can't find it! Also no dancer... gladysbaya: You get to the wiki by clicking on the icon on the group's home page, Georgia. mmserra1970: contemplativeed what is you name? contemplativeed: This is me when it comes to wiki :-/ scifiladygj: Bye, Juan betty_burgos2003: =D>nina koorndelft: Thank you all so much - I have learned such valuable things from you in the past 5 minutes...:-*(:|:x:">:)] nina_liakos: OK guys, that's it for me, I've had a blast chatting with you all today and hope to see everybody blogging soon! scifiladygj: thank you, Gladys koorndelft: Thanks Nin! koorndelft: a nina_liakos: =)) Jenny! doliver_phoenix: Take care, Nina! mmserra1970: :-* by Juan! scifiladygj: Bye, Nina maryehillis: See you! nina_liakos: Thank you D. O. marabel73: Nice to be you today. contemplativeed: Sorry..I am Linda gladysbaya: Bye everyone, remember you can comment on this at the wiki later! contemplativeed: Night, Juan marabel73: :-h maryehillis: Thank you for the chat, everyone :-h koorndelft: Bye Gladys, and thank you! erikacruvinel: :-h doliver_phoenix: Parakalo, Nina! gladysbaya: Anyone has a question before we all log off? contemplativeed: Night, Nina scifiladygj: Night, all. marabel73: Dennis um abraço para você betty_burgos2003: :-h in Dutch daaaag iedereen drei_141592653589793238462643383: I should say good morning to you all :) nina_liakos: :-h bye everyone! koorndelft: Just one, Gladys - did you hope that the chat would be more educational? drei_141592653589793238462643383: bye bye :-h contemplativeed: Adios, amigos! :) nina_liakos: beijinhos to all gladysbaya: Sleep, Ehsan, or you won't last 6 weeks! mmserra1970: bye, good night...have a nice day Ehsan nice emeeting you it was great fun! doliver_phoenix: Abracos e beijos, Marabel! marabel73: Isabel, Dennis. gladysbaya: Thanks everyone for having joined us here today... juanlusz: it was nice, Gladys, ill try to say hello on saturday too mmserra1970: THanks to you Gladys it was really amazing maryehillis: Thanks for having us, Gladys marabel73: My Yahoo Id is marabel drei_141592653589793238462643383: haha I guess I should. I have a class tomorrow at 9:00 :-O joseaokc: I had a lot of un with you guys betty_burgos2003: Thanks Gladys and Erika and..... everyone doliver_phoenix: Marabel: abracos e beijinhos! erikacruvinel: It was great chatting with you all here today! doliver_phoenix: Sorry, Isabel! gladysbaya: I actually didn't know what to expect, jenny... I had a more "educational" agenda in mind, just in case, but our main aim was to get the group together and enable everyone to use this later to get help during office hours... drei_141592653589793238462643383: It was swell. Thanks gladys. doliver_phoenix: This was fun . . . once I was finally able to get here! drei_141592653589793238462643383: But I wonder why we didn't use the voice? koorndelft: Well, I really appreciate your efforts and your warm welcomes. Thanks again!I-) mmserra1970: I think it was just perfect. Gladys thanks so much you are helping us incredibly! gladysbaya: Because we run short of time, Ehsan! drei_141592653589793238462643383: oh, so maybe next time. gladysbaya: We-ll do it so on Saturday, this time we didn't want to leave anyone out! doliver_phoenix: Thanks from me, too, Gladys! joseaokc: Dear Gladdys it was amazing. I lauged and learned a lot marabel73: Erika and Gladys, I´d like you to know that I´ll be traveling on Jan 24 and be back on Feb 3.So, I´ll try to follow by email drei_141592653589793238462643383: did you get my message btw? I just sent it a few hrs ago. gladysbaya: We'll miss you Isa! marabel73: Thus, I´ll do my best to do my task joseaokc: =; marabel73: I just need to relax at the beach,but I´ll be following the course the best as I can gladysbaya: what message Ehsan? the one about shy and gush? I saw it, but didn gladysbaya: read it... drei_141592653589793238462643383: oh ok gladysbaya: Enjoy your break, Isable marabel73: Nice talking to yo Ehsan, yesterday drei_141592653589793238462643383: salme here Isababel marabel73: Gladys, where should we post the comments to the readings? gladysbaya: To the group this week, Isabel... marabel73: Ok marabel73: :-h I´m going to do my homework. doliver_phoenix: Erika: Have you heard from Carla? Has she arrived in Key West? erikacruvinel: I was with Carla at the airport two hours ago. She is flying right now! gladysbaya: OK, guys, I-m leaving you all... time to call a day off for me! I-) doliver_phoenix: Ah, I see! doliver_phoenix: Milliones de gracias, Gladys! erikacruvinel: Bye Gladys! koorndelft: Bye all - time for some bedtime reading - thanks for helping me! erikacruvinel: Bye everyone. I need to work on our wiki and finish reading today's emails! Talk to you soon! doliver_phoenix: I enjoyed our "partner chat," Jenny. Take care! doliver_phoenix: Abracos, Erika, e muito obrigado! erikacruvinel: Abraços Dennis! koorndelft: Bye Dennis! doliver_phoenix: E beijinhos, Erika! doliver_phoenix: I guess I'll also leave. I need to get dinner ready pretty soon. doliver_phoenix: I really enjoyed meeting you, Betty. doliver_phoenix: Byem everyone! drei_141592653589793238462643383: By bye Dennis doliver_phoenix: Oops: Bye, everyone!