Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Class 2...
Well, through the beauty of technology, I was able to log in to last night's class via my laptop from a hotel room! I loved playing around in Dimdim. I couldn't wait to get home tonight to try it out. Unfortunately we have not been able to budget dollars to support this kind of technology in our division, but I can tell you this free version is now on my radar....so look out! I see so many applications for any business or school division, but in particular, a rural one. In fact, the whole area of technology and supporting rural divisions to remain sustainable is a topic I am interested in studying for my final paper. I can see this being such an advantage for online classes, pd sessions and admin meetings. I will definitely be pursuing this further to see if we can incorporate it into our division. I do want to get delving into Google docs and get started on this paper, and that is my next venture!
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I am very interested in the whole area of using technology to support learners in rural areas. Webinar applications (even Skype) make it possible to have quest presenters from anywhere on the internet. Amazing possibilities.
ReplyDeleteA couple of the other free applications that I am familiar with are WIZIQ and Yugma. Others like Eluminate, WEBEX, Adobe Connect and GoToMeeting are great but can be pricey. One that I recently discovered that is an open source application is a thing called Big Blue Button.
I hope we can try a few of these out and I also hope that everyone will take the opportunity to host a session.