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09:56 SharonP : Dean is a pyro 09:56 budtheteacher : See a black screen, dean. 09:56 budtheteacher : switching the camtwist? 09:56 mrsdurff : dean is doing whatever 09:56 cindybrock : there he is 09:57 mrsdurff : i gotta check on kids.... 09:57 cindybrock : bye....see everyone later. 09:58 erinells : when you have two other windows up, the stream is a lot jumpier 10:07 budtheteacher : lost my net 10:07 budtheteacher : sorry 01:30 ransomtech : Start the recording, Will 01:30 willrich45-1 : Someone remind me to start recording. 01:30 willrich45-1 : Ha 01:31 ransomtech : You're welcome 01:31 ransomtech : a little echo 01:31 abubnic-1 : echo-ee 01:32 ransomtech : but better if we can hear you as you move around the room 01:32 abubnic-1 : Yes, better than before when you moved around. 01:32 ransomtech : My son went deaf at one point when I had the volume turned up and you came close the the computer at the last session. 01:32 abubnic-1 : yup 01:33 mrsdurff : you are all too early 01:33 ransomtech : play? 01:35 jayben : i wanna play 01:35 jayben : will left me 01:36 abubnic : we can hear you just fine! 01:37 ransomtech : yes 01:38 abubnic : I hear both of you - but echo in the chatter. 01:38 jayben : yes 01:38 mrhgaddis : echo-lots of echo 01:38 abubnic : No, terrible echo for both of you 01:38 jayben : i got headphones 01:38 mrhgaddis : what is MICCA? 01:39 mrhgaddis : thanks! 01:41 mrhgaddis : What is your session on this time? 01:41 abubnic : Podcasting 01:41 mrhgaddis : cool- thanks! 01:44 jayben : lansing michigan, hnging out in the capital 01:44 ransomtech : yes 01:44 dmcdowell : San Diego, CA - watching during my prep period... 01:44 jayben : sounds good in lansing mi 01:45 bohnsack : hey will 01:45 bohnsack : just watching me type on your screen 01:45 SharonP : HI folks, from Montréal Canada 01:45 bohnsack : while i proctor a compass test for students in a dual enrollment 01:46 ransomtech : @SharonP - Hey... I am a Montreal expat living in NY 01:46 abubnic : Hello from sunny San Francisco Bay Area [just north of the Golden Gate Bridge]. Prepping for big workshop tomorrow. 01:46 SharonP : @ransomtech - Just tell me you are a Habs fan!! 01:46 ransomtech : Used to be... considering it again 01:46 mrhgaddis : hello from Winston-Salem, NC 01:47 ransomtech : Upstate NY 01:47 SharonP : uh-oh.... the tension builds in the chat room! :-) 01:47 SharonP : free is best price of all 01:47 mrhgaddis : love free! 01:47 jayben : go red wings! 01:48 SharonP : @jayben - I actually grew up on Canada side of Detroit, so if Habs play the Red wings... could be hard on me! 01:49 jayben : @sharonp spent many a nights as a 19-20 year old in windsor 01:49 ransomtech : Hockey fans... sheesh 01:49 mrhgaddis : cool! 01:50 SharonP : @jayben - You were admiring the view of Detroit from across the river, right? LOL 01:50 jayben : @sharonp yeah, that's the ticket 01:51 mrhgaddis : hello again- my wave to you... 01:51 ransomtech : Hi, folks! 01:52 SharonP : baseball..... geesh 01:53 SharonP : almost as exciting as golf (she ducks!) 01:53 SharonP : how cool that we can use these kinds of environments for classroom use 01:54 SharonP : Classes from around the world can interact live - how far we have come in so short a time 01:54 gwynethj : Wooo Hoo from MICCA! Macs RULE --PC's drool! 01:54 SharonP : I like the fact that no special downloads are needed for this 01:55 SharonP : not sure how much bandwidth is needed - anyone know if it is heavy or light on bandwidth?? 01:56 pmcanulty : Hello from Wichita KS. Students are listening to music while creating web pages. I'm listening to Will! 01:56 gwynethj : it's IS FREE and i just joined in!! !...that quick! 01:56 SharonP : thanks Will 01:59 mrhgaddis : would love to know if it works with Moodle 01:59 gwynethj : anybody Moodle? 02:00 jayben : can't say for sure, but if you can embed code i would have to think that there is a way 02:00 SharonP : I believe one can embed flash into a moodle (not done it) 02:02 mrhgaddis : just posed the question on twitter-let's see if anyone answers... 02:02 kimb : New user, signing on for the first time. Thanks, Will! 02:02 SharonP : Apparently one can embed teachertube videos in moodle (am in moodle forum) 02:02 SharonP : so am thinking that, yes, they can be done 02:02 mrhgaddis : I imagine it would then 02:02 SharonP : this can be done 02:02 gwynethj : a question from the audience about transparency and kids privacy 02:03 SharonP : I know a few teachers who have used ustream 02:03 SharonP : we can password protect the stream 02:03 mrhgaddis : how secure? 02:03 SharonP : good point, teachable moment 02:03 mrhgaddis : too late! 02:03 SharonP : ask Will to get his friends to test how secure during the next break! LOL 02:04 fsinfo : what is this session suppose to be on? 02:04 gwynethj : thanks sharon...i DO try! :-) i also am on SL 02:04 fsinfo : Hi all - watching on lunch break in IL 02:04 jayben : podcasting, videocasting, etc 02:04 SharonP : podcasting, webcasting, ustreaming, live multimedia in education 02:04 fsinfo : thanks 02:06 abubnic : Can someone put that URL out again? I didn't catch it. 02:06 mrhgaddis : weblogged.wikispaces.com 02:06 bicyclemark : i think its available on his website as well 02:06 abubnic : thanks! 02:07 mrhgaddis : what are thoughts on Google images? 02:07 mrhgaddis : having huge debate in our system... 02:07 kimb : Our system has them blocked 02:08 bicyclemark : then you have to be found. 02:08 bicyclemark : by our system are you all referring to edu institutions 02:08 mrhgaddis : our school disctrict 02:08 mrhgaddis : district -sorry! 02:08 bicyclemark : gotcha 02:08 SharonP : google images are great, just don't use them 02:08 SharonP : :-) 02:09 bicyclemark : Iriver was the best kept unsecret in podcasting 02:09 SharonP : we need to teach creative commons 02:09 mrhgaddis : we blocked and then had an uprising! 02:09 gwynethj : google images are great....i just don't use them WITH kids! 02:09 tansmom : I am a flickr creative commons junkie now 02:09 SharonP : use flickr 02:09 cindybrock : is it creativecommons.org? 02:09 ransomtech : If you search google images through creative commons, you can filter google images for the various licenses 02:09 abubnic : Good podcast workshop info on Using Podcasting for Vocabulary Development at http://ctapvocabucasting.pbwiki.com/ 02:09 tansmom : but I don't let kids go there- too young;( 02:10 bicyclemark : well.. its OK 02:10 jayben : audacity rocks! 02:10 bicyclemark : people start with audacity and move on normally 02:10 SharonP : CC has their own search engine 02:10 tansmom : no garage band for my district- no macs:( 02:10 SharonP : audacity works on both platforms 02:11 bicyclemark : no macs- that must be addressed immediately! 02:11 mrhgaddis : us either- have mine at home (closet Mac user) 02:11 ransomtech : @tansmom - sorry. It is really a fantastic piece of software 02:11 SharonP : and si free 02:11 gwynethj : getting a MAC or two just for multimedia is worth it! 02:11 fsinfo : and our old ibooks can't use audacity and don't have garageband either 02:11 mrhgaddis : nice singing 02:11 tansmom : yep- i use it personally on my powerbook:) 02:11 ransomtech : @gwynethj - I agree! 02:12 bicyclemark : LAME is Lame 02:12 jayben : LAME is lame, damn lawyers! 02:13 jayben : gcast for hosting podcasts, free and easy 02:13 bicyclemark : archive.org 02:13 bicyclemark : mevio.com 02:13 SharonP : Very cool.... friend from South Africa can see and hear this preso 02:13 bicyclemark : Yes and Im sitting in amsterdam watching 02:14 SharonP : Am going to South Africa in a few weeks with Teachers Without Borders and wanted to see if they could get it 02:14 SharonP : Ustream, I mean 02:14 SharonP : are you on high speed @bicyclemark? 02:14 bicyclemark : very high yes 02:14 SharonP : I believe RSA is dial-up 02:14 bicyclemark : spped 02:14 bicyclemark : nah you have broadband in cities 02:14 bicyclemark : in SA 02:14 SharonP : Ustream works great on high speed, but was wondering about those with low bandwidth 02:15 SharonP : yes 02:15 bicyclemark : no ustream action on dialup. not at all 02:15 SharonP : he is getting it 02:15 tansmom : i am watching at school, and it gets choppy b/c our bandwidth is maxed at times 02:15 SharonP : I doubt if you video out on dialup, désolée 02:16 tansmom : rats- time to pick up kids from music-see ya! 02:16 SharonP : @bicyclemark - am going to out in the townships in RSA 02:16 bicyclemark : oh 02:16 jayben : will doesn't want to show us, is he ashamed of us? 02:16 fsinfo : bye tansmom 02:16 bicyclemark : He is ashamed. 02:16 bicyclemark : UMTS is RSA? 02:16 mrhgaddis : @bethanyvsmith says that there is an embed html editor in Moodle 02:17 bicyclemark : "screaming yelling" 02:17 SharonP : not sure what UMTS is?? 02:19 mrhgaddis : I assume you are talking USB 2.0? 02:19 mrhgaddis : flip video is awesome! 02:19 SharonP : I just bought a Flip the other day! 02:19 mrhgaddis : nee to get one 02:19 mrhgaddis : need to get one 02:19 bicyclemark : Flip is a poor codec 02:19 SharonP : Can't buy one in Canada yet 02:19 fsinfo : flips problem with Tiger sound 02:19 SharonP : got it in the States 02:19 jayben : i think amazon is running a sale today only, let me look for the link 02:19 fsinfo : need a codec plug in 02:19 bicyclemark : UMTS is mobile internet.. Sattellites and whatnot 02:20 mrhgaddis : @SharonP where in Canada? 02:20 SharonP : ahhh 02:20 fsinfo : plays great to TV 02:20 bicyclemark : I like that flip uses regular batteries. 02:20 SharonP : @mrhgaddis - Where am I in Canada?? I am Montreal 02:20 bicyclemark : and its rugged. but thats it 02:20 SharonP : easy to use 02:20 mrhgaddis : duh- you said that- i am slow today 02:20 jayben : http://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&node=540734&ccmID=380205 02:20 mrhgaddis : family in Toronto 02:20 SharonP : have literally handed it to people and said .... figger it out... and they did in about 10 seconds 02:20 bicyclemark : youtube is a video disaster 02:21 fsinfo : PC compatability is good I"m tolld Leopard ok, not Tiger 02:21 jayben : 132.99 02:21 SharonP : works great for me on Leopard 02:21 ransomtech : Waiting for the iPhone to do video :-) 02:21 SharonP : I think Flip is great for kids 02:21 fsinfo : told ed rebate if you buy 3 - $15off 02:21 bicyclemark : im a happy user of Sanyo Xacti E1 02:21 SharonP : think of what our students could do with the Flip 02:21 bicyclemark : for vlogs 02:21 bicyclemark : as well as a sony cybershot m2 is still pretty good 02:22 SharonP : well, you got me @bicyclemark - yes, I also have a Canon and a JVC videocamera and Canon digital that takes video too.... yes, a little excessive... am planning to take with me to RSA and have kids use them 02:23 bicyclemark : yeah well for that I s'pose flip is good for the kids 02:24 bicyclemark : anyway its the queen's birthday over here.. food and drink to be had 02:24 bicyclemark : nice talking to you. and hearing Will do his thing. 02:24 jayben : happy birthday to the queen! 02:24 ransomtech : Hail 02:24 mrhgaddis : have one for us! 02:24 bicyclemark : hah/ I wish we had a republic 02:24 jayben : make it two 02:24 mrhgaddis : or three... 02:24 bicyclemark : but cheers... i will 02:25 ransomtech : Jing is great! 02:26 jayben : i wish we had a representative democracy 02:26 SharonP : once again - another free service 02:26 ransomtech : Love "free" 02:26 mrhgaddis : created by the makers of Snagit 02:26 mrhgaddis : but free 02:27 jayben : you can find free versions of snagit 02:28 mrhgaddis : hello again 02:28 sine-1 : camstudio is the free, open source equivalent of camtasia 02:28 jayben : we're back 02:28 jayben : will loves us again 02:28 mrhgaddis : :0) 02:28 jayben : and we're gone... 02:28 mrhgaddis : is will doing another session today? 02:28 SharonP : yes 02:28 mrhgaddis : on what? what time? 02:29 ransomtech : clap clap 02:29 SharonP : internet literacy, I believe, but not sure when 02:29 jayben : nice job will 02:29 mrhgaddis : bravo 02:29 prwood : Thanks Will. Informative as always. 02:29 kimb : in 15 minutes is his next one 02:30 pmcanulty : topic?? 02:30 kimb : New Internet Literacies 02:30 SharonP : thanks Will! 02:30 SharonP : great job 02:30 kimb : Thanks, Will! 02:31 SharonP : I might not be able to make that one, but PLEASE record that one, Will! thanks! 02:32 ransomtech : HI 02:32 ransomtech : What a beautiful apple 02:32 gwynethj : why thank you!! 02:33 prwood : Got you running today. Thanks for sharing your expertise. 02:34 ransomtech : USB camera on Mac - http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/ 02:35 cindybrock : thanks will 02:35 cindybrock : good job 02:39 gwynethj : woo hoo! 02:41 mrhgaddis : @njtechteacher hello! 02:44 mrhgaddis : they have you hopping Will! 02:45 mrhgaddis : yes 02:45 jayben : yep 02:45 bbergsma : great 02:45 mrhgaddis : hello from Winston-Salem, NC 02:45 jayben : lansing michigan, still here! 02:45 gwynethj : hi Will ...i'm here at MICCA in Baltimore! from Columbia MD 02:45 bbergsma : Goodland Kansas 02:46 prwood : Hello from Dallas TX 02:46 mrhgaddis : thanks! 02:47 mrhgaddis : absolutely! 02:48 orunner : Loughborough UK here 02:48 mrhgaddis : hey hey! 02:48 jayben : ouch! 02:48 orunner : I have a life ... honest 02:48 bbergsma : don't tell my admin ;) 02:49 jayben : truth hurts i guess 02:49 mrhgaddis : we are working here- getting the conference for free! 02:49 trician : Leicestershire UK hello again 02:49 gwynethj : LMAO...i don't ..i'm also in Second Life! 02:49 mrhgaddis : amen... 02:52 mrhgaddis : 2010- information doubling every 72 hours... 02:55 gwynethj : love the Did You Know Video...have you seen that? 02:56 jschinker : I'm in the chat -- finally! (been trying for about an hour) 02:56 mrhgaddis : showed it to a school staff this morning 02:56 gwynethj : YAY js!!! welcome! 02:56 mrhgaddis : starts great conversation 02:57 jschinker : is the disconnected(security) message really a firewall issue? 02:57 gwynethj : omg mr. h....that's awesome...you showed it...TODAY? 02:57 mrhgaddis : at 7:30 AM! 02:57 gwynethj : rock on! are you EST? 02:57 mrhgaddis : 100 elementary school teachers and staff 02:57 mrhgaddis : yes 02:57 prwood : It creates a problem at my school and will not allow me to stay connected to ustream 02:58 gwynethj : [grins] i was watching kathy schrock LIVE at that time!!!! 02:58 mrhgaddis : starting a schoolwide staff development initiative 02:58 gwynethj : <<<---terrible braggart 02:58 mrhgaddis : jealous--->>>me 02:58 trician : Do you often do staff trainnig at 7.30 a.m. 02:59 mrhgaddis : believe it or not- yes. 02:59 mrhgaddis : sometimes as early as 7:00 03:00 trician : is this general in your area? whereever that is:-) 03:01 gwynethj : mr. h...7am...eep, too early...are you HS? 03:01 jschinker : It's actually a pretty good time to do it. 03:01 gwynethj : btw, this was my presentation here at the conference 03:01 gwynethj : http://mhmsmedia.wikispaces.com/gadget 03:01 jschinker : Some of our schools start really late -- 9 or 9:30, so morning is perfect for staff meetings and PD 03:02 mrhgaddis : same here 03:02 gwynethj : i still love the DEWEY decimal system!!! 03:02 mrhgaddis : most teachers do... 03:03 mrhgaddis : print out that is- 03:03 gwynethj : yes, they do...Alan November...another inspiring speaker 03:03 mrhgaddis : new meaning to "paper training" 03:03 gwynethj : paper train our kids.... 03:03 gwynethj : but first, paper train our teachers 03:04 trician : absolutely Gwynethj 03:04 mrhgaddis : what an awesome class! Alan and Will??? 03:05 prwood : No kidding! 03:05 mrhgaddis : can't afford to wait on teachers to paper train 03:05 orunner : Can I have a meaning of 'paper training' please 03:05 gwynethj : good point.... 03:05 gwynethj : train kids that paper is NOT the final product 03:06 gwynethj : that publishing and products will be digital 03:06 orunner : what about the belnded nature of communication and taking into account my prefereed larning style ... it might be on paper 03:06 mrhgaddis : he would have some serious thigh muscles! 03:07 mrhgaddis : kids are not attached to paper like we are 03:07 mrhgaddis : that is why we cannot wait on teachers 03:07 orunner : it is about where they/we come from ... how do we know where they/we are going 03:07 gwynethj : then why do they print out EVERYthing they find in the datasbases? 03:08 mrhgaddis : we don't- that is the point! 03:08 gwynethj : and then think they are done? 03:08 mrhgaddis : because we have trained them to do it 03:08 orunner : 'we'?? 03:08 gwynethj : "we?" 03:08 mrhgaddis : education, teachers, grownups 03:09 mrhgaddis : our print society- guilty here-still print sometimes 03:09 gwynethj : what sate are you Mr. H? 03:09 mrhgaddis : NC 03:09 gwynethj : do your kids print a lot? 03:09 orunner : how do you print multimodal texts?? 03:10 mrhgaddis : no-most are not printing because they aren't allowed to use the paper supply!:0) 03:10 mrhgaddis : teachers hog that 03:10 orunner : If you write multimodally as you 'read' on the net why would you go to print 03:11 orunner : From Uk ... just can't understand this print thing ... it is digital ... why would you print something you are going to keep digiatlly 03:11 mrhgaddis : you wouldn't- thought you said you would for learning styles 03:12 kpruitt : Scottmerrick wants me to communicate: Scott's been silenced. Uchat blocked at his building :( 03:12 orunner : just checking 03:13 gwynethj : orunner....to take it with you?....to create a product?..to pacify us maybe?...that's why we've moved our kids ...to collaborative wiki's 03:13 mrhgaddis : the issue with blocking/not blocking technology is FEAR 03:13 bbergsma : http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/control-vs-self-control/ 03:13 orunner : Do students in US write multimodally as standard 03:14 mrhgaddis : not sure what that is- hate to admit 03:14 trician : Children will quckly abandon paper when they understand that what they are doing is digital.. 03:14 mrhgaddis : already are 03:14 orunner : using text, graphics, sound, video, animation all on the same page as appropriate 03:14 trician : if printing out has no value 03:14 gwynethj : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimodal 03:15 bbergsma : not me.....i still need a keyboard 03:15 mrhgaddis : not usually- that is the problem- our kids are taught formula writing...BOO 03:16 mrhgaddis : so many people still think that teaching technology is keyboarding 03:16 orunner : BOOOOOOOOOOOOO indeed ... why would you wan to write like that? 03:16 mrhgaddis : exactly- and we wonder why kids are scoring well on standard tests 03:16 bbergsma : not for class....i can't text, even on qwerty 03:16 trician : interesting definition of Multimodal texts! 03:17 orunner : there is a neat input keyboard that allows you to text into your WP 03:17 mrhgaddis : love Google Reader 03:17 bbergsma : and iChat! 03:17 gwynethj : any questions for will? he's asking 03:17 trician : even if teachers can't text they shoudl not discourage its use in learning 03:18 orunner : http://www.cre8txt.com/ 03:18 mrhgaddis : in my session this morning with the school, compared not using technology to sex education 03:18 mrhgaddis : teachers finally understood 03:19 bbergsma : for my 21C class i use a drug and alcohol analogy 03:20 orunner : They can text faster than they can type 03:20 bbergsma : amen 03:20 kpruitt : 199$ iphones are coming 03:21 mrhgaddis : i did 03:21 gwynethj : orrunner...did you want to shre that with will too late, already did! 03:22 mrhgaddis : if you don't teach it, they will learn it from their friends- and it won't be appropriate! 03:22 kpruitt : How many are admins there? 03:22 orunner : what won't be appropiate please 03:22 gwynethj : OMG...too funny....i'll see if i can read that out 03:22 kpruitt : We need leadership 03:22 gwynethj : that's what i said earlier...about transparency...its' a teachable moment 03:22 mrhgaddis : appropriate may not be the correct word 03:22 mrhgaddis : :0) 03:23 trician : Whats wrong with learning about technology from their friends 03:23 prwood : Scott Merrick says hello to Will. His chat is blocked where he is. 03:23 orunner : Stephen Heppell is a really good friend ... his blog is well worth a read 03:23 bbergsma : "netiquette"...we all learn social skills, our kids are learning it in a different environment 03:23 gwynethj : good note orunner...! 03:23 mrhgaddis : safety, ethics, etc. 03:23 gwynethj : there IS no internet safe...only internet AWARE! 03:24 mrhgaddis : that too... 03:24 jayben : i fully plan on supporting my kids passions 03:24 mrhgaddis : absolutely 03:24 orunner : www.heppell.net/ 03:24 jayben : school is for social skills, the real learning takes place at home and abroad 03:25 orunner : Dr Tanya Byron has just produced a document on e-saftey in UK 03:25 gwynethj : which is diferent than it was 15 years ago when cutting edge only happened at school cause home computers were still too dear 03:25 orunner : http://www.dfes.gov.uk/byronreview/ 03:25 bbergsma : kevin honeycutt has excellent programs on e-safety as well 03:26 mrhgaddis : yes he does 03:27 bbergsma : will can you tell my boss that ! 03:28 mrhgaddis : great youtube video on not taking steps to help students http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSIkjNaICsg 03:29 gwynethj : <<<wishes more stuff was on teachertube! 03:29 mrhgaddis : amen 03:30 jayben : love that vid, not as good as the time lapse of the guy stuck in an elevator though 03:30 gwynethj : because youtube is blocked for me in my district 03:30 bbergsma : working on making p.d. from MACE available this summer 03:30 jayben : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_bMhNI_TY8 03:31 orunner : If you download RealPlayer 11 it automatically allows you to extract videos as flv files so that they run alone ... cause you have to do that bit at home 03:31 gwynethj : <<---mad for jayben! thanks!! [cuts/pastes/adds to wiki] 03:32 orunner : http://uk.real.com/player/win/ 03:32 gwynethj : any of the same stuff on teachertube? 03:32 jayben : my network rocks! thanks wil! 03:33 jayben : will 03:33 mrhgaddis : thanks will! 03:33 gfahey : Thanks, Will - enjoyed it very much! 03:33 prwood : Thanks so much Will 03:33 orunner : THanks for this super session 03:33 bbergsma : s 03:33 trician : Thanks Will .. it was great 03:33 jayben : Thanks again Will! 03:33 gwynethj : bye everyone! 03:34 lidimess : where do you find your archive presentations? 03:34 orunner : bye... good to meet you all 03:34 mrhgaddis : have a great rest of your day! thanks everyone! 03:34 bbergsma : on his wiki