baw-08 wiki / Week1Threads

Teresa Almeida d'Eca #363 01/13/2008	Dear Baw08 participants and mods, Dafne and I would like to "welcome" you to the fifth round of BaW. We have 12 very dedicated moderators working with us, who will share the numerous tasks ahead on a weekly basis. They are Kat Urbaniak (Canada) and Sasha Sirk (Slovenia) in Week 1, Fernanda Rodrigues (Portugal), Dennis Oliver (Arizona, USA) and Jose Antonio (Brazil) in Week 2, Monica Veado (Brazil), Nelba Quintana (Argentina) and Jose Antonio (Brazil) in Week 3, Sharon Betts (Maine, USA) and Ibrahim Rustamov (Tajikistan) in Week 4, Cristina Costa (England), Ramona Dietrich (Portugal) and Elisabeth Fernandes (Japan) in Week 5, and Dafne (Venezuela) and Teresa (Portugal) in Week 6. As you can see, we are a very international group. We have been working together for some time to have everything in order and running smoothly as of today, Jan 14. We've put a lot of enthusiasm and commitment into what we hope will be a very successful 6-week teacher development workshop on different Web 2.0 communication tools to enhance the teaching-learning process. We advise you to take one thing at a time and to only do what your availability permits. However, we know from experience that many participants get the "BaW healthy virus" in their system in the first few hours or days and start spending hours in front of the screen, to the point of neglecting husbands, wives and children. ;-) If this is already happening, you're in great company, because Daf and I have been infected very healthily for six years now and it's been a very gratifying ongoing "learning collaboratively and in a fun way" process. If you get this virus, you don't need to go to the doctor. But you may need to improve your time management skills. This is very addictive! We love it! So... try to follow the weekly activities, complete our Diagnostic Survey http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/survey, take part in the ongoing list discusions and participate in as many live/synchronous sessions as possible, such as those of our guest speakers. But there's no need to overdo it. All the materials will be online for the rest of the year. I'd go as far as to say, forever... We hope you learn a lot from this team of fourteen colleagues and make friends all over the world. Enjoy your time! Teresa and Dafne
Cristina Costa #367 (Response to #363) 01/13/2008	Dear Teresa and Daf, thanks for hosting Becoming a Webhead once again! And also thanking me once again to co-moderate week 5 with my two freinds: Ramona Dietrich and Elisabeth Fernandes. But first let me introduce myself: Dear webheads to be, I am really, really excited to be here.I am Cristina Costa and I am from Portugal. I used to work as an EFL teacher at the Portuguese Navy, but am now working as a Learning Technology Development Officer at the University of Salford, UK. As an EFL teacher I used to involve students in ICT activities. Currently I help academic staff in the efficient use of edu-technology I believe technology can help educators to develop more efficient strategies to involve students in learning situations, provided they don't try to replace the humanware with the software! :-) And that is what Weheads have taught me. I have learned so much from my friends here. I am really looking forward to thsi session. Now it is up to my dear friend Sasa Sirk and Kat Urbaniak. You couldn't be in better hands. Have fun. I know I will.
Saša Sirk #364 01/13/2008	Dear Daf and Teresa, Thanks for your kind welcome. I bet our Baw virus will spread like wildfire. :-) Dear Bawers, We are finally starting our session, although January 14 is not quite here yet (at least in my neck of the woods). A warm welcome in week 1. Co-moderating this week are Kat Urbaniak and Saša Sirk. This is the introduction week where we hope to learn more about you and give you opportunity to explore the main communication tools used in this course; - our YG http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/baw08/, - wiki http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/, - forum http://www.hostingphpbb.com/forum/baw08.html, - and blog http://baw08.wordpress.com/. Thanks to all those early birds who have already introduced themselves and added their photos to our YG and wiki. The pre-session threads are summarized at http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/PreSessionThreads (work in progress), check them out to meet our smiling faces and see our questions and answers so far. We are looking forward to hearing from you all! :-) The list of week 1 tasks is at http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Week1. If you are new to wikis, it is also good to take some time for exploring the wiki playground at http://baw08participants.pbwiki.com/playground. Let's start our journey! If you have questions, do not hesitate to send them to the Yahoo Group. If we all help each other, we'll make the most out of these 6 weeks. Sharing, helping and supporting each other - that's what the Webheads are all about. Thank you for joining us. We wish you a joyful ride! Kat and Saša Week 1 moderators

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Excel(lent) file

Teresa Almeida d'Eca #373 01/13/2008	Hello, everyone! Here is a statiscal overview of participants and their whereabouts in the world up to today, 13 Jan 08, 22:00 GMT. 177 "participants" have registered so far from 44 countries. (This does "not" include 34 mods and EVO members). The data below refers to 119 participants who have sent their intros to the mailing list.. -- Argentina (13) -- Australia (1) -- Brazil (8) -- Colombia (1) -- Cyprus (7) Ellada Evangelou, are you in Cyprus or the USA? -- Czech Republic (2) -- Denmark (1) -- Ecuador (1) -- England (1) -- France (1) -- Georgia (1) -- Germany (3) -- Hong Kong (1) -- India (3) -- Iran (5) -- Israel (5) -- Italy (1) -- Japan (2) -- Jordan(1) -- Kosovo (1) -- Lithaunia (1) -- Mexico (2) -- Myanmar (1) -- Nigeria (1) -- Oman (1) -- Peru (1) -- Philippines (1) -- Poland (2) -- Portugal (5) -- Qatar (2) -- Romania (2) -- Russia (4) -- Serbia (1) -- Slovenia (1) -- Spain (5) -- Sudan (1) -- Switzerland (2) -- Taiwan (1) -- Tajikistan (1) -- Togo (1) -- Turkey (4) -- UAE (1) -- Uruguay (1) -- USA (18) As I said in the first message of this kind, we are a "mini-UN", hopefully, doing better work for world peace and understanding. We now have participants fom all the continents and we span 18 time zones. If you haven't yet inserted your intro and photo in the wiki, do so asap to avoid a "wiki jam"! If you're not used to wikis, try things out first in the best place, the "Playground". There's a link in the Sidebar. Enjoy the next six weeks! :-) Hugs, Teresa
Cristina Costa #413 01/14/2008	WOW! That is a great list of countries. That is how international we get and how the web enables that. Is it great that thru the Internet we are able to overcome most of the time and space barriers. I just wish I could also teleport me physically to all those places and meet you all face to face. Meanwhile it is nice to talk to you all through this means. Have a great BaW week! ;-) Cris
Daniela #481 01/14/2008	Hi, Teresa Would you please add Moldova to your list of countries. Even if I am working and studying in USA, I am from there and I am going back to Moldova as soon as I am done with my Ma, so let's add my country to the list as well! Thank you! Daniela
Teresa Almeida d'Eca #584 01/15/2008	Hi, Daniela! I've added Moldovan in front of your name, but kept USA as your location, since that is the criterium that I follow for everybody. Hugs, Teresa
María Lorena #625 01/15/2008	Hi everyone, I tried to open the file you've just uploaded but I don't have Excell 2007, I've got 2003. Please, could you upload it in a format that I can open too, so I can read it. Thank you in advance, Love from Argentina, Lore
Saša Sirk #628 (Response to #625) 01/15/2008	Hi Lore, I uploaded a 2003 version - check it out. Hugs, Saša
Teresa Almeida d'Eca #631 (Response to #628) 01/15/2008	Hi, Lore! I thought about that and then forgot all about when I uploaded. Please forgive me. It's my "ageing neurones"!!!! :-)I saved the same file in the 2003 version and uploaded it for those who don't have Excel 2007. So now we have two files up, bout one is baw08participants-w2003. HTH. Hugs, Teresa
Teresa Almeida d'Eca #632 (Response to #631) 01/15/2008	Hi, Sasha! I didn't see your version and also uploaded one. I'll delete it to avoid confusion. Thanks! I didn't do it earlier because I wasn't home. Hugs, Teresa
Fernanda Rodrigues #639 (Response to #635) 01/15/2008	Hi Lore You can convert files using http://www.zamzar.com/ Fernanda
Mary #633 (Response to #632) 01/15/2008	Where are the files you are talking about, please?
Saša Sirk #634 01/15/2008	Check the side bar of this Yahoo Group (on the left) and click on 'Files'. Warmly, Saša
Teresa Almeida d'Eca #635 (Response to #634) 01/15/2008	Hi, Mary! You will find them in the Yahoo Group under Files. It's called "baw08 participants". BTW, I've deleted the second one I uploaded and left the file that Sasha had uploaded with the indication, right below its linkable name, that it is a Excell 2003 version. Teresa
Christina Kwok #841 01/17/2008	When I tried to see the new file on the webpage, a message came up saying that this file was created by a newer version of Microsoft Excel and did I want to download a compatibility pack so that I can work with this file? I clicked yes without really knowing the answer and then I got directed to Microsoft Silverlight and Beta sites and I don't really know if I should download this software or not, or even if it's free! Help!! christina
Dafne #846 01/17/2008	Hi Christina, There is another excell document in the Files section of the YG, created for Office 2003. You will be able to open that document. Best, Daf
Christina Kwok #847 01/17/2008	I do have 2003 Office Software too and I see that it's mentioned now that the new file is 2003 Excel version so why the incompatitbility? ck
Dafne #854 (Response to #847) 01/17/2008	Christine, there are two files, the 2003 file and the 2007 file. You need to select the one which is compatible with your application. Are you sure you are trying to open the 2003 version? Please report back if you are still having problems. Thanks :-) Daf
Saša Sirk #856 (Response to #854) 01/17/2008	I have uploaded another 2003 version - let me know if you can see it. Hugs, Saša
Saša Sirk #857 (Response to #856) 01/17/2008	There are 3 files now: 2003Baw08participants.xls and Baw08participants.xls are version 2003 Warmly, Saša
Mary #858 (Response to #857) 01/17/2008	What are we supposed to do with the excel files? Is there an assignment?
Dafne #863 (Response to #858) 01/17/2008	No, Mary it is just information about all the participants in the session :-) Daf

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Getting started

Saša Sirk #452 01/14/2008	You should start with this weeks' activities at http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Week1 . Give us a shout if you need any help. Look forward to learning more about you, Saša
Natalia #471 01/14/2008	There are some interesting postings. How can I save them ? Is it possible to make folders on this page ? Natasha
Elfina #474 (Response to #471) 01/14/2008	I usually mark them as Flag to Follow and later on when I need to find a message, these flags make my life easier :-) Hope this helps (hth). Elfina
Natalia #475 (Response to #474) 01/14/2008	Thanks a lot. making life easier what a nice thing !!
Kat Urbaniak #476 (Response to #475) 01/14/2008	The messages from the Yahoo Group will also be organised by week into topics and posted on the 'threads' pages on the wiki. This is a great reference resource and makes it easy to see things at a glace. Sasha will send a message at the end of week 1 once the first week'smessages have been collated for the 'threads' page. Kat
Mariana De Luca #528 01/14/2008	Hello everyone! I'm lost and overwhelmed. All this is completely new to me. I know I have to start small but I don't even know where to start. I think I managed to join the map, to do the survey, and I'm reading the material for this week. But, I missed the session today. I'm not sure how the time works. I went to the clock but I don't know if it is am or pm. Also, I'd like to know what the session was about. Where can I check that? Any suggestions on how to work on all this? Please... Thanks! Mariana
Monica Veado #533 (Response to #528) 01/14/2008	Hi Mariana, don't worry, it's quite common to feel a little lost at the beginning. You've started off really well, taking the survey and adding yourself to our map, so take your time! :-) The Sunday session was just a general introduction to all EVO sessions and a way of getting participants to know each other a bit and interact through voice and text chat. Here's where you can find the recording , just go to http://webheadsinaction.org/ and click the play button of the EVO 08 Launch Webcast. The clock on the wiki page shows GMT time. If you want to check your local time in relation to it, you can check, for example, http://www.qlock.com/time/gmaps?map=1 - juss pass the mouse over your location and voilŕ! :-) If you want to review the main information about BAW08, take a look at Dafne's very first message to the group, where she provides the most important reminders and links to the tools we'll be using. Above all, don't panic, there's plenty of time and help is just a click away! Hugs, Mônica (Brazil) http://projectplatypus2.blogspot.com
Kat Urbaniak #536 (Response to #533) 01/14/2008	Hello Mariana Small steps is the way to start. I think Monica has given you some great tips. Also, you can find a list of the live sessions here, so you can seewhen you a session at a specific time and date: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Live_Sessions Hope this helps. :-) Kat
Kat Urbaniak #563 01/14/2008	Hello dear Webheads new and old, Things are getting well under way now with more than 200 webheadsparticipating this year. A lot of you have introduced yourselves sofar but I am sure there are more to come, so don't be afraid to comeout of the woodwork and say hi. Not sure what you should be doing? The list of this week's tasks canbe found on the wiki at http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Week1 So, by the end of this week you will have done the following things o completed the diagnostic survey o introduced yourself to the group o added your profile to the participant wiki o added yourself to our BaW map o gotten familiar with the features of our Yahoo Group and wiki o attended the first live session at Tapped In o commented on the presentation of the week in the blog o answered the questions of the week o read and commented on the Week 1 readings in the forum If you are new to wikis in particular, it is a good idea to take sometime to explore the wiki playground at http://baw08participants.pbwiki.com/playground before adding your profile to the gallery. Also try to ensure yourpicture is small enough. 100x100 pixels is an ideal size. Please also take some the time to explore the main communication tools used in this course o our YG http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/baw08/ o wiki http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/ o forum http://www.hostingphpbb.com/forum/baw08.html o and blog http://baw08.wordpress.com/ If you have questions, do not hesitate to send them to the Yahoo Group. The webheads are a very friendly and helpful bunch. You can also find some very useful hints and tips at http://64.71.48.37/teresadeca/webheads/baw08/hints.htm and http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Tutorials Kat Urbaniak and Saša Sirk Week 1 moderators
Kat Urbaniak #671 01/15/2008	Hello and welcome, Brahim El Khalil Afaichil. Please take a look at this week's activities at http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Week1 to get started and do not hesitate to shout out if you have any questions. Warmly, Kat
Jaya #686 01/15/2008	Dear Moderators, I was actively participating till 13 th jan 08. I listened to the live session that day. I did not chat through skype as I dont have a headphone. I will be getting one this evening. My skype id is also jaichelluin. I have not tried text chat also yet. I am ofcourse afraid to initiate. In India we are now celeberating Pongal ( a festival after harvest, a thanks giving ceremony) . I was busy with it yesterday and this morning. (I wish the Indian participants " Happy Maharashankaranthi" )All that I could do was checking out my emails and learnt something. I went through week 1 activities. I want to tell you that I completed the diagnostic survey, introduction, adding profile and photos in map and wiki even before Jan 13th. Should I do it again please answer. I couldn't understant what you mean by presentation. What is it and where I should look for it and comment in the blog? I will be making a comment on the readings in the forum very shortly. Please tell me how and where to learn the daily lessons. I understand that I am troubling you with so many questions please bear with me and kindly help me.
Jose Antonio da Silva #688 (Response to #686) 01/15/2008	Hello Jaichelluin, How nice to have you here among us. When i lived inthe US I had a roommate from India. He was one of the nicest roommates I had there ( (I had about 5). Let me answer some of the questions you ask. Of couurse you are not troubling us at all. When you ask a question you help so many other peple that still have doubts. About skype, I have just added you to my contact list and you will receive a message, please accept it. I am almost always online and we can do text chat while you don´t have a headset and I can teach oyu how to use it. It will be a pleasure for me. I have done that wiht some other Bawers already. About the tasks, there is a list of weekly tasks for each week. Here is the link to week one http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Week1 you just have check the list completing each task. If you have any problems with any of these tasks, just cry for help like you have just done. Hugs from Brazil Jose Antonio (Looking forward to chatting with you in skype)
Saša Sirk #692 (Response to #688) 01/16/2008	I'd just like to add, that you can read everything about the presentations if you check the 'Live Sessions' link in the Side bar of our wiki. You are doing great! Hugs, Saša
Jaya #693 (Response to #692) 01/16/2008	Jose I am on line now. How to accept your message.
Jose Antonio da Silva #700 (Response to #693) 01/16/2008	Hi Jaichelluin, You just have to open your skype chatt application. When you do it you will see my message. Just accept me as a contact and when I see that you are in my contacts' list I will start a chat with you if this is ok. See you JA
Saša Sirk #694 01/16/2008	Dear Bawers, It's day 3 and we've already seen numerous intros, welcomes, questions and answers here. Way to go! Since a lot of recurring questions posted here refer to very basic information given to you a number of times in our introductory messages, we'd like to kindly remind you that it is very important to carefully read the guidelines we post for you and to check and bookmark important links so that you have this information handy.Here's a brief review of the important links and guidelines mentioned so far: Our main communications channels are: • Yahoo Group: our "communications center" for general communication among all participants, essentially, email messaging http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/baw08. If you haven't done so already, we suggest you set your mail preferences to receiving daily digests to avoid clogging your inbox with numerous messages. • Wiki: where you find all the information about the session and where you will also be "adding your own content" (your intros, photos, other producs) http://baw-08.pbwiki.com The wiki password for the pages where you can add content is: bawpart. Make sure that the pages you are going to edit have this root URL: http://baw08participants.pbwiki.com Also make sure that you edit the wiki using Classic Mode and not the new Point and Click Mode. Switching between the two editors results in a mess. If you forget the password, you can find it in the files section of our Yahoo group. Do not steal the lock on the wiki from coordinators and co-moderators. Message or skype before stealing it from participants if they have been editing the wiki for more than 30 minutes. • Blog: to discuss the weekly live guest presentations http://baw08.wordpress.com • Forum: to discuss our suggested weekly readings http://www.hostingphpbb.com/forum/baw08.html You can register to this forum, to be able to add your comments. Other important, really useful links are • the 'Hints' page (see the Side bar of our wiki), which will probably save you initial messages with questions about Yahoo Groups and other things, • the 'Tutorials' page (see the link in the Side bar of our wiki), where you will find tutorials on uploading files to the wiki and resizing photos, • the 'Weekly Threads' pages summarizing the most important topics of the week. (see the 'Weekly Activities' link in the Side bar of our wiki). The 'Pre-Session Threads' page are already posted on the 'Weekly Activities' page – check them out to see how we dealt with problems we encountered so far, • the PBwiki Help pages and the Wiki Playground (see the Side bar of our wiki) for familiarizing with the Classical editor (warmly recommended if you are new to wikis), • the "Glossary"page (see the Side Bar of our wiki). It's a long message but should save us all a lot of recurring questions if read carefully. Thanks in advance, The Baw 08 Team
Sally #744 01/16/2008	Hello everyone, I'm trying to work through this week's tasks and have come up with a number of questions. 1. I put my photo and message on the map, but when the balloon appears, it has "Move marker" and "Edit..." on it. I haven't seen that on anyone else's. How can I remove it? 2. My photo is too big for the Wiki Gallery. After reading several replies to other participants with the same problem, I understand that I need to use Thumbnails or Flicker to make it smaller. When I went to the sites given by Jose and others, I found out I have to download a program. Each time I download another program my computer gets slower and slower. I realize I'll need to download some programs for BaW 2008 and imagine I can uninstall them afterwards. Your suggestions/thoughts, please. 3. Ever since I put my introduction in the Wiki Gallery, I keep getting messages showing "front page was just edited" with other people's intros and red/green editing. Am I supposed to be getting all of these? 4. Are participants getting on Skype at any time to meet/discuss topics, or are there some designated times? Thanks much, Sally La Luzerne-Oi
Kat Urbaniak #747 (Response to #744) 01/16/2008	Sally 1. Everyone has the option to move their own pin on the map so you can see this on yours but noone else can. So I can move my pin for example, but not anyone else's. 2. Do you use a pc? Do you Microsoft Picture Manager? This might already be on your computer. 3. When you added your profile to the wiki there was check box that if left checked means you get emails telling you when others make changes. You can find a link in the emails to change your notification preferences. 4. Here are the live sessions: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Live_Sessions Hope this helps. :-) Kat
Jose Antonio da Silva #755 01/16/2008	Hi Sally, This is Jose, let me guide you with the picture stuff, because kat has already helped you with the map. I susggest you go to flickr and opne an account if you don´t have one. It is very useful and you can upload an unlimited number of pictures (i guess) and have them stored in the web and access them form anywhere and you od not need to download any program. After you have an account do the following: 1. Upload your picture to flickr. 2. once you see the picture on the flickr website click on it. 3. Above the picture you will see and icon that reads ALL SIZES click on it. 4. Next you will see some options of sizes, click on THUMBNAILS 5. Copy the URL that reads thumbnails and paste it to the wiki page. Remember to use brackets o enclose the url. I hope it can help. Please let me know if youhave any porblems. My skype ID is joseantoniook Hugs
Carlos #759 01/16/2008	If anyone could answer me on some of my recent existencial issues: - How do we get on line here? Is everyone supposed to be on line or just some? - What is Skype? Is it something like a chat line? - How do you get it? Do you download it? from where? ThanKs Carlos
Kat Urbaniak #760 (Response to #759) 01/16/2008	Carlos We will be learning all about Skype in week 2. It is a tool for voicechat over the internet. You can also use text in it and webcams as well as conference calls. I'm sure you'll love it. You can get it here: http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/ In terms of when we are meant to be online, we have live sessions, check out this page for more info: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Live_Sessions Hope this helps :-) Kat
Jose Antonio da Silva #761 (Response to #760) 01/16/2008	Hi Carlos, To chat with someone inthe group, you can have skype or yahoo messenger. You can download skype form this link in Portuguese http://www.skype.com/intl/pt/download/skype/windows/ You will have to download it and install. In the installing process it will aks you to creatte a user name and password, then you can add people to your contacts' list. My id is joseantoniook Good luck Jose Antonio
Carlos #803 (Response to #802) 01/17/2008	Olá José, Thanks for your explanation...I'm going to do it and then post my ID in members section and send it to you all... Um abraço Carlos
Dafne #762 (Response to #761) 01/16/2008	Hi Carlos, If you want to add our Yahoo and Skype IDs, please goto the Database section of our Yahoo Group, and you will find a table with this information. You can add yours too :-) Cheers, Daf
Patricia Soares #763 (Response to #762) 01/16/2008	Hi Carlos, Unfortunately I can't tell if we are supposed to be all on line or just some; sometimes is difficult to keep up with all the info :-( But at least I can tell you that Skype is a phone service using the internet (it's free from computer to computer) and you can easily download it at http://www.skype.com Hope to have been clear enough and to have contributed to clarify some of your worries! xi PatSoares
Carlos #805 (Response to #804) 01/17/2008	Hello Pat, Thanks you for your concern... I'll have a look into it... Carlos
Marcia Maria de Farias Nunes Martins #764 (Response to #763) 01/16/2008	Hi, Carlos! You'll probably get a better answer from one of the moderators. This is just my contribution. If by "here" in question 1 you mean the Yahoo Group, there may be other people online at this very moment, but this makes no difference.Yahoo Group is an assynchronous tool used by all of us to exchange ideas, clarify some points or announce events, for instance. It's useful because we guaratee we all get the same information and we can talk to everybody. Skype is a software program that allows users to make telephone calls over the internet to other Skype users free of charge, or to landlines and cell phones for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer, short message service, video conferencing and its ability to circumvent firewalls (this I got from wikipedia).To get Skype for your computer you have to download the latest version of Skype from http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/ that it is very (I also googled this info for us) We are going to have a whole week to learn more about skype later. I hope this helps you. Márcia
Carlos #802 (Response to #792) 01/17/2008	Thank you for the tip. I'll have a look into it carefully... Still fascinated will all this coopertion Obrigado = Thanks in Portuguese Carlos
Dafne #765 (Response to #764) 01/16/2008	Hi Carlos and Pat, We will be online live (synchronously) when we have live sessions with guest speakers (once or twice aweek). These sessions are posted here: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Live_Sessions However, we can establish contact via Yahoo Messengeror Skype. Skype is VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol). You can text-chat, voice chat and at the same time use webcams. Skype conferences allow up to 9 people simultaneously. We created a database where everybody can add theirYahoo and Skype IDs. It is located in the Database section of our Yahoo Group. I have added some oft hese contacts to my Skype. If you find me online,feel free to call. It is advisable to first send atext-message to see if the person is available to speak, ir order not to interrupt if the person is already speaking. hugs, Daf
Carlos #804 01/17/2008	Thanks Daf, Your willingness is amazing... I'll have a look! Thnaks! Carlos
Cristina Costa #806 (Response to #805) 01/17/2008	Hi Carlos, Here is a tutorial about skype. http://ltc2.salford.ac.uk/cristina/skype/ my skype iD is navysternchen Cris
Carlos #807 (Response to #806) 01/17/2008	Thanks you for the information... I'll have a look and I am still overwhelmed by this will to help others... Funtastic! Carlos
Carlos #811 (Response to #807) 01/17/2008	Obrigado, Cris I'll download it and then go through your tutorial I'll post the Id later on in here Thanks
Patricia Soares #767 01/16/2008	Hi there, This has been a busy week! So many messages that it has been a bit difficult to keep up... I need help to achieve one of this week tasK: "Answer week 1 questions in the YG list: How do you change your mail distribution preferences at our Yahoo Group? How do you post a photo to the wiki? How do you join an office in Tapped In if you are at the reception" What is The YG List? Where shall I type my answers? Can anyone help me? Thanks Pat
Kat Urbaniak #769 (Response to #767) 01/16/2008	Hi Pat YG means the Yahoo Group so you post your answers here. :-) Kat
Patricia Soares #790 01/17/2008	Hi Kat, Thanks for the help. After reading your answer, I blushed... such a simple answer :$ Even though my question was basic, I'm glad there's always someone willing to help! Once again thanks so much! Pat I'm feeling a bit embareced, it was quite a simple thing ...
Kat Urbaniak #796 (Response to #790) 01/17/2008	Pat You're more than welcome. :-) This is a great place to learn and I'm sure by the end of the 6 weeks you'll have plenty of knowledge to share. Kat
Sharon Betts #773 01/16/2008	I just took some time to look at the marvelous pictures in the YG. It is so nice to see many of your faces and where you live. If you haven't posted a picture - please do as it is very nice. sharon
Nelba #791 01/17/2008	Thanks, Pat for your contribution which has been quite clear. As Marica has said, moderators or other Baw 08 may be online at the moment you open Yahoo chat or Skype. But in order to know who is also on line you must have added them to your contact lists and got their approval. Some participants have added me to their yahoo chat contact list, and if I am online we talk about this experience. Where can you get IDs ? at DATABASE in our YG. Nelba
Mary #793 01/17/2008	Speaking of live sessions, how wil we be notified of live sessions. http://www.goodsearch.com
Kat Urbaniak #797 (Response to #793) 01/17/2008	Mary You can find a list of live sessions here: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Live_Sessions See you Sunday. :-) Kat
Teresa Almeida d'Eca #801 (Response to #798) 01/17/2008	Hi, Mary! The live sessions and their dates, times and venues are all in the wiki "Live Sessions" link (in the Sidebar) by weeks. In addition to that, there will be a reminder message the day before and a then again few hours before. At least one message will go out. Remember that the times are in GMT (our standard), so you need to go to the World Clock site http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html and see what time it corresponds to in GMT. HTH Hugs, Teresa
Marina #899 01/18/2008	Click on http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Live_Sessions You'll find the answer there. :) You have more info at http://www.tappedin.org/info/members/bj.html Marina
Alicia #824 01/17/2008	hi all! Glad to share this wonderful proposal with all of you. I'm just back from my holidays and I think I've missed where should I go to see the activities proposed for each week. Many thanks!! alicia Montevideo-Uruguay
Dafne #825 (Response to #824) 01/17/2008	Hi Alicia and welcome! You will find all the information about our session on our wiki at: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com On the navigation bar you will see all the links withinformation about the different aspects of our session. The weekly activities can be accessed from: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Weekly_Activities If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask :-) Cheers, Daf
Isabel Neves #843 01/17/2008	Can anyone tell me where are we supposed to answer some questions ? That's the last activity for week 1, I suppose .. Bye isabel neves
Dafne #844 (Response to #843) 01/17/2008	Hi Isabel, This is the Yahoo Group list :-) You send your replies to the questions here. Cheers, Daf
María Lorena #850 01/17/2008	Hi, I wanted to try and answer the questions of the week. The most difficult one was the one in Tapped In but in previous messages (#716and 724) that Sasa answered, you said we should be able to answer tothat one after the live session. But I just wanted to dive in and try to answer them. Here I go: How do you change your mail distribution preferences at our Yahoo Group? Click on Edit Membership at the top. Go to Step 2: Message Delivery and you choose if you want to get Daily Digest or Individual messages(better Daily Digest for the amount of mails we get :)) * How do you post a photo to the wiki? 1. Log in tothe wiki 2. Check if your image is not too big, otherwise it would use a lot of space in the wiki. 3. Click Edit Page at the top in the page you want to edit. 3. Upload your picture in the FILE section. 4. Once you've got it in the file, just drag the picture to the place you want it. * How do you join an office in Tapped In if you are at the reception? Click on a user name under the Online tab, and then click Join in the Action menu I'm not so sure about the answers now that I've typed them... but I rather be wrong than not answer them and learn from my mistakes. See you all around, Love from Argentina, Lore
Saša Sirk #882 01/18/2008	Dear Lore, 1. yes, that's how we change mail distribution. 2. Concerning adding the photo to the wiki - simply put the cursor where you want the photo and click on the photo...or rightclick the photo to copy its url between the square brackets []. I wasn't sure about dragging so I tried it and it seems not to work. Others, correct me if I'm wrong. 3. Concerning TI - yes, that's one of the options. We'll learn about others soon. :-) Good job! Look forward to meeting you on Sunday. Hugs, Saša
María Lorena #892 (Response to #882) 01/18/2008	Thank you Saša for showing me the way. As regards the photo, I draggedit between the bars the first time I could upload it successfully. Ifnot I know I can cut and paste the URL because you have taught me. Seeyou around, and thank you for your help. Lore
Mirian #897 01/18/2008	Dear all: Hope they're as follows: 1) Go to the edit membership of your group and where it says step 2 message delivery, you may choose the daily digest if you want to limit the amount of emails you want to receive. Then you save the changes made. 2) You can add the link to the picture in brackets by selecting the files link at the top of the pbwiki page and upload the picture you may choose from your computer's desk. When this picture appears on the right side of the wiki, you just right-click on it, the URL is copied and it gets uploaded. 3) You can sign in as guest or member. If you visit it as a guest your are given an IP address (numbers) and a password (letters and numbers). You have to use this password in order to gain access to the different floors and browse the files and group discussions that suit you the most. See you around, Mirian.
Ehsan Amini #912 01/18/2008	Dear friends, ....I also want to share with you all a number of issues that are now on my mind. First, are we all really supposed to post our answers here? Wouldn't that mean a lot of redundancy since mail delivery settings in YG for instance is fairly straightforward and I wonder if our dear mods & co-mods (as well as others) really want to read 200 similar posts about that? Second, I think somebody mentioned a webinar about Wiziq. Is anybody familiar with that? I would like to know if there are other websites offering similar services and how they compare. Is anyone here familiar with Webex? Third, I find reading from the screen a bit taxing as there are lots of writing and images on most pages that are not part of the content and have to be skipped/ignored. Still you can't discard them without processing. I wonder if you feel the same. Also, body movement is more limited when sitting at the computer, and I find myself stretching and rubbing a numb leg. Fourth, I have just got an account in Second Life but I feel quite lost there. Anybody out there to help? Fifth, as I don't like mice very much, I'm usually happier to use a keyboard to get things done until voice recognition is perfected to make that unnecessary. In IE, most pages scroll with spacebar, Pg Up, Pg Dn, Home & End keys. Curiously, these are inactive when I open a mail in Yahoo, which is really inconvenient with long messages such as digests. Any ideas as how to fix this? Sixth, apologies for this long message. I'll cut it short right here! Thanks all and stay well, I may not surface again until the end of next week as I am tied up in work. But I read all the messages and closely follow the friendly and informative interaction. See you around at TI.
Saša Sirk #926 (Response to #912) 01/18/2008	Dear Ehsan, thanks for your hello. I'll just briefly answer two of your questions here. 1. posting answers to questions: post them if you want to, 2. problems with reading long digests: I find it much more efficient to read messages directly in the YG (there is an option to read them 'grouped by topic', you'll find the link for this option just above the list of messages. This seems to be the best way to me to keep up with what's going on. The topics I read are redded, so it's easy to see what is new... Warmly, Saša
Dafne #935 01/18/2008	Hi Ehsan, Thanks for joining BaW :-) Since some of your questions have already been answered. I am going to refer to SL. I am Daf Smirnovin Second Life. What's your SL name? If you let me know your name, I will add you as a friend. I am a frequent visitor because I am involved in a Spanish as a Second Language program there.There are many things to do in SL, just click on theSearch tab at the bottom of the screen and you will be able to look for people, groups, places and events. Best, Daf
Sharon Betts #936 (Response to #935) 01/18/2008	Hi there and welcome, Several questions have been answered. In week 4 we will be looking at several of these virtual classrooms.WizIQ is one; Alado also works as another; on Friday that week, wewill have a demonstration on Elluminate. While the course goes on,other virtual areas will be listed as found on the tools page of the wiki. Sharon
Isabelle #940 01/18/2008	Hi all! I think I'm ready to post my answers. -- To post a photo on Wiki : 1) First, you need to make sure that your photo is not too big. You need to select the photo you wish to post on the Wiki page and use softwares such as Thumbnail that enable you to resize your photos. They can be downloaded for free on the Web. 2) Go to BaW Wiki page and click on "Participants Gallery". Click on "Files", then "Browse". Search the picture you had selected into your hard drive, then click "upload". The file selected will appear in the list below the "Browse" area. 3) Click on home to go back to the first Wiki page of BaW. Click on "Edit Page". The very first time, you will be asked to enter the password. Scroll down the text until you find a free spot ("You name here, you photo"). Delete the "photo" line and click on the photo you just uploaded (it should be on the menu on the right side of the page). A web address will appear. 4) Click on "Save" and make sure everything looks fine. -- To change you message preferences on Yahoo Group: 1) Go BaW's Yahoo Groups page. 2) Click on "Edit membership". Make the changes. 3) Click on "Save the changes". -- To join an office in Tapped In: 1) Log in (as a member if you registered, or as a guest). 2) You will enter the reception automatically. Click on "Search" and type the name of the person you are looking for. Click on the person's name in the result list. Their info will appear, as well as a little yellow door icon: it's their office icon. IT tells you if you can come in or not. Just click on the link to their office – there you are ! Thank you for all your positive feedback on this attempt! Isabelle
Saša Sirk #952 (Response to #940) 01/19/2008	Dear Isabelle, wonderful! Just one comment concerning editing wiki: it is really useful to first 'preview' the page we have just edited and 'save' it when we are sure everything looks fine. Hugs, Saša
Silvia Colombo #1011 01/19/2008	Hi everybody! Here are the answers to questions Week 1: 1)How do you change your mail distribution preferences at our Yahoo group? First you should click on Edit membership and when you get to Step 2 Message delivery you should choose the best option which in our case seems to be Daily digest. In this way you avoid tons of messages. 2)How do you post a photo to the wiki? There are two ways: I've tried a) a) You should upload your photo to a server. (I used flickr.It also allowed me to resize it because it was too big. I copied the URL) Then you should log in to the wiki and click on Edit this page- Then you should insert the URL of your picture beteen straight brackets URL where you want your picture to show. A piece of cake!! b) You should upload your photo to the FILES section of the wiki. When you click Edit this page you see your photo on the right side. Then you should put the cursor where you want the photo to be and click on the photo. You'll get the URL of your photo where you put the cursor. In both cases remember to save the page. Then you'll be able to look at your photo. 3) How do you join an office in Tapped In if you are at the reception? Well, I believe there are different ways. From my little experience today when I registered and visited this environment I've found out some ways. a) Select a favourite place from the "Favourite Places" pull-down menu that appears near the top right of the window and click the "Go" button. b)Go to Tapped In: Places and click on the name of one of the rooms in the directory listing. c)Type "/joinperson username" (where username is the username of a Tapped In member) to go to the current location of that member. d)Click on the name of a username and the door icon at the bottom and you move to the office that this user goes. I believe I have to continue visiting this place to get used to it! I hope to join tomorrow. Love, Silvia from Argentina.
Kat Urbaniak #1012 (Response to #1011) 01/19/2008	Great job Silvia. One suggested addition to your wiki answer is to always preview. See you tomorrow at Tapped In. Kat
Carlos #1014 01/19/2008	I was about to go when I remembered that I has three questions to answer So for question 1 "How do you change your mail distribution preferences at our Yahoo Group?" I actuallty did that as my e-mail started being overloaded with e-mails and to clean it, it took me quite a while Question 2 - How do you post a photo to the wiki? Edit page - choose the destination of the photo inserting the cursor, then on the right upload photo and use Thumbnail (top left of the file list) if it is too big. Then wait for the photo to show on the photo gallery or press see all, click on the photo and the file descrption will go to place where you left the cursor ( re-check the place where the cursor is before clicking on the photo. Question 3 - How do you join an office in Tapped In if you are at the reception? First and very important, there seems to be always someone at the reception willing to help you. There is the possibility to open a username's list on the left and when you select it, it goes to his or her office and is automatically added to space on top right where the places you are connected to are on. Gateways on the left also let us go round. Well, most of my work for year one is done... See you all tomorrow
Kat Urbaniak #1016 (Response to #1015) 01/19/2008	Good job Carlos. See you tomorrow at Tapped In. Kat
Simon Thomas #1030 01/20/2008	Hi. Hope that everyone is well. Can Someone push some information my way. Regarding the tapped in sessions, I know (at least Ithink I know) that they are available to listen to after the live sessions, but are they available as podcasts? It would be great to listen to them while on the move and cutting down the time spent in front of the computer. Unfortunately the time difference (GMT+9) and work just doesn't allow me to be at the GMT 5pm sessions or the GMT 12 am sessions Also, I am having difficulty accessing the week 1readings from the wiki. On the weekly readings page I am told to click on "Baw Readings" in the widget but there's no widget and no readings (or is it right infront of my nose and I'm just oblivious?). I've been to the Baw Forum and seen that the moderators have posted links to the files in the first posting of each reading discussion page, but the link to the reading entitled "Making the transition to teaching online"produces a blank pdf. Does anyone have any suggestions? Hope that everyone managed to enjoy some time away from the computer over the weekend. All the best, Simon.
Dennis Oliver #1031 (Response to #1030) 01/20/2008	Hi, Simon. I'll try to help. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Tapped In sessions are text only; there is no audio component. A transcript of the chat will be available after the meeting, but since it is text only, it will not, unfortunately, be available as a podecast. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. Go to the BaW08 wiki. 2. Double-click on "Week One Activities" in the right sidebar menu. 3. Double-click on the colored, underlined "Week 1" in the table. 4. Scroll down in the left-hand sidebar to #5 under "Activities." 5. Double-click on the colored, underlined "readings." 6. Under the white box that says "Click on BaW 2008 Readings . . ." you should see a black box. In the box, you should see "BaW 2008 Readings" and "EVO 2008." Double-click on "BaW 2008 Readings." 7. To do the readings, double-click on the links that are next to the small blue balls: "UG OOL: Hints for Learning On-Line," "Illinois Online Network: Educational Resources," the URL for Eric.Ed. For the first two items above, double-clicking on the links will enable you to do the readings online. For the last item (Eric), a .pdf file should automatically download to your computer. 8. To open the Eric .pdf, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you don't, you can download it free by going here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html 9. When Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed on your computer, double-click on the Eric .pdf and wait for it to open. You can then read a 34-page Eric document. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I hope you're able to spend some time away from your computer, Simon. Hours and hours and hours in front of a monitor, especially when things are new, is de-energizing in the extreme. Take a break and go outside for a while! All the best to you as well-- Dennis in Phoenix
Isabel Neves #1048 01/20/2008	Sorry but although I changed my preferences for the email I got from this yahoo group I can't really tell you how to do it Second question: we had to upload our photo onto the file and then click on it on your right and the url would be inserted on the wiki age third question: at tapped in we open webheads in action and we enter the chatroom. hope I got through these 3 questions..
Carlos #1052 (Response to #1048) 01/20/2008	Ai, ai, Isabel....
Saša Sirk #1060 (Response to #1052) 01/20/2008	Dear Isabel, you are right about uploading photos to the wiki (2). (3) If you joined the Webheads in Action group, you can find the WiA room in your 'Favorite places' drop down menu and go there by clicking 'Go!', as you described. There are also other offices at TI. You can find them using the search/online tabs and join by clicking the yellow door icon (or choosing join from the Actions menu). (1) To change mail preferences in our Yahoo Group, click 'edit membership' (top left). Warmly, Saša
Ocsovszky Zsóia #1050 01/20/2008	Hello, here are my answers for week 1, after Tapped in session: was great. Thank you! And thank you for this week as well! Zsofi + How do you change your mail distribution preferences at our Yahoo Group?Log in to the groups page. Click on Edit Membership at the top. Go to Message Delivery section and choose if you want to get Daily Digest or Individual messages + How do you post a photo to the wiki? 1. Log in to the wiki 2. Go to photos section 3. click on to add photo 2. Check your photo's size, if too big, resize it 3. Choose the album or create a new one 4. Add the chosen photos UPLOAD it + How do you join an office in Tapped In if you are at the reception? Go to search page and make a search for the office you're looking for Join to the group you have chosen Go to the yellow door right up and in the drop down menu, choose the office you would like to enter in Click on GO button and enter in the room!
Saša Sirk #1059 (Response to #1050) 01/20/2008	Dear Zsofi, well done! 1 and 3 are great. In 2 you described how to upload a photo to the Yahoo Group, not wiki. ;-) Hugs, Saša

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Yahoo Group

Natalia #437 01/14/2008	I am on-line. Why does it show on the YG page that i am off line ? Do I do the things right ?
Saša Sirk #438 (Response to #437) 01/14/2008	I'm not sure why this happens every now and then. It has happened to me the other way round too - e.g. I set my status to 'invisible' but was shown here as 'available'. Most of the time it seems to work fine though. Hugs, Saša
Ibrahim Rustamov #446 (Response to #438) 01/14/2008	If you have Yahoo Messenger installed in your computer or are using Web-based Yahoo Messenger, on the Yahoo Group you will be shown as online. Seems you are online only in Yahoo Groups not Yahoo Messenger.
Carla Morais #465 (Response to #463) 01/14/2008	Could you please send mails to carlasofiamorais@yahoo.com instead of this one due to the size of my mail box. thanks
Cristina Costa #467 (Response to #465) 01/14/2008	Dear Carla, please change your email settings at your yahoo group. Go to edit membership and add a new email address where you wnat your emails sent in. hope it helps! xxx Cris
Kat Urbaniak #468 (Response to #467) 01/14/2008	Carla You can do this yourself by clicking on 'edit membership' at the top of the Yahoo Group page. I'd also suggest you change your preferences to 'daily digest' instead of 'individual email'. Hope this helps Kat
Ester Salasoo #871 01/17/2008	I put my photo into an album in the Yahoo group - had it thumbnailed to size - yet it is not there...help!!! Ester
Saša Sirk #873 (Response to #871) 01/18/2008	I can see you, Ester - you are there. Check the Photos section. :-) Warmly, Saša
Carina Llosa #900 01/18/2008	Hi Laurel! I made a mistake and added a photo to your album. Please feel free to delete it, I cannot as I didn't create the album Sorry and thanks Carina
Arlene Porath #901 01/18/2008	Dear Dafne and Theresa, This is my first communication as I am finishing my semester this week and, after correction of the finals, flying to Seattle from my home in Israel, to visit my parents during semester break. THEN, I will have time to digestall this new technology. I am planning to take the Tappedin tour on Sunday evening, however, but was unable to open the Database link. Clicking on ityields nothing....
Dafne #902 (Response to #901) 01/18/2008	Hi Arlene and welcome to BaW! To go to the database you can follow this link: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/baw08/database or go to our Yahoo Group, and look for the link to the database in the navigation bar on the left. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/baw08 Hope this helps! Daf

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Map

Carina Llosa #624 01/15/2008	Hi I’m trying to add myself to the map, but I cannot! I try to move the pin, from moron to capital federal, and it sort of crashes. Is it a technical problem, or it’s me that I’m doing sth wrong? Thanks in advance Carina
Nelba #648 01/15/2008	Hi, Carina. i don´t know what the problem may be... but Morón is not far from Cap Fed, that may be the reason why you cannot move the pin. If you still have problems with it, meet me at Yahoo chat in the mornings, My ID is nelbaq. Nelba from Argentina- moderator week 3
Carina Llosa #662 01/15/2008	Thanks for the advice, Nelba J Now, I mysteriously didn’t have any problem to add my profile to the map. carina
Nelba #731 01/16/2008	Technology is a mystery LOL It usually does not work when you need it most ! Always Remember to do a backup of any important work! Nelba :)

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Survey

Maria Rosario Di Monaco #575 01/15/2008	Hi Kat! I have a question: I completed the diagnostic survey after sending the application form but BEFORE having been approved. Does it count or doI have to complete it again? Thanks for your help. Maria Rosario Di Mónaco
Saša Sirk #579 (Response to #575) 01/15/2008	I think it counts. Daf, Tere, please correct me if I'm wrong. Hugs Saša
Hassane #597 01/15/2008	Hi.It seems that i'm going backwards. I've been busy exploring the wiki tools then I realised that there was a diagnostic survey to complete. I tried to do so but it says "This form can no longer accept submissions". Deos it mean that there was a deadline i didn't respect? Thank you, Hassane
Dafne #606 (Response to #597) 01/15/2008	Hi Hassane, It isn´t your fault. This free survey application only accepts 100 responses, and we got to the limit. So, I am creating a new form. I will let everybody know when it is available. I am going to a meeting now, but as soon as I finish, I will work on that. Thanks for making us aware of this issue :-) Daf
Dafne #641 (Response to #639) 01/15/2008	Dear all, I created a new survey in another application that I just discovered. If you have not completed the diagnostic survey you can do so now at: http://baw08participants.pbwiki.com/diag_survey Click on the link on the page above, and the survey will show up, just like magic ;-) If you have already filled in the previous survey, please don´t complete this one, but you can open it to see the layout and then close the page. Thanks for your patience :-) Cheers, Daf
Silvia Colombo #651 (Response to #649) 01/15/2008	Thanks Dafne Hope to have managed with it! Hugs, Silvia.
Ellada Evangelou #695 01/16/2008	Hello everybody, ... The Survey is unavailable to me :(
Saša Sirk #698 (Response to #695) 01/16/2008	Hello and welcome Ellada, Dafne created a new Survey at http://baw08participants.pbwiki.com/diag_survey - it should work. (the previous one doesn't work anymore, we've surpassed its limitation of 100 answers). Look forward to learning with you, Saša

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Wiki

Mary Ziller #395 (Response to #381) 01/13/2008	Hi Monica and everyone! ... A few questions came up when I tried to enter data in teh participant's gallery. Is the form supposed to be in hml? How do we know the url of our photo? Thanks a lot. Mary from Philaelphia
Dafne #403 01/13/2008	Hi Mary, Pbwiki also accepts HTML and when we want to spice ita bit, we use some codes, but you are not supposed toknow html to edit the wiki. Just write your commentsbetween vertical lines \|\| if you want a table. Please check the tutorial on how to upload an image to pbwiki and you will see how to add it to your profile: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Tutorials#Uploadingfiles There are also some other tips on using pbwiki in the navigation bar of the wiki HTH, Daf
Hassane #447 (Response to #445) 01/14/2008	Dear moderators, I don't know what happened.There's something wrong with me.i uploaded my photo and still can't add my profile. It seems that i'm lagging behind. I know it's silly of me but i rely on your patience. I'M IN BAD NEED OF YOUR HELP. Hassane
Saša Sirk #453 01/14/2008	Dear Hassane, take it easy. Here's Dafne's tutorial on how to upload files to the wiki http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Tutorials#Uploadingfiles And here's the pre'session thread on re-sizing photos http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/PreSessionThreads#79 Once you have uploaded your photo to the wiki, just follow the step-by-step instructions at http://baw08participants.pbwiki.com/FrontPage I checked the photos in the files section but couldn't find any there with your name (it's a good idea to name the photo so that you can easily find it later). Hope that helps, Saša
Gladys Ledwith #440 01/14/2008	Hi everybody: my name is Gladys Ledwith, yesterday's session was amazing! so many of us all together coming from suchdifferent places! I tried uploading my photo in the wiki several timeswith no success :( I have uploaded photos in otherwikis but I don't know what happened here, I followedinstructions, tried and tried but the most I got was ahuge picture of myself!!!! As I wrote in my introduction, at the moment I'm coordinating the English Dept in a bilingual school, Ihope we'll be able to include ICT in our classes a lot more than we've been doing so I hope I will learn alot so as to help teachers in my school. Bye for now. Gladys Ledwith glad01ar@yahoo.com.ar
Jose Antonio da Silva #443 (Response to #440) 01/14/2008	Hi Gladys, I totally agree with you. Yesterday´s sessionn ws really amazing. It does feel great to be able to enjoy the company of so many people, from so many corners of the world. Welcome to the group.Looking forward to hearing more from you. Hugs from Brazil José Antônio
Saša Sirk #455 01/14/2008	Dear Gladys, check Dafne's tutorial at http://baw08.pbwiki.com/Tutorials#Uploadingfiles and the pre-session thread on re-sizing photos at http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/PreSessionThreads#79 Give us a shout if you get stuck again. Hugs, Saša
Carlos #457 01/14/2008	To edit the profile in the wiki session, it requires a password that I can't seem to find... If you could give me a hand... Thank You Carlos
Saša Sirk #458 01/14/2008	bawpart Hugs, Saša
Carlos #535 01/14/2008	Thank You so much Sasa, I'll use that information to go on and then try to see the messages, although they are so many that it will take me quite a while... I had absolutely no idea that we would be so many...It's a very nice feeling... Carlos
Saša Sirk #461 01/14/2008	Dear all, we have many profiles and photos already in our Participants' Gallery. Way to go! :-) A word of caution here: when editing this page, do not use the new Point and Click editor (there are two options for editing wikis; the classical editor - which we use in our wiki, and the Point and Click editor, which is more user friendly but also more buggy). When you edit a wiki page you see the option for switching the editor in the right upper corner (if you use Classic Mode, you'll see the option for Point and Click Mode there, if you use Point and Click mode it's the other way round) It's important to use the classical editor and not to switch to Point and Click, because this makes a mess out of the page. Make sure you only use Classical Mode when editing our wiki. This will save us some trouble. Look forward to seeing all your pics and intros there, Hugs, Saša
Dafne #463 (Response to #461) 01/14/2008	Dear all, I would like to add to what Sasha said, that in orderto help you with the classsic editor there are somehelp pages on our wiki (Look at the bottom of the navigation bar on the right). These is one of the tutorials for the classic editor:http://yummy.pbwiki.com/WikiStyle"> http://yummy.pbwiki.com/WikiStyle You can practice your wiki editing skills on ourplayground page at: http://baw08participants.pbwiki.com/playground You can play around on this page before adding your profile to the wiki. Btw, if you forget the password for the wiki(bawpart), you can find it in the Files section ofour Yahoo Group. Another tip, if you want to know what we were talkingabout during the registration period, please go to: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/PreSessionThreads You will find some tricks about the wiki, uploading photos, resizing them, etc. Bye for now, Daf
Dafne #497 01/14/2008	Dear participants, When somebody is editing the wiki, if you try to edit, you will get a message that the page is being edited. After 5 minutes, you can steal the lock from that person. I would appreciate that if you see that I am editing the page (Daf) do not steal the lock from me, because when I am editing, I am usually fixing any problem another participant had with the wiki. Please, be patient, I always try to be as fast as I can. Of course, the more things I need to fix the longer I will stay editing. Thanks in advance, Daf
Lawan Dalha #500 (Response to #497) 01/14/2008	Hi Daf, Its really great having you as our moderator.I'm just starting today and I belive you've shared the password to the wiki. I'm sorry can I have it again? Lawan
Saša Sirk #503 (Response to #500) 01/14/2008	The password is 'bawpart'. Cheers, Saša
Dafne #506 (Response to #504) 01/14/2008	Warning: I am going to try to recover some profiles that were deleted. Every time I have it ready, the lock has been taken from me, and I have to start all over again. Please, do not try to edit the wiki until I send another message saying that you can go edit the wiki again. Sorry about this, but it is the only way to have all the profiles back. We want to have all your information available :-) Thanks in advance, Daf
Dafne #507 (Response to #506) 01/14/2008	The wiki is ready. I think I was able to recover all the profiles. Please check to see if your profile is there. I have also resized some photos that were morethan 100 x100 Thanks for your patience :-) Remember to try your wiki skills on the playground page, before adding your profile to the wiki: http://baw08participants.pbwiki.com/playground Daf
Rob Ledbury #511 01/14/2008	I'm not afraid to ask... how do I add a photo? I didn't understand "add the URL to your photo" Rob
Kat Urbaniak #513 (Response to #511) 01/14/2008	You need to upload your picture to the wiki. The photo will then havea URL (unique address) which you add to your profile. Please upload it to the files section and take the URL from there.Let us know if you need further help or more in depth instructions. Hope this helps. Kat
Kat Urbaniak #514 (Response to #513) 01/14/2008	Here is a tutorial: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Tutorials#Uploadingfiles Kat
Carlos #545 01/14/2008	I'm about to leave as I have to be up in five hours but I am too eager to do it all... I went to the wiki, posted my introduction plus photo, which after some attemps still id out of proportion. I read one the messages somewhere that this can be solved... Will someone help solve this? Thank you. I will be back in some hours (mid morning...) Carlos
Dafne #546 (Response to #545) 01/14/2008	Hi Carlos, I have resized your photo and now it looks great :-) To learn how to resize images, please check this tutorial for Easythumbnails: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Tutorials#Resizingimages And there are more tips here: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/PreSessionThreads#79 Cheers, Daf
Carlos #664 01/15/2008	Thank you Dafne for your help. I went there and in fact it's great (the work, of course!). I had heard of thumbnails but although I couldn't remeber what they were for, I was afraid to spoil something, so... Thanks again for your patience. I went carefully through your suggestions on how to resize pictures, too. I have just browsed through the readings, so as you see I'm very into this baw wave of enthusiasm so needed among us, portuguese teachers. Thanks Carlos
Dafne #682 (Response to #664) 01/15/2008	I am really happy to read your comments Carlos. I was mentioning on Sunday during the EVO kick-off ceremony, that reading is one of the first skills needed to bean online learner. So, it seems you are ready for the ride :-) Cheers, Daf
Isabelle #553 01/14/2008	Hi ! I know it's early in the session but... I couldn't find a way to post my pic on the wiki page, next to my intro paragraph. I don't have any picture of me on the web (well, not that I know of!), so no URL to type in.Thanks for taking some time to answer! Isabelle
Kat Urbaniak #555 (Response to #553) 01/14/2008	Isa You need to resize your picture, then upload it to the wiki. Once uploaded you'll get a URL which you can add to your intro paragraph.There is a tutorial here adding the image: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Tutorials#Uploadingfiles Kat
Isabelle #559 (Response to #555) 01/14/2008	Hi Kat, Thanks for your help! I managed to create a thumbnail of my picture and post it on the wiki page correctly.I'm pretty impressed by all I learnt today, and I feel less like a computer dummy now. Thanks a lot!! Talk to you soon! Isa
Mônica Sanin #560 01/14/2008	Hi all! I've just been trying my wiki editing skills and I may have accidentally erased a picture right above my posting... but I really can't tell...am I right? It's 1:40 am here...off to bed!! See you tomorrow Mónica (Arg)
Dafne #561 (Response to #560) 01/14/2008	Hey Monica, I love the comic you posted to the playground. I could not stop laughing :-) Btw, you did not delete any picture. I changed the picture for a smaller one. The huge picture was taking almost all our storage space in the wiki. ;-) Cheers, Daf
Marina #658 01/15/2008	I wanted to practice my "wiki skills" in the playground by adding an image, but it seems I have "no skills". When I click on EDIT I'm asked to complete with th wiki-wide password, but I don't it. Am i doing things right? Thanks a lot, Marina
Monica Sanin #663 01/15/2008	HI Marina The password is : bawpart. Hope this helps. good luck and ,above all, patience!! A hug Mňnica(Arg)
Marina #666 (Response to #663) 01/15/2008	Thanks a lot. I've been able to do it. Hope you like the joke. Marina
Carlos #678 01/15/2008	I don't understand... Yesterday, I uploaded a photo of me and posted it in the participant photos, and wrote the presentaion text +photo in the wiki but >I can't seem to find them any more. The only thing i find is the photo in the wiki... Is it normal or is it because I should already be in bed by now? I'll check it tomorrow to see if something happened or if there is something else I should do Thank you Carlos
Dafne #679 (Response to #678) 01/15/2008	Hi Carlos, Most of the page had vanished while I was preparing aworkshop I am giving tomorrow. That's why I had notnoticed. But I have just recovered the whole page, including your profile :-) Sleep tight! Daf

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Skype

Christina Kwok #365 01/13/2008	HELP!! I 've just finished listening to a live broadcast from the Webcast Academy instead of what I thought was Webheads kickoff. It wasn't easy to tell it was the wrong one as Jeff Lebow's name was mentioned several times. I moved in and out of various rooms and the streaming just kept coming. I know the kickoff was supposed to be at 1600 so it couldn't still be running almost 3 hours later in my time zone so I thought maybe it was a recording but NO. Can anyone tell me where to find the recording now? Also I'm really new to all this online stuff and if I understand correctly, the next session is TAPPED IN on Sunday 20th at 1700 GMT. So what do we do during the week? Is there anything going on that I should plug in to besides getting familiar with all the stuff that's been suggested. Also I haven't been able to find instructions about how to enter Skype text chat now that I've installed Skype on my PC. I've downloaded the Skype software and typed 'echo123' to test my audio. I got a loud booming sound like a fire hydrant so is this okay, maybe just need to turn the volume down? I also tried to get a test call but it asked me to download credit in my account. What should I do? How do I check that my phone will work. I have a headset, will need to find out if works. christina
Cristina Costa #366 (Response to #365) 01/13/2008	Hi Christina! What is your skype ID: Mine is navysternchen Please skype me! :) Cris
Christina Kwok #375 01/13/2008	When I go to the chat button, it asks me if I want to do group chat. With group chat, it asks me to choose contacts but of course I have none yet and it doesn't let me browse or add or type so how am I supposed to add a contact? With public chat, there is a wizard to go thru, is this what I should choose? And how do I call in to the live web sessions please? christina
Jose Antonio Da Silva #376 (Response to #375) 01/13/2008	Hello Cristina, To start a text chat you have to choose the person you want to chat with. Do a right click of the mouse over the of the contactt you want to chat with, then you click on the small balloom and send you text. If you want to use me asyour guinea pig, I am online now. My skype id is joseantoniook Hugs José Antônio http://thomasja.wordpress.com
Jose Antonio da Silva #377 (Response to #376) 01/13/2008	Hi Again Cristina, I guess the answer was incomplete because you asked about calling in live. For while, try doing text or individual calls. In week 2, we will be dealing wiht skype and other tools and then it will be easier for and the others to get this information all together and all the doubts will be cleared out. Hugs from Brazil Jose Antônio
Dafne #379 (Response to #377) 01/13/2008	Hi Christina, If you want to chat in skype, you put the cursor on the name of the person you want to chat with, click using your right button of your mouse. A window will show different options. Select start chat, and you will start text chat. If you want to have voice chat, just click on the name of the person. You will find help on how to use skype on this page: http://support.skype.com/ You can also get to this page, if you click on HELP on the menu at the top of the Skype window. HTH, Daf
Dafne #405 01/13/2008	Hi Christina, We have activities for each of the weeks. Please check our weekly activities page at: http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Weekly_Activities and click on week 1 After each week is over, you will also find the threads page with the most important messages from the week. The threads for the pre-session period is already there. Cheers, Daf
Cristina Costa #415 01/14/2008	Hi Christina, what's your skype ID? Mine is navysternchen. please add me or let me know your ID and I can add you and then skype you so that you know how it works. Meanwhile have a look at this tutorial I have prepared for my staff. It might help you. http://ltc2.salford.ac.uk/cristina/skype/ Looking forward to skyping with you. Cris
Natalia #469 01/14/2008	I have skype ID but I am completely new to it . Can anyone help me ? I d love to talk to my collegues here live
Cristina Costa #470 01/14/2008	what is your skype ID so I can add you to my list and have a chat? I am off now, but will be back online at around 2100 GMT Cris
Elfina #472 (Response to #470) 01/14/2008	Hello Natalia, Nice to meet you. I'm from Russia, too. I am originally from Magnitogorsk but I've lived in Moscow since 1998. I'm an EFL teacher in one of private schools. Though I'm new to some webtools, I can use skype a little. So if you tell me your skype ID, I can skype you :-) Hope to hear from you. Best, Elfina
Jose Antonio da Silva #478 (Response to #472) 01/14/2008	Hello, I have been using skype for a while and I am a big fan of this tool. I f you want to add me to your account my id is joseantoniook To add you should click on the icon ADD and copy and paste the ID you want to add. Next, you should click on CCONTACTS and you will see a list of people's IDs. The one that has a green check are online. If you want to chat with them you will just have to riight click on the green icon and you will see the options CHAT (a balloom)or START A CALL. It is better always start with a text chat and then ask tthe contact if he/she would like to take a voice call. If you want to test it out with me, it will be a pleasure tohelp you. Abraços from Brazil Jose Antônio
Nergiz #785 01/17/2008	Daf,, I know this is next week's topic but just one quesion. Is there a way to add a group of people to my contacts instead of going through the add contact process with every single name?Thanks! Nergiz
Fernanda Rodrigues #787 (Response to #785) 01/17/2008	Hi Nergiz Skype has this tutorial to Add a contact: http://www.skype.com/help/guides/addacontact_windows/index.html You can also import contacts from your address book: http://www.skype.com/allfeatures/importcontacts/ If you want to organize your contacts, create groups: http://support.skype.com/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=1259 I don't think there's a way to add several skype names at once, can someone correct me if I'm wrong? Hope this helps Fernanda
Nergiz #876 (Response to #872) 01/18/2008	Thanks so much for your help and the links. This will certainly help. I'll check them out. Nergiz
Nelba #792 (Response to #787) 01/17/2008	Dear Nergiz, I am afraid you should add one by one because once you send the invitation ( include a message saying who you are) , you will have to wait for the other person's approval. It may be a good practice to start organizing your contacts into : Baw 08 moderator, Baw 08 partners, etc. Nelba.
Nergiz #875 01/18/2008	Thanks Nelba! That's a good idea. I'll try that. I've been using Skype for a while but only with friends. So these issues have never come up. Nergiz
Mary #872 01/17/2008	What software do people use to record skype calls?
Saša Sirk #878 (Response to #876) 01/18/2008	Dear Mary, I Googled 'recording Skype' and found this http://www.voip-sol.com/15-apps-for-recording-skype-conversations/. Warmly, Saša
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