gladysbaya: We'll be starting in about 10 minutes! Just getting people together... joseaokc: Morning people juanlusz: morning Gladys gladysbaya: Feel free to interact! joseaokc: All right juanlusz: ok joseaokc: If I want to talk should Iclick on the icon that says TALK? gladysbaya: right! joseaokc: Thanks living and learning. joseaokc: Mine hopefully will be ok juanlusz: first of all, thanks Gladys, for your help, everything`s ok? The course is on good track? gladysbaya: You tell me, Juan! ;) joseaokc: Yes Juan. Couldn´t agreemore. Iam having a blast gladysbaya: Listen, we'll stick to text for the first 30 minutes, so that everyone can follow, OK? joseaokc: I was just readding the last digest and I saw that some more people are joining us. That is really nice joseaokc: Alll right Galdys juanlusz: my audio works with msm and skype, but not here, one day i`ll look to that horacioidarraga_1: Good morning, Gladys. I don´t have sound gladysbaya: Horacio, are you still with us? horacioidarraga_1: Of course gladysbaya: Never mind, Horacio, we've just agreed to stick to text for the first half of the session at least... horacioidarraga_1: OK gladysbaya: Just five more minutes and we'll get started... juanlusz: ok horacioidarraga_1: Good morning, Erika. erikacruvinel: Good Morning! horacioidarraga_1: Seems I am confused. I thought it was Erika joseaokc: Morning Erika erikacruvinel: I am Erika. Hello José. horacioidarraga_1: Good morning, Marayellis erikacruvinel: Are you using audio? Is there anyone talking at the moment? Not sure if my audio is good. maryehillis: Hi Horacio! and good morning to everyone maryehillis: Hi Erika, I think we're just doing text for the first half joseaokc: No talking yet we are waiting][ horacioidarraga_1: How are you, Erika. Carla doesn´t come? juanlusz: I dont hear anything either erikacruvinel: OK! gladysbaya: OK, looks like it's time to get started.... Others might be joining us later, perhaps... erikacruvinel: Carla moved to the US two days ago and I haven't heard from her since then. horacioidarraga_1: Be patient, Juan gladysbaya: Are Juan Lusz and Juan Sanchez two different people? juanlusz: the same, me gladysbaya: funny, yahoo has just told me you've got online :P gladysbaya: So have you all chosen your favourite font, to make yourselves unique here? horacioidarraga_1: Erika: maybe in USA aren´t computers erikacruvinel: LOL gladysbaya: Pls type READY when you feel so... maryehillis: I'm unique now! READY! joseaokc: I am READY erikacruvinel: Carla is pretty busy. She has to buy a car, furniture for the new house... She will be with us again pretty soon! erikacruvinel: Ready horacioidarraga_1: Well, Gladys, I don´t think there is another racebis gladysbaya: Pink really suits you, Mary! :"> gladysbaya: Juan is ecological... ;) maryehillis: I thought so:"> gladysbaya: Racebis, Horacio??? erikacruvinel: Since Mary chose my favorite color... horacioidarraga_1: Is Carla going to live in USA? maryehillis: Oh sorry, Erika! erikacruvinel: Yes, for 2 years. Her husband has been transfered to Key West. horacioidarraga_1: Yes, Gladys, racebis means Horacio juanlusz: since...you chose mine, right?Hello Erika:) erikacruvinel: Juan, would you like me to choose a different color? juanlusz: of course, not gladysbaya: I se you as "Horacio IdAaga Gil", anyway , the fonts make it easier to identify posters, and help kinaesthetic learners not feel bored maryehillis: Great idea Gladys! I love using MI ;) horacioidarraga_1: Erika. I suposse you´re going to visit her in vacations gladysbaya: Morning, Betty, Janet and Lena! betty_burgos2003: hi everyone, is it good morning or good day horacioidarraga_1: Erika: I have just a very small screen. Is there a way to make it bigger? gladysbaya: Good, so why don't we start by posting our name, where we're in right now, time and weather.... evyushkina: Hello evybody! It's nice to "see" you all! gladysbaya: Sorry, Horacio, have you clicked on the icon to maximise your screen? erikacruvinel: maximize it on the top gladysbaya: Looks like Horacio clicked on the cross instead of the icon in the middle! :( joseaokc: I am Jose Antonio in Brasilia, Brazil. It is 8:12 AM right now it is sunny and cool because it is still morning betty_burgos2003: betty in Paramaribo, Suriname, South America it's 7.13AM weather about 28 degree C , a little rainy juanlusz: Juanlusz, Mérida, 11'25 am evyushkina: It's 1pm in Saratov, Russia. Ususally we have a lot of snow in January and it's always below 0, but today it's raining all day long maryehillis: I'm Mary in Osaka, Japan. It is 19:15 for me and it is a little cold here juanlusz: 11'15 pm gladysbaya: I'm Gladys in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's 7:15 AM, so I'm at home, still in my PJs! It's cool today, but might get very hot later! jnt_tucker: How do I add a message? betty_burgos2003: I am also in PJ jnt_tucker: I guess I just found out! gladysbaya: Good for you, Janet! :) maryehillis: Great job! jnt_tucker: It's noon time here in Israel. gladysbaya: good we're not going video, right, Betty? betty_burgos2003: nope evyushkina: Good morning, Gladys! Good evening Mary! Good aternoon every body! gladysbaya: Juan, what time do you usu go to bed? juanlusz: midnight gladysbaya: Are you at home or working from a public computer, Janet? juanlusz: I come from school at 10'30 pm jnt_tucker: I feel so overwhelmed, not being able to do simple things. This is the first time I have participated in a live conversation. joseaokc: midnight is also the time i go to bed jnt_tucker: I'm at home. Today is Saturday. It's our day off here. Sunday we work. maryehillis: You'll get the hang of it soon, Janet! Don't feel too discouraged ;) betty_burgos2003: You are doing well janet joseaokc: Do not worry Janet. Learning online is so fast jnt_tucker: At least anything I learn here will be something useful. joseaokc: That is anotherr point usefulness gladysbaya: So it looks like we're covering a very wide time zone.... :D betty_burgos2003: hi horacio you're back, that's good gladysbaya: since we're already getting to the first weekend, it sounds appropriate to start checking our work so far... gladysbaya: Have you looked at this week's benchmarks? joseaokc: Yes I have horacioidarraga_1: OK. Now I have two screens. But the conversation is in the small juanlusz: yes betty_burgos2003: Yes maryehillis: Y jnt_tucker: I spent an hour this morning trying to figure out why I couldn't find my introduction method. It turns out I sent it from another e-mail address without realizing it. evyushkina: Yes, the only thing I failed to do is to post my photo to the map gladysbaya: Click here: http://bloggingforbeginners.pbwiki.com/WeeklyBenchmarks if you need to find them now... joseaokc: I checked them and I have done all of the tasks betty_burgos2003: i didn't post in the frapper yet jnt_tucker: I couldn't get the picture up on the map either. I tried about 5 times. I even tried explorer and safari with no luck. horacioidarraga_1: That is for me? gladysbaya: Lots of people in many sessions have reported problems with Frappr these days... gladysbaya: Have you seen the new tips at Tutorials for this? joseaokc: Two windows? jnt_tucker: I checked the tutorials but didn't find anything to help with frapper. betty_burgos2003: not yet horacioidarraga_1: I couldn´t upload my photo on the wiki evyushkina: y but I'm not sure what it means to open my profile - to sign in? gladysbaya: Added late yesterday, Janet: http://bloggingforbeginners.pbwiki.com/Tutorials#OurFrapprmap betty_burgos2003: hi erika how are you? horacioidarraga_1: Betty. Where did you find that kind of letter? erikacruvinel: Wow! Hi Betty! I'm great! gladysbaya: You don't upload your photo to the wiki, Horacio, Erika or Nina will do it for you (Carla was doing it during the first days!) betty_burgos2003: just above where you type your message you can find color and font gladysbaya: Open your profile at Frappr, Janet? jnt_tucker: I did manage the profile and read most of the e-mail. I was at the Dead Sea all week until Wednesday night, so I'm a bit behind but working to catch up. jnt_tucker: Now? joseaokc: I just didn´t do the UNSUBSCRIBING :)) gladysbaya: Betty, could you pls choose a smaller size? You get most of my screen with five words! gladysbaya: Sorry, I meant, Lean: where you want to "open your profile"? gladysbaya: José is :o) joseaokc: Thanks. I do my best betty_burgos2003: is this okay gladysbaya: Ok, so I'd now like to invite you to visit a new page... gladysbaya: Still too big, Betty.... horacioidarraga_1: I don´t see that option, Betty evyushkina: It was in the tutorial: first open your profile ...Can we talk, I mean real talking Many people are in earphones on my screen joseaokc: New pages I love them gladysbaya: Horacio, look above the box whereyou're typing, next to the emoticons... gladysbaya: this is a draft version, so during this chat we can enhance it, OK? gladysbaya: Remember the reading assignment, and how you were all asked to contribute to defining blogs? joseaokc: Do I have to click on the hands free icon? gladysbaya: Lena, we've agreed to talk in the last 20 minutes, some of us cannot use audio today.... jnt_tucker: I remember, but haven't written it yet. gladysbaya: Ok, go to http://bloggingforbeginners.pbwiki.com/DefiningBlogs and see what the group has produced... Come back here to report impressions! horacioidarraga_1: No, Betty. After the emoticon I have change your budy icon, insert a card and another that says nothing evyushkina: OK I haven't tried to use it yet and I'm not sure I'll be able to talk myself I'm just curious. Y Articles are very interesting and useful. betty_burgos2003: hi I am back again gladysbaya: How did you like it, Betty? betty_burgos2003: sorry, I was getting things proper in my font evyushkina: Great! The interesting thing is how these words started living in our native languages (it's an interesting point for people who are more in liguistics that teaching methods) gladysbaya: You look lovely now... :x jnt_tucker: OK I read it. It sounds OK to me. My only problem is figuring out how to do the technical stuff. It takes a lot of trial and error for me. betty_burgos2003: thanks:D maryehillis: My favorite part is where the types of classroom interaction are compared w/ blog, wiki, and website. It looks fabulous:) jnt_tucker: Perhaps I need to get a couple of my grandchildren over to help me. gladysbaya: Lena, if you click on the tab that reads comments at the top of the screen (on the wiki page) you can add your thought there... want to try now, everyone? horacioidarraga_1: Betty. After the emoticon there is cange your buddy icon,insert a card and another that says nothing evyushkina: About Tech Staff I beleive it's possible to assess our technical experience even by the way we're chatting now joseaokc: I liked it . It presents a good summary of everyone´s contributions and it makes it much easier to understand gladysbaya: Anyone pasting their comments on the wiki right now? maryehillis: Yes, I'm working on it! jnt_tucker: I can often think of great things to do in class with blogs or wikis but the semester seems to go by so fast and I learn the technology so slowly. betty_burgos2003: Horacio and above emations you have B for bold and so on and after that a name of the font and the number gladysbaya: After this session, I'll post a message to the group about this page, and it'll be great if they find your comments there when they go to it! gladysbaya: Betty, your tip for Horacio will only work if he has clicked on the T next to the emoticons maryehillis: I think that my comment should be on the wiki page now gladysbaya: Good, now Erika is ready to give you an overview of what she has in store for you all for week 2... Audio or text, Erika? horacioidarraga_1: OK, Betty. I´ll try it later. Thank you so much erikacruvinel: Still Text, please!!! juanlusz: still reading, very interesting and simple gladysbaya: Mary's comment can be read at the wiki! =D> erikacruvinel: Not sure if my audio will be working properly. evyushkina: What is the password? erikacruvinel: Week 2 starts on Monday. juanlusz: I finally learned about 1.0 and web 2.0 gladysbaya: Go ahead, Erika... Lena, I promise you we'll try audio later... erikacruvinel: We will be working on 3 different tasks: maryehillis: Thanks, Gladys! It was the first time for me to use the "comment" function on wiki joseaokc: Ho do I post the comment. I can´t find the icon erikacruvinel: First we will learn some blog jargon. maryehillis: "comment" button on the top of the page erikacruvinel: We will study a blog glossary and complete a crossword. Fun, isn't it? juanlusz: do w have a password to modify our wiki? gladysbaya: Pls stay with Erika now... more about the wiki later... erikacruvinel: The blog glossary will help you with future tasks gladysbaya: I'm ready for some fun, Erika! jnt_tucker: I love crossword puzzles. erikacruvinel: Second, we will compare different blog hosts. juanlusz: me too joseaokc: I am all ears, I mean, eyes evyushkina: I give my students topic crosswords They like it erikacruvinel: We will read about blog hosts and discuss which one is the most suitable for you. gladysbaya: just thinking of different blog hosts makes me wheezy.... there are so many, each with some special feature! :-B erikacruvinel: All the discussion will take place in our b erikacruvinel: ... goup blog this week. juanlusz: yes, and is there one really good and for educational purposes? erikacruvinel: Finally, we will create our account in Blogger (for those who still don't have one) evyushkina: I hope you mean the week starting on the 22d gladysbaya: Posting to the group blog is the best for next week! juanlusz: ok erikacruvinel: Juan, that's what we will find out togehter in our group discussions... juanlusz: ok maryehillis: I'm looking forward to all the tasks, ERica! Sounds like you have a lot in store for us! gladysbaya: How will participants get invited to the blog, Erika? should they request so via the group? gladysbaya: Or are they still restricted to making comments during week 2? erikacruvinel: When you create your account in Blogger, Blogger will guide you to create your first Blog. I mean, you will not work on the blog yet, but you will already create an URL for it. erikacruvinel: They are still restricted to comments. juanlusz: fine erikacruvinel: Then, all participants will post their blogs URLs to our yahoo files. gladysbaya: Good, got that! erikacruvinel: So, that's it. Nothing complicated! evyushkina: Can we choose any topic for our own blogs? gladysbaya: Looks like you've taken care of every single step! erikacruvinel: Tomorro I will send an email to the group with all instructions for week 2. gladysbaya: I promise to contact you later, off list, to discuss how I hand over to you! erikacruvinel: And there will be a new post in our group blog just for week 2. juanlusz: thanks, including how to include url in file? erikacruvinel: Ok Gladys. gladysbaya: I'd also like to take advantage of this moment.... juanlusz: I see now, easy erikacruvinel: Yes Juan. horacioidarraga_1: OK, Erika. erikacruvinel: Hope you enjoy it! gladysbaya: to publicly thank Mary, who's really been doing SOOOO much to contribute to the success of this EVO session since we got started! joseaokc: We will juanlusz: i will right gladysbaya: =D> horacioidarraga_1: Sure will we maryehillis: :">Thanks, Gladys erikacruvinel: Thanks a million Mary! gladysbaya: anything else, Erika? evyushkina: =D> juanlusz: thanks Mary erikacruvinel: I guess that's it. Would you like to try audio? evyushkina: Y gladysbaya: Yes, but first we'll have to say goodbye to.... jnt_tucker: thanks mary and all of you gladysbaya: Mary and Janet, I guess! joseaokc: Thanks a lot Mary maryehillis: My pleasure joseaokc: Goodbye Mary and Janet erikacruvinel: I just forgot to say that Carla Arena will be soon working with us again. She worked really hard to build the tasks for week 2! jnt_tucker: How do I access audio.? I'll try. betty_burgos2003: thanks Mary maryehillis: Goodbye! Sorry I can't do voice evyushkina: Good bye everybody who's not going to try audio gladysbaya: This must be the moment when I find out my mic is not working... maryehillis: It was a lot of fun to chat tonight. See you all soon gladysbaya: let's see... are your speakers on? erikacruvinel: I can hear you! gladysbaya: Big hug, mary! juanlusz: me too gladysbaya: I haven't spoken yet! erikacruvinel: yes erikacruvinel: I will test mine. evyushkina: y maryehillis: Wow!! Actually, I'm listening maryehillis: It is great! evyushkina: Gladys Ican here maryehillis: I hear you Betty evyushkina: bett y erikacruvinel: yes juanlusz: you hear me? maryehillis: Yes, Betty is speaking evyushkina: I hear both erika and Gladys maryehillis: I can hear you ok, Erica. But, I don't hear Juan at all erikacruvinel: Great! gladysbaya: :(( I don't hear anyone! gladysbaya: Odd I can talk but not listen! betty_burgos2003: yes i am hearing erika maryehillis: I will have to type fast to keep up with you guys! Oh no, Gladys!! But, I can hear everyone and not say anything...what a pity! juanlusz: me too erikacruvinel: Check the volume icon at the bottom of your broser. My audio usually turns off and I have to chage it. jnt_tucker: What do I have to do to turn on the audio? My speakers are working but I don't hear anything. juanlusz: i only have a mic in my webcam, is that the reason? maryehillis: There is a volume button in the yahoo messenger window, did you try that Janet? maryehillis: I can hear you Jose horacioidarraga_1: I am hearing, but I don´t know if you´rehearing me betty_burgos2003: ose and ericka i hear you erikacruvinel: yes Jose erikacruvinel: Yes betty erikacruvinel: Horacio click on Talk and hold it. jnt_tucker: I don't see any audio buttons in the window or on the menu. gladysbaya: Let's see if I can find who's turned the audio off here... I was listenign to the radio before this chat... mveado: Hi all, this is Monica (Brazil) - my mic doesn't seem do be working well, I guess my niece messed with it yesterday. I'll give it a try.. erikacruvinel: We hear you Horacio! juanlusz: I hear everybody, but you dont hear me gladysbaya: I really want to HEAR you all! juanlusz: i only have the webcam mic gladysbaya: You cannot use video in conferences, so I think that won't work Juan... gladysbaya: But I might be wrong! juanlusz: not using video gladysbaya: have you ever tried to use your mic without video? juanlusz: i think so juanlusz: i think the best thing is to buy a mic juanlusz: isnt it? erikacruvinel: I said: I will be helping you with the tasks for week 2 and Carla will join us as soon as she can connect to the internet. gladysbaya: Did anyone hear me just a moment ago? mveado: I can hear everybody quite well - except for Erika - ops, it just got a little better, but my mic is still a problem. I'll keep trying...8-| erikacruvinel: No Gladys betty_burgos2003: nope gladys erikacruvinel: yes!!!!!! juanlusz: yes betty_burgos2003: yes gladysbaya: well, I still have a voice... but no ears! erikacruvinel: then it's hard, but talk to us! juanlusz: you all have a mic outside the webcam? erikacruvinel: I have a mic in the webcam. gladysbaya: I do! mveado: And I've got ears, but no voice... maybe we should get together, Gladys? :) gladysbaya: Monica, let's pair up, yes! betty_burgos2003: that'll be good ira1704: is there any program that we should open now ? gladysbaya: yet, it's easier for Monica to take part, by typing.... gladysbaya: Look, I'll say goodbye here, and stay online at Skype.... If anyone wants to give it a try, we can have a small conference of up to 5 participants there... jnt_tucker: I can do skype I think. juanlusz: ok, i am going shopping and to have a good lunch, thanks a lot, enjoy yourselves, and see you on Monday, happy to work with you gladysbaya: My Skype is gladysbaya. Should be working fine... Give me a ring if you can! gladysbaya: Going shopping Juan? Didn't you say it was nearly midgnight for you? juanlusz: now, no juanlusz: its midday horacioidarraga_1: Gladys: what time is the conference? juanlusz: i usually go to bed at midnight erikacruvinel: Bye Juan! Have a nice day! horacioidarraga_1: By, Juan gladysbaya: Sorry to leave you like this.... Erika, perhaps you could save the audio file, to share at the wiki later? betty_burgos2003: my skype is open now, what's your skypename gladys gladysbaya: Janet is calling me on skype, it tells I need to check my audio settings :( erikacruvinel: How do I save the audio file? The same way we save text? joseaokc: I have skype too. Mine is joseantoniook gladysbaya: Looks like it won't be today... I'll need to restart the computer, I'm afraid! betty_burgos2003: mine is elisabaqueen horacioidarraga_1: We´re afraid too, Gladys. You are who moves this event joseaokc: Betty. Are you sure this is your skype ID? gladysbaya: I'll add you all for next time! gladysbaya: I'll save the text chat and share it at the wiki page for Live Sessions, as usual, OK? erikacruvinel: Gladys, skype says you have a problem with your soundcard. gladysbaya: And I promise you some audio for next time... gladysbaya: Yes, Erika, it tells me I need to check my mic... erikacruvinel: How do we save the audio? gladysbaya: Last time this happened, it was solved just restarting my PC, I'll try and let you all know... gladysbaya: And Horacio, don't let yourself believe one person, or even a small team is making this great community... Each of you is building it every day! gladysbaya: Bye for now... jnt_tucker: my skpe name is sjtucker gladysbaya: LOL, :x:-h horacioidarraga_1: Bye, Gladys erikacruvinel: Bye everyone! horacioidarraga_1: See you later, Erika jnt_tucker: Well, this was my first time messaing, but it won't be my last. i really enjoyed it. Thank you Gladys and everybody. jnt_tucker: Bye for now.