Web Conference Comments

The web conference for 5352 was much more beneficial than I thought it would be. Dr. Abernathy did a very good job facilitating and answering questions. There was a lot of conversation between members and much of it was very frank. Some of the topics included Star Chart, elementary software, Adobe Connect, opensource, web 2.0 and blogs. Dr. Abernathy asked the participants, “Can anyone tell me what Web 2.0 is?” I posted the comment, “Two way conversation.” There was even a conversation about the budget crisis. One participant ask, “I'm wondering - on a different topic are any of you in jeopardy of losing your teaching jobs with all the campuses in trouble?” The question was an example of the broad ranges of topics that were discussed, and the concerns that teachers are experiencing statewide. I learned about “Poll Everywhere” which allows you to use students phone to send text so you can take a poll. I asked if anyone had used blogs with math. I didn’t get any positive responses. Overall it was a very good learning experience.