Comments on: Web 2.0 as the Vehicle of Community for Jazz http://vcoutonalim.org/2008/11/26/web-20-as-the-vehicle-of-community-for-jazz/ Experiences, curriculum thoughts, and technology rants related to educational videoconferencing. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:08:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Janine Lim http://vcoutonalim.org/2008/11/26/web-20-as-the-vehicle-of-community-for-jazz/#comment-25581 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:11:25 +0000 http://bcisdvcs.wordpress.com/?p=1236#comment-25581 October – you’re right it’s challenging when you don’t have access at work. But, you’re doing your best, so don’t let me give you a guilt trip!! :)

Tracy – thanks for your comments. I haven’t played with Plurk, Twitter seems enough for now. :) I agree that Skype is totally cool!!

]]> By: Tracy Poelzer http://vcoutonalim.org/2008/11/26/web-20-as-the-vehicle-of-community-for-jazz/#comment-25580 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:07:49 +0000 http://bcisdvcs.wordpress.com/?p=1236#comment-25580 Great ideas, Janine! I agree that web 2.0 tools can help us develop a strong sense of community and help us work well together – even when we’re faced with challenges like being in different time zones and different parts of the world. We live in exciting times.

I started a blog last year, but am sad to say that I cannot find the time to post on a regular basis. I had big plans, but not enough hours in the day. I read a lot of blogs, however, and find that they are a terrific source of professional reading and learning.

I use wikis a lot for committee work and student projects. I love, love, love, sharing information through tools like Voicethread (terrific for asynchronous communication between students). I have not tried Twitter. Do you like Twitter or Plurk better? Skype is
amazing – over Christmas holidays I Skyped someone from NewZealand for her research project. It still blows me away that we can connect all over the world… and for free!

]]> By: October Smith http://vcoutonalim.org/2008/11/26/web-20-as-the-vehicle-of-community-for-jazz/#comment-25577 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:21:58 +0000 http://bcisdvcs.wordpress.com/?p=1236#comment-25577 Here are my thoughts…We are so limited on access that some of the web 2.0 stuff is a problem. It is not that our tech director or networking director don’t want to open all of it up…trust me, it is easier to open it wide and they have said so, than to have to constantly be restricting…but the teachers would actually have to monitor the kids. Most will, but the few that don’t ruin it for the rest. I don’t blog, but I read those listed above. Again…I can read them in google reader, but many are blocked when I “show original item” therefore I can’t comment. Skype…well…I love Skype. I am not the skype hater. ;) Twitter…is blocked, but I got an iPhone so I am trying to keep up that way. But (I think I have too many in this comment) I have a Blackberry for work…so 2 phones is not fun. Okay…so that is all for now. :)

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