Alado Live Session Page

Feb 9th 17.00GMT
Here's the chatlog and participant list for today's live session at Alado.
See the slideshow and make your comments at the Blog.

The recording of the Session
(VIP: To view the text chat, you need to highlight it and scroll down from time to time.)

    1. Participants (18)
    2. Screen Shots
    3. Chat Log

Participants (18)


Guest Speaker: Andrew Pincon
Coordinators: Dafne & Teresa

Moderators: Sharon (week 4), Jose Antonio, Dennis, Fernanda

Participants:
Carina Llosa, Argentina
Daniela Munca, The US
Eleni Argyriou, Greece
Isabel Teixeira, Brazil
Leecy, The US
Melanie Ellis, Poland
Marina Alfonso, Argentina
Mary Di Mónaco, Argentina
Maru del Campo, Mexico
Moira Hunter, France
Natalia Malkina (Natasa), Russia
Nadi Mohammed, Morocco
Nergiz Kern, Turkey
Patricia Wierna Saravia, Argentina
Sabrina, Argentina
Sally La Luzerne, The US
Silvia Colombo, Argentina

Screen Shots



Chat Log

Alado
Welcome
melanie ellis : Silvia I held the mic icon down and it turned red
Jose Antonio : Hi everyone
DafneG : hi everybody :-)
Sally La Luzerne-Oi : Hi everyone!
Aladoadmin : ola
Jose Antonio : Hello
melanie ellis : I'm hearing somebody!
DafneG : hola
silviacolombo : I can't hear now
Jose Antonio : Someone said Hola
DafneG : hi Andy :-)
Sally La Luzerne-Oi : My microphone doesn't seem to be working either.
Jose Antonio : Great I can hear now
melanie ellis : How did you get the hand up symbol Silvia?
silviacolombo : By pressing the mike at the bottom
silviacolombo : That's my problem
Sally La Luzerne-Oi : That's right. How are you Andy?
Aladoadmin : Silva do you want to talk
Jose Antonio : I had to install theplugin again. Mine wsnot working
Jose Antonio : I couldn´t get in
Aladoadmin : you just hit the Control key, which enables you to talk
Mary Di Mónaco : But I think i heard you Silvia
Aladoadmin : Ola, Daf
silviacolombo : Yes but I can't because of my mike settings
Jose Antonio : Hi
melanie ellis : Hello Daf
Aladoadmin : glad to hear and see you in here
silviacolombo : Hi Daf
Jose Antonio : Daf and her PCs
Mary Di Mónaco : Hi Daf
Jose Antonio : She is lucky to have many
Sally La Luzerne-Oi : Hi Daf
Aladoadmin : yes, we've seen your struggles with you new Vista
Aladoadmin : laptop
silviacolombo : Anxious early birds
DafneG : many that do not work, JA
Jose Antonio : I I have a problem with mine. I am in deeptrouble. I have only one. Poor JA
melanie ellis : What isthe syumbol like a zip file that comes up next to some names?
Mary Di Mónaco : when you want to talk you press the mic icon and just do so or do you have to wait?
DafneG : better to have one that works
Jose Antonio : ]That is true Daf
DafneG : if nobody is speaking you will speak immediately, Mary
silviacolombo : Mine doesn't work
Jose Antonio : I f I had many deffective ones, I would get desperate. I don´t know how you manage to keep your cool
DafneG : yes
Jose Antonio : Yes Mary
melanie ellis : Yes MAry!
DafneG : hola Mary
Carina : yes!
silviacolombo : Congrats Mary!
eleni : Hi Mary
Mary Di Mónaco : hi everybody!
Carina : hi!
DafneG : I heard some noise from you, JA, give it another try
melanie ellis : Jose Antonio there was a buzzing then from you
Jose Antonio : Mine is working ok.
Jose Antonio : I lost sound for a while, but now it is ok. Doyou think the buzzin ws from my mic?
melanie ellis : If your country isn't on the list do you just pick the nearesr point geographically?
Jose Antonio : All right
Natalia : Has it started already?
DafneG : no Natalia, we are testing our Internet connection speed
melanie ellis : Hi Natalia, not yet
Natalia : Good. I checked today earlier. Everything is working well with me
sharonb : hello everyone
DafneG : yes, I know, but since I am with slow connection, I prefer to write, sometiems my sound is choppy
Jose Antonio : Checking biforehand is good idea
DafneG : hi Sharon!
Jose Antonio : Fine Sharon Thanks
silviacolombo : Hi Sharon
Natalia : Yes, ilearnt my lesson
Natalia : Hi everybody
Mary Di Mónaco : Hi sharon
eleni : Hi Sharon
Natalia : I can't hear
sharonb : could you hear my hello? doesn't matter, as I like to let everyone participate - just wondered.
DafneG : are you guys checking your speed?
Natalia : Can I check my mike?
Aladoadmin : wee
sharonb : Great - hi natalia
Aladoadmin : hear you
Jose Antonio : Yes
DafneG : yesss
Aladoadmin : welcome
sharonb : is it cold in St petersburg?
melanie ellis : Hello Natalia
Jose Antonio : How are yu Natalia?
silviacolombo : Oh Hi Nat
Mary Di Mónaco : Hi Natalia!
Aladoadmin : very clear Natalia
Dennis : Hi, everyone.
Maru del Campo : Hi Everyone!
Aladoadmin : you can let it go
Aladoadmin : thanks
silviacolombo : Hi Maru
sharonb : you are gone now.
Mary Di Mónaco : Hi Maru
Jose Antonio : Maru how are U?
sharonb : Jose - you are making a participants list?
Dennis : I tried accessing this via a Mac and it didn't work well. Eventually, I could hear, but I couldn't chat.
Maru del Campo : I am fine Jose
Maru del Campo : yes
Jose Antonio : Yes I am sharon
Dennis : So I'm using my PC now.
melanie ellis : I didn't sign up on the database, but I am here!
sharonb : hi melanie - that is no problem
Dennis : I didn't sign up either, Melanie,
Maru del Campo : you bet!!
Dennis : Hola, Maru!
Dennis : Oi, JA.
Maru del Campo : I did not join as moderator because I only moderated my own sessions
silviacolombo : Hi Dennis
Mary Di Mónaco : Trying one of the sites on the list I lost the original page you'd posted. Does it matter, Andy?
Jose Antonio : Hi Dennis
Dennis : Hola, Silvia. I've enjoyed our message exchange.
silviacolombo : Me too
Mary Di Mónaco : I've got the page back now
Dennis :
Dennis : Hi, Andy.
silviacolombo :
Dennis : Privet, Natalia!
sharonb : Everyone think about Ibrahim (a co-moderator this week) - he only has power 5 hours in the morning and 5 in the afternoon - Can we all say hi for him when he reads the chat?
TeresaA : hi andy!
TeresaA : hi everyone!
Moira Hunter : Hi all
melanie ellis : Hello Ibrahim, thinking of you
Maru del Campo : Hi Ibrahim!!
Dennis : Hi, Mary and Sally.
Natalia : Hi, Ibrahim!
DafneG : hi Tere
Dennis : Salaam, Ibrahim!
sabrina : Hi everybody
Aladoadmin : good afternoon
silviacolombo : Hi everybody
Maru del Campo : Hi Daf! sound is fine
Aladoadmin : not at all
Dennis : Hi, Teresa. I hear you loud and clear.
DafneG : Please, go ahead Tere, my sound is choppy
Aladoadmin : you are on time
Mary Di Mónaco : Hi Teresa and everybody else
Dennis : Hola, Carina.
Aladoadmin : my pleasure as always
DafneG : thanks for being here, Andy
Natalia : Hi Mary!
Dennis : Hi, Sharon.
DafneG : the floor is yours :-)
Maru del Campo : Hi Moira!!!
Dennis : Yes, thanks, Andy.
Jose Antonio : Ibrahim is my hero. He´s go t the webhead spirit.
Moira Hunter : Hello dear Maru
Dennis : Yiassou, Eleni!
Aladoadmin : so Daf, is your Internet in Caracas problematic today
Maru del Campo : I am glad to see you here
Dennis : Bonjour, Moira!
Sally La Luzerne-Oi : Hello everyone!
DafneG : yes, Andy
eleni : Hi Dennis!
Moira Hunter : Bonjour Dennis
Dennis : Tekanis?
Aladoadmin : hi Moria
sharonb : Teresa - are yuo there?
silviacolombo : I can't hear now
DafneG : I will be happy if I can stay
eleni : Kala. Esy?
Moira Hunter : Hi Andy
Dennis : Hi, Leecy. Admirable job in Learning Times!
DafneG : yes, my connection is slow
DafneG : my sound is choppy
Dennis : Kalo, efkharisto.
sharonb : Our narrator, Leecy is here - welcome
Maru del Campo : I have taken many pictures of my cats and will use them to learn Moira.
DafneG : go ahead
Mary Di Mónaco : I want to congratulate you too, Leecy
TeresaA : absolutely!
eleni : KALA
Moira Hunter : :-) Maru
leecy : Hi, All. That experience yesterday was awesome!
Dennis : Oops!
isabel teixeira : Hello everybody
Dennis : Efkharisto!
mnadi : hi all
DafneG : seldom have cooperation
Moira Hunter : Hi ISabel
mnadi : has the meeting started?
eleni : kalo is good, kala is well
Dennis : Hi, Isabel!
leecy : Can't wait for more!
isabel teixeira : Hi Moira
Dennis : Many thanks, Eleni!
Dennis : I'll remember that.
sharonb : It is so great that this platform will run under nearly any platform
eleni : Dennis you seem to speak many languages
Dennis : It didn't work well for me on my Mac, Sharon, so I'm here on my PC.
Mary Di Mónaco : My internet connection goes on and off all the time on rainy days. It's rainy today :-(
Jose Antonio : Dennis. Nergiz is on her Mac and she is having problems lseeing te presentation
Maru del Campo : Hi Sally!!
Dennis : Yes, I have an "older" PC. Even that was a challenge financially, but a necessary one for situations like this.
Sally La Luzerne-Oi : Hi Maru
Mary Di Mónaco : But my connection is OK so far
Dennis : Yes, I had the same results as Nergiz on my Mac, JA.
Dennis : Mary: Are you using a Mac?
Mary Di Mónaco : No
silviacolombo : Hi Mary
Mary Di Mónaco : I think it's the server
Dennis : Oh, OK. Is anyone other than Andy using a Mac?
Mary Di Mónaco : Hi Sil
sharonb : It seems that adult learners sometimes have a little more trouble than the younger-set.
Dennis : Hola, Pato!
Pato : Hello everyone
Pato : Hi Dennis
silviacolombo : Hi Pato
Natalia : Hi Pato
Dennis : Hi, Mnadi. Or should I say "salaam"?
mnadi : yeah
Dennis : Hi, Sabrina.
sabrina : hi dennis
mnadi : wailaikum salaam
Maru del Campo : I think so Mary, but adults with no computer literacy respond well in Alado
Dennis : Shukran! Ahlan wa sahlan!
mnadi : thanks
mnadi : where r u from Dennis.?
Dennis :
Dennis : Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Dennis : You?
mnadi : you Arabic sounds cool
TeresaA : Frivolous Unanticipated Nonsense
mnadi : where have you learnt it?
Dennis : Shukran! But I only know a few words.
DafneG : F.U.N
mnadi : Morocco
TeresaA : lol
sharonb : But being in Alado - is always F.U.N - if not frivoulous
Dennis : I love the idea of F.U.N.!
TeresaA : me too, dennis. in both senses
Dennis : Definitely, Teresa!
Pato : In any sense, actually!!!
Maru del Campo : Yes, it works fine with low powered computers
Dennis : I think the element of "play" in learning is really important.
Pato : sure it is Dennis
Maru del Campo : I agree Dennis
Dennis : It's a very effective way of lowering the affective filter, no?
Pato : It is
Maru del Campo : My adult students laugh when the computer gives them a round of applause
Mary Di Mónaco : We all keep a child deep down
Dennis : I've seen that happen, too, Maru.
sharonb : Is alado available for others to use (like webheads)?
Maru del Campo : I is fantastic the way they respond and become engaged
Dennis : Hear, hear, Mary!
silviacolombo : It's good playing and having fun
Jose Antonio : Dennis, can you listen and see the presentation with in your Mac? Nergiz can´t
DafneG : I have used Alado a lot with my students, Sharon
sharonb : CAn you note on top of the PowerPoints - do the moderators see tools?
Dennis : And you do it very effectively, I'm sure, Dafne, based on what I've seen you and Teresa do here.
sharonb : OK - I know Breeze and understand your goals.
Dennis : My older computer and I are grateful that Alado can be accessed, Andy. Thanks!
DafneG : and I am here even with my Int. slow connect. problems
Dennis : Terrific!
Mary Di Mónaco : You' re thinking of accessibility, right?
DafneG : Teresa and I like to present here :-)
TeresaA : yes, we do, daf. :-)
Dennis : Where on the South Side is Olive-Harvey?
Dennis : I used to visit the South Side a lot when I lived in Illinois.
sharonb : I can see why you enjoy using this - it seems very user-friendly
maral954 : better late than never
Dennis : OK. I know where that is.
Dennis : I used to go to the South Side for blues and down-home food.
Maru del Campo : My students may get some of them, thanks!
DafneG : :-)
Sally La Luzerne-Oi : That's great!
silviacolombo : Good idea Maru
Dennis : I wish I could give you some of my older computers, Andy.
Mary Di Mónaco : Simple but great idea, Andy
melanie ellis : This is really ecological! I like it
Sally La Luzerne-Oi : This is good, Andy. We need to think about all those computers going in the ground.
sabrina : a great idea I like that
Dennis : I like it, too, Melanie. Kudos, Andy, for providing this salutory service!
sharonb : my passions are technology, education, environment and my leonbergers - I think many of us have a lot in common
Jose Antonio : Recycling these computers can help lots of people
maral954 : indeed
silviacolombo : You give jobs to a lot more people
Maru del Campo : indeed!
sabrina : I wish we could do the same inmy country
Jose Antonio : We could use soe of those in some poor districts of Brazil
silviacolombo : wishful thinking in Argentina
Dennis : My fingers are crossed, Maru!
Maru del Campo : Mine too!!!
eleni : recycling computers does simply not exist here!
Dennis :
TeresaA : that's fantastic, maru and an


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