Final Learning Unit
May 9, 2008
The Final Learning Unit for InfoTechTools dealt with using video once again. The first task was a group meeting using WIZ IQ as the meeting place. This meeting was basically a real-time video conference between all members of InfoTechTools. Basically the meeting gave everyone a chance to use this software and communicate with the other members. The only issue during the meeting was that some participants did not have earphones, but used their computer speakers instead. This caused a great deal of echoing when anyone began speaking. Other than that, the meeting was a huge success.
The second task was to participate in a group meeting using Flash Meeting through the Open University page. I created an account for this site, and validated it; when it came time to log in, the site did not allow me permission to sign on. I tried several times and even tried creating another user name and password, but had no luck with it. Several other class members had similar issues with logging in, so we were instructed to simply join the meeting as guests so we could still view what was going on. However, when following the link to the meeting, and trying to join as a guest, I had zero luck. It seemed as though the site was suffering from some severe technical issues. After looking on NING at what other classmates were posting, it seemed as though they had similar problems once again. Due to the large volume of problems with the meeting, it was eventually canceled.
The third task required us to provide a class assessment through the website Seesmic. Once again, I was experiencing technical difficulties with my web camera and could not directly reply to the Final Learning Video. I had to create my response off-line and upload to to Seesmic. Below is the link to my response.
Course Assessment response using Seesmic.
Additional Course assessment replies as well as comments to posted photos using Voicethread can be found by following the links below.
We were also instructed comment on a comic strip on the Bitstrip website. This comic was related to how we felt about the class. It was a pretty cool touch; I liked commenting this way. It was different, and I like thins like this. Check it out.
In summary, this class was really fulfilling, and I would gladly take it again. I learned a great deal about the internet and how to effectively use it. Thanks Dr. Alam for a great class!
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