EdTechTalk#62 – Welcome (back) to EdTechTalk

and discuss what’s ahead this season, including

18:46:57 JoseR: Hi Jeff

18:55:46 JoseR: Its 100 in West Covina CA, No jacket here!

18:57:47 JenW: LOL

19:01:13 JoseR: There are two speedways out here. Never actually ventured in.

19:01:57 JenW: my friend got to ride at 110 miles today

19:02:06 JenW: she is thrilled 🙂

19:03:00 dave: hey doug

19:03:03 dave: 🙂

19:03:08 DougSymington: hi Dave, and all

19:03:14 DougSymington: cam

19:04:25 JasonR: Not getting anyting in the stream…

19:04:50 dave: ?

19:04:54 JoseR: Are you in the skypcast? It works for me.

19:04:54 dave: anyone else?

19:05:01 DougSymington: can’t get it here either

19:05:30 JasonR: Tried the stream on two different computers. Nothing coming in. Channel 1. Channel 2. Nothing

19:05:37 JenW: take 2

19:05:49 JoseR: Hey we got a stream!

19:05:50 JasonR: In the Skypecast. Just checking the stream.

19:06:09 DougSymington: now getting channel one

19:06:12 dave: LOL

19:06:13 JasonR: Yup

19:07:52 JasonR: Hey Paul. Hey Lee.

19:07:54 DougSymington: hi Paul and Lee

19:08:02 lee: Hello

19:08:14 Paul_Ellerman: Hi everyone!

19:08:22 lee: hello paul..

19:08:24 dave: hey paul

19:08:28 JoseR: Hi

19:08:43 lee: hello Jose

19:08:47 JasonR: You guys are collaborators.

19:09:06 JoseR: Hi Lee

19:09:16 dave: 🙂

19:09:46 JoseR: What’s that feed again?

19:10:06 JasonR: It’s so trippy hearing this live. Used to listen to it as a podcast.

19:10:31 JoseR: live is cool

19:10:44 JasonR: Hey Sharon

19:10:56 sharon_(eebee1): Hi there folks

19:11:00 lee: Jeff, did you get the podsafe music i sent?

19:11:05 lee: hey Sharon!

19:11:16 Paul_Ellerman: Skypecast tonight?

19:11:25 dave: above the chat

19:11:34 JL: https://edtechtalk.net/subscription_options

19:11:51 Paul_Ellerman: ahhh i found it… very tricky

19:12:00 dave: 🙂

19:12:00 JoseR: Thanks Jeff

19:14:58 JasonR: EdTechTalk…Educational Technology that talks.

19:15:07 JoseR: Yep

19:16:46 JasonR: And it’s tautological

19:17:03 JoseR: What?

19:17:04 dave: yes. i thought it was funny

19:17:29 JoseR: taught?

19:19:46 lee: Tautology has at least three distinct meanings: * Tautology (logic), a statement true by virtue of its logical form. * Tautology (rhetoric), use of redundant language that adds no information. * Tautology, needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word. * Truism, an assertion that is so obvious as to add nothing to a discussion.

19:20:18 sharon_(eebee1): what is the elgg website that you are talking about??

19:20:23 JasonR: I like Jose’s version better. It’s a taughtology.

19:20:32 JenW: yes. link please?

19:20:54 lee: http://educationbridges.net/elgg

19:21:12 JenW: thank you

19:21:23 JoseR: I joined the elgg this week. The same day I greeted my 100 8th graders.

19:22:41 lee: great Jose!

19:22:43 JoseR: Definitely part of my life for a while to come.

19:24:35 lee: Just plain wrong!!

19:24:53 JoseR: 10-4

19:25:20 JasonR: History of virtual learning environments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_virtual_learning_environments

19:27:33 lee: yea!!

19:27:34 sharon_(eebee1): I have a vision for that too – where can I get more details about it?

19:27:39 JasonR: That’s in the US or Canada, Dave?

19:28:03 JasonR: Both?

19:28:04 lee: http://personallearningspace.com

19:28:22 JoseR: Hey I teach US History for 8th graders! I will email in!

19:28:51 sharon_(eebee1): how would you like some students from CAnada?

19:28:56 lee: lbaber@rockingham.k12.va.us

19:29:05 lee: Wonderful Sharon

19:29:39 JasonR: http://newmediateaching.net/ ?

19:30:00 JL: yep

19:30:36 lee: Some teachers and students from every country would be great

19:30:45 dave: yup

19:30:45 JasonR: Yeah, CMSAcademy. Wondered about that status.

19:30:53 sharon_(eebee1): wow that sounds great too! We need to be supporting each other with best practices

19:31:12 JasonR interested in CMS

19:31:58 lee: for those of us learning drupal.. i am really anxious to continue to learn as well…

19:32:12 JenW: I have no idea what drupal is

19:32:45 lee: http://drupal.org/

19:32:53 JasonR: Drupal: Full-featured content management/discussion engine suitable to setup a news-driven community or portal site.

19:33:03 JenW: 🙂 I know how to find it — just not how to use it

19:33:07 JL: http://cmsacademy.net/drupal

19:33:15 lee: http://www.cmsacademy.net/drupal/

19:33:20 JenW: they have a lot of nice templates

19:33:20 lee: oops

19:33:25 Paul_Ellerman: I would be interested in that

19:33:31 JasonR: Yeah. Joined the CMSAcademy. I’m in the same place and looking forward to that.

19:33:33 Paul_Ellerman: the webcast academy

19:33:38 JasonR blushes

19:33:53 lee: http://www.cmsacademy.net/elgg/

19:33:57 JenW: Yo Jason!!! <applause>

19:34:18 lee: http://virtualbridges.net/

19:34:34 JasonR: Good luck Dave

19:34:44 JenW: I signed up for the WBAcademy last week — can’t wait to hear that I was accepted. 🙂

19:34:51 DougSymington: woohooo Calamari and Meno

19:34:56 JenW: or whatever the webcast academy is called 🙂

19:35:01 JasonR: Musicbridges?

19:35:10 lee: Great project idea, Dave

19:35:16 JasonR: Wohoo Lee

19:35:35 lee: Thanks Jason

19:36:05 lee: September will be the coming out webcast…kicks off the show

19:36:13 lee: yes thats right

19:36:32 Paul_Ellerman: Here is where my current thinking is at…

19:36:37 Paul_Ellerman: http://pellermanlearning.wikispaces.com/

19:37:41 Paul_Ellerman: Teaching Web 2.0 – Learning the Read / Write web

19:38:13 JenW: good luck Paul — I can’t wait to read it. I do a lot with Web 2.0 — so I shall bookmark your site

19:38:54 Paul_Ellerman: Thnaks Jen W

19:38:59 lee: Yes Paul.. i have some ideas for presentation per our conversation..great project

19:39:11 Paul_Ellerman: I think i am goign to go the Moodle route

19:39:30 JenW: Paul, I do a great deal with K – 6 grade teachers and online collaboration — so if you ever want to chat, let me know

19:39:47 Paul_Ellerman: Lee, i would not mind hearing your ideas though

19:40:06 lee: yes… i will get up with you on them…

19:41:11 sharon_(eebee1): I would like to intro my friend Ayles-Anne who is also part of the skypecast – she is in Trinidad and Tobago – and was a peer of mine in the EdTech programme at Concordia U in Montreal

19:41:27 JoseR: These USB mics must be cool?

19:41:38 Badzho: hello to every body

19:41:57 lee: Hello Badzho

19:42:10 Badzho: so what are talking abouth here?

19:42:13 DougSymington: have to run, thanks all, have a great week

19:43:04 lisabmarshall: I don’t see previous history on this chat,,,only since i joined…

19:43:12 dave: sorry

19:43:12 lisabmarshall: what am i doing wrong

19:43:19 dave: that’s in the beta

19:43:25 Paul_Ellerman: What are you looking for lisa?

19:43:37 lisabmarshall: whatever was previously chatted

19:43:41 lisabmarshall: here today

19:43:57 lisabmarshall: only can see the current stuff

19:44:04 dave: sorry lisa

19:44:11 Badzho: thats prety normal i think

19:44:16 dave: we don’t have a history on this one

19:44:22 JoseR: The cowbell just rang. Goodnight folks.

19:44:27 Badzho: gn

19:49:29 dave: hi Karen

19:49:38 KarenJanowski: Hi, all

19:49:44 jenw: hello karen

19:50:20 KarenJanowski: what have I missed?

19:50:21 Paul_Ellerman: Nope

19:50:26 Paul_Ellerman: Not for me

19:50:28 lee: I don t see it there

19:50:36 KarenJanowski: I’m so sorry to be late – i just remembered

19:50:39 Paul_Ellerman: I dont see it

19:50:39 lee: it is not showing

19:51:56 Cathy_Evanoff: Lee- my music teacher is going to be interested in music bridges- keep me posted

19:52:08 jenw: the x’d out mikeis till by my name

19:52:17 jenw: is still

19:52:37 jenw: very good promo chat today

19:52:48 sharon_(eebee1): sorry about my mic

19:53:08 sharon_(eebee1): am using a headset but the mic isn’t working so am using an independent mic too

19:53:19 dave: JEFF!

19:53:25 sharon_(eebee1): gotta get my act together and find something that works

19:53:27 dave: hey buddy!

19:53:29 jenw: hey Jeff

19:53:37 Jeff_from_Ann_Arbor: Hey guys

19:53:44 Jeff_from_Ann_Arbor: good to check in

19:57:16 dave: http://www.clearone.com/products/product.php?cat=9?=94

19:57:21 dave: fyi

19:58:50 Jeff_from_Ann_Arbor: My skypecast sounds very sporatic compared to the stream.

19:58:58 dave: mmm…

19:58:59 Jeff_from_Ann_Arbor: I am forgetting somehting

19:59:14 JL: how’s your connection speed?

19:59:29 Jeff_from_Ann_Arbor: cable is as strong as ever I believe

19:59:51 JL: hmmm

20:00:03 jenw: if I can get moodle to work — I have great plans 🙂 however, I can’t get it working yet

20:00:07 JL: try leaving the skypecast and calling ‘worldbridges’

20:00:10 jenw: on my website

20:00:23 JasonR: You are excited or excitable?

20:00:24 sharon_(eebee1): my second year of using moodle – middle school is going laptop

20:00:28 Cathy_Evanoff: I’m excited too- I have a wiki, my principal has an Elgg blog and I have done a few screencast

20:00:50 Paul_Ellerman: Dave, i want to use Moodle for my course

20:00:52 sharon_(eebee1): want to start using wikis and podcasts

20:00:56 jenw: my Online Project wiki’s are going pretty well — teachers are taking to it slowly but they are accepting it

20:01:24 sharon_(eebee1): Jen is IPOP up and running yet?

20:01:36 jenw: we lost someone

20:01:55 jenw: augh — my mike is off in skype — 🙂

20:02:15 Cathy_Evanoff: I hear you in the stream

20:02:20 jenw: IPOP?? No, I think they will have it launched in 2007

20:02:26 jenw: iPOPP

20:02:31 sharon_(eebee1): too bad

20:03:00 jenw: it’s okay — we are still doing the prelim work

20:03:27 lee: hi cathy

20:03:30 lee: hi jen

20:03:32 Cathy_Evanoff: hello

20:03:39 jenw: hi lee

20:03:58 jenw: good chat again — thank you

20:04:02 Paul_Ellerman: See you later everyone!

20:04:22 jenw: is the virtual bridges — do you HAVE to be in 2nd life

20:04:30 jenw: I can’t run 2nd life

20:04:35 sharon_(eebee1): thanks guys!

20:05:07 Cathy_Evanoff: have a good week