Well I just installed Skype and I can tell that the communication between me (at home this summer) and my husband (at work) has just improved. It took me minutes to set up and I know my husband uses Skype, so I thought I would send him a quick hello. I took a screen shot of our conversation as it made me laugh! This shows why companies do not like chat – too much distraction!
I have a wiki! Well, it is the last day of school and I finally have a wiki! I guess all great ideas take time, but I now have this up and running for next year. I want to create a collaborative site where students can suggest great resources that they have found online. I plan on using the resources and I hope they see the value in it as well. I used pbWorks as some MET students suggested it. It took minutes to prepare and seems easy for me and my students to follow. The only thing I questioned was to allow anyone or everyone to contribute!?!?!?! In the end, I decided to allow everyone with no restrictions.
Check it out….http://mswood.pbworks.com/