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February 24, 2010
[|Recording]

Chat log [|digital_parent_Feb_24_2010.txt]

February 3, 2010
Recording Chat

January 27, 2010
[|Recording]



January 13, 2010
[|Recording]

Dec 3, 2009
[|Recording] Chat Log

Nov 16 2009
[|Recording] Chat log

[20:50]  JUstin I need you to sign into skype [20:51] == Kristen [i=4584ac94@gateway/web/freenode/x-kfcrhibhsckfgned] has joined #edtechtalk [20:51] I'm on [20:52] hi everyone [20:52]  good [20:52]  Hi Kristen [20:52] what do you need me to do now? [20:52] this is a nice little IRC script, btw [20:52]  I'll call u in a min [20:53] well, I'm on mIRC now, but I was using the qwebirc one just a minute ago. [20:53] k [20:53]  hi [20:55] here's the link to what Matt's talking about: [|http://christmas.justinreeve.com] [20:56] == matt_montagne [i=62cf0242@gateway/web/freenode/x-xarpoduhsiskblmv] has joined #edtechtalk [20:57]  can you hear [20:58]  start the ustream player [20:58]  Ustream sounds good. [20:58] == PeggyG [i=62a5b02d@gateway/web/freenode/x-ufdjwidkrurumlfy] has joined #edtechtalk [20:59]  (now can u please fix this awful chat room/) [20:59]  Pant! Pant!! :-) Great to be here with you! [20:59]  funny how every ETT show starts with conversation about the new chat room :-) [21:00] == AL_ [i=18c40682@gateway/web/freenode/x-ybppizqsnqzrzyzh] has joined #edtechtalk [21:00] == Anthony [i=18056564@gateway/web/freenode/x-gsjupgrzlmcwwtaw] has joined #edtechtalk [21:00] == Anthony has changed nick to Guest75008 [21:01] == kiva1111111 [i=40e79aa4@gateway/web/freenode/x-yyasslazbedmkguh] has joined #edtechtalk [21:01]  hey all [21:01]  Matt has been cloned :-) [21:01]  indeed peggy!!! [21:02] == Colleen [i=47ccd6d7@gateway/web/freenode/x-shztdhqedsrgjick] has joined #edtechtalk [21:02] == Plind [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-ayrsfjvrmmlzmtdt] has joined #edtechtalk [21:02]  hey colleen [21:02] Hi Colleen [21:02] <matt_montagne> hey penny [21:02] <Colleen> Hello all [21:02] hello [21:03] <PeggyG> I'm so glad we are able to continue the conversation about communicating with parents on the new Digital Parent site! Welcome Justin and Colleen!! [21:03] hi PeggyG [21:03] == Jeannine [i=9c225b62@gateway/web/freenode/x-aibwkjzljawfrsxq] has joined #edtechtalk [21:04] <Plind> Hey all on my way home frm red deer just seeing if I ca connect [21:04] == Plind [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-ayrsfjvrmmlzmtdt] has quit [Client Quit] [21:04] == AL_ [i=18c40682@gateway/web/freenode/x-ybppizqsnqzrzyzh] has quit [Client Quit] [21:04] == Plind [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-yiielmemzcwrcbin] has joined #edtechtalk [21:04] <PeggyG> exciting Plind!! [21:05] <PeggyG> my audio is really lagging listening to Justin. Is it just me? [21:05] == Kristen [i=4584ac94@gateway/web/freenode/x-kfcrhibhsckfgned] has quit ["Page closed"] [21:05] <Plind> And for the record I'm not driving ;) [21:07] No, I just have a minor speech impediment :) [21:07] == Plind [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-yiielmemzcwrcbin] has quit [Client Quit] [21:07] if that bothers anyone, oh well ... tough luck ;) [21:07] <PeggyG> no problem, Justin!! thanks for clarifying so I know it's not my computer. [21:08] [] [21:08] <PeggyG> Justin beat me!! He's an awesome tech user!! [21:09] <Lorna> colleen can you give us your skype id [21:09] -justinreeve- ir-irish42 [21:09] <Colleen> sorry ir-ish42 [21:09] -justinreeve- er, that's wrong [21:09] thanks Colleen [21:09] <Colleen> i was trying to figure out the audio in here [21:09] == Plind [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-qqcaxqpspaegtlty] has joined #edtechtalk [21:09] <Colleen> i can hear you all [21:09] == Plind [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-qqcaxqpspaegtlty] has quit [Client Quit] [21:10] == rammen [i=54d249d6@gateway/web/freenode/x-nchnuwfjzmruxlsl] has joined #edtechtalk [21:10] == Plind [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-fisnrdsisjfjgeqt] has joined #edtechtalk [21:10] <PeggyG> there is already some awesome planning taking place on the google doc! [21:11] <Plind> Seems I can chat or listen but not both [21:11] == rammen [i=54d249d6@gateway/web/freenode/x-nchnuwfjzmruxlsl] has quit [Client Quit] [21:11] <Lorna> Penny can we bring you into the call [21:12] <Plind> I'm actually on my iPhone so prob not [21:13] <PeggyG> we're really hoping that this site will be able to provide parents with information about how technology is being used in schools [21:14] == Colleen_ [i=47ccd6d7@gateway/web/freenode/x-ijlgciamwsnehhic] has joined #edtechtalk [21:14] == Colleen_ [i=47ccd6d7@gateway/web/freenode/x-ijlgciamwsnehhic] has quit [Client Quit] [21:14] == rogerlem [i=60158e3c@gateway/web/freenode/x-tuvsjvednipyhtpt] has joined #edtechtalk [21:14] <matt-montagne> I think Penny's approach is a good one...you have to learn how it can be useful for your own purpose [21:14] == ScottShelhart [i=43ed1248@gateway/web/freenode/x-orfiomoxtkjbnsda] has quit ["Page closed"] [21:15] <Colleen> What am I supposed to be looking at? [21:15] == than [i=0c193736@gateway/web/freenode/x-hkzygaemtkzgfhfu] has joined #edtechtalk [21:15] <Colleen> Can I get into the call? [21:15] <PeggyG> that's a good point about helping parents to learn to use it themselves so they can better understand how their kids are using technology [21:15] == rogerlem [i=60158e3c@gateway/web/freenode/x-tuvsjvednipyhtpt] has quit [Client Quit] [21:15] <Lorna> colleen waht is your skype id [21:15] <Colleen> ir-ish42 [21:16] <PeggyG> great thoughts Justin--creating family albums on Flickr, etc. [21:16] <Lorna> Colleen pls accept my contact [21:17] <Colleen> done [21:17] <PeggyG> in case you missed the link, this is the google doc we are talking about:[] [21:18] <PeggyG> Hi Colleen! [21:18] == Colleen [i=47ccd6d7@gateway/web/freenode/x-shztdhqedsrgjick] has quit ["Page closed"] [21:18] == than [i=0c193736@gateway/web/freenode/x-hkzygaemtkzgfhfu] has quit [Client Quit] [21:18] <PeggyG> don't you love technology challenges :-) [21:18] <PeggyG> I'm in Phoenix AZ :-) [21:19] == joelzehring [i=ae12a4c6@gateway/web/freenode/x-ninjoyynttaodbhc] has joined #edtechtalk [21:19] <PeggyG> we're excited about using Moodle to organize this site for parents! [21:20] Any tips on how to open this chat in Adium or other IRC client? [21:20] == Guest75008 [i=18056564@gateway/web/freenode/x-gsjupgrzlmcwwtaw] has quit ["Page closed"] [21:20] <PeggyG> I love how Justin got us started by creating a Google doc where we could all collaborate and then the Moodle site for creating the actual content! [21:21] <PeggyG> yes, Matt!! let's get started with a single course just to get it going! [21:21] joelzehring: YOu could try XChat or miRC [21:22] <PeggyG> Alpha is good :-) [21:22] <PeggyG> yes Colleen got it started [21:22] Should I copy the above URL and paste into the IRC settings? Is there a password? [21:23] <matt-montagne> I learned the whole "Alpha" thing from BJ Fogg and Stanford...it is the whole theory of innovation--launch early and iterate often [21:23] <PeggyG> should we be deciding which "course" would be the best starting place for parents? [21:24] <PeggyG> a quiz is a great idea! [21:24] <Jeannine> A resource I've been looking at in the last few days is [|http://nextgenerationlearning.org.uk/] - they have info on all the things you are looking at. Might be some useful stuff [21:24] <matt-montagne> it is awfully tought for parents to support kids if they have no idea of what the possibilities are [21:25] <matt-montagne> *tough [21:25] <PeggyG> I think parents should be able to pick any module they would like to learn about once we get more content created [21:25] well said, matt [21:25] <matt-montagne> agreed, Peggy...definitely [21:25] I type better than I speak, so let me summarize more about what I mean. Parents should understand the value of the social web, because that is where kids today are. That's where they talk to their friends, plan get-togethers, and share personal information that might interest a parent. Parents should have the basic know-how to moderate that sort of thing. [21:25] They should also be aware of the pros and cons of various tech tools, and how they CAN be used for educational purposes. [21:26] == Plind_ [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-hzorieilwsafatfj] has joined #edtechtalk [21:27] <PeggyG> through our course start-up we could actually share information modelling the use of some different tech tools so parents may ask us to tell them more about how to use the tool--like VoiceThread, Flickr, etc. [21:27] <Plind_> Using google to organize life is a great plAce to start [21:27] == Plind [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-fisnrdsisjfjgeqt] has quit [Ping timeout: 180 seconds] [21:27] For starters, we should identify the most useful/widely-used tools for a parent today. [21:27] == Colleen [i=47ccd6d7@gateway/web/freenode/x-tbvwugivkzmoaebb] has joined #edtechtalk [21:27] <Plind_> It was very popular with the parents in our group [21:28] <PeggyG> we could start off with a parent survey to guide us on what parents really want to learn about [21:28] == Plind_ [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-hzorieilwsafatfj] has quit [Client Quit] [21:29] <PeggyG> don't have my headset on :-( [21:29] == joelzehring [i=ae12a4c6@gateway/web/freenode/x-ninjoyynttaodbhc] has quit ["Page closed"] [21:29] <Lorna> peggy can i bring you in [21:29] <PeggyG> Google apps are so flexible for so many things!! [21:29] <PeggyG> yes-headset is on now [21:30] <Jeannine> In the beginning you'll need a bit of everything, but one of the first things that would be helpful is a glossary - many of us who use social media know the terms - web 2.0, social media, PLN, etc - just like edubabble that parents don't undertand, technobabble is a problem. [21:30] Here's the survey that Lorna made earlier: [|http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFR2TldhdWdrTFhKQVpReU5v...] [21:32] <PeggyG> it was a scribd document with parts for needs assessment for many groups but parents were included [21:32] <PeggyG> perhaps our first lessons/tutorials should be how to use Moodle if everything will be organized there [21:33] <PeggyG> if they can't find what they need they won't go further [21:34] <PeggyG> this is the scribd document I posted on the Google doc with parent needs assessment-scroll to the bottom: [] [21:35] <PeggyG> do parents have to commit to a course to indicate their interest in what they want to learn about? [21:36] I don't think we should force them to do anything [21:36] otherwise, they won't do it [21:36] I think overall this should be fun an easy to do [21:37] *and easy [21:37] <PeggyG> that was my thought too Justin--we should rephrase that question about course... [21:37] Maybe we shouldn't even use the term "course" [21:37] that conjures up images of lots of busywork, tests, etc. [21:38] <PeggyG> I agree with that! let's use a different name [21:38] <PeggyG> we don't have to create all of our own content (as Justin suggested on the google doc) [21:39] <PeggyG> we could use a lot of the CommonCraft video tutorials to get different tools/concepts introduced [21:40] <Jeannine> @PeggyG - love the CommonCraft stuff [21:40] <matt-montagne> maybe we need a basic skills strand [21:40] another good "course" for parents would be email, yes. Also maybe using email with young kids. [21:40] == Penny [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-jxbephktelddkubi] has joined #edtechtalk [21:40] <matt-montagne> I agree with you on the term "course" [21:41] <Penny> Matt you r making good points -- find out hobbies and interests [21:41] <matt-montagne> moodle would just be the website tool that we use to aggregate the learning materials...we could even do this in a wiki [21:41] <Penny> Use that to populate readers, to use diigo, etc... [21:41] <PeggyG> don't call it basic skills though--maybe "Getting Started with Technology" or something like that?? [21:42] <matt-montagne> yes, agreed peggy...basic skills is a major buzz kill [21:42] I agree, Peggy [21:43] <Penny> So true .. Parents I have are far beyond basic skills [21:43] I think the basic idea should make them feel like they're not "enrolling" in anything, and that it's not some structured courseset they have to go through, but something they can just browse through at their own will [21:43] like as if they were just browsing a web site [21:44] <Penny> We also have discussions about what it means to live in this state of uber-connectedness [21:44] <PeggyG> I think we could have a regular meeting time every other week and work on the google doc and moodle site in between those times [21:44] <PeggyG> [] [21:45] <Penny> The modules would be a great resource for someone wanting to facilitate a f2f session for parents [21:46] <PeggyG> that is a great point Penny!! once we get some content created on the site it could be used by parents to share with other parents or teachers to share with their parents [21:47] <PeggyG> are you wanting feedback from parents about what the suvey includes--specific questions? [21:47] <PeggyG> I won't be there next Thursday!! [21:47] <Penny> Sorry if I'm not matching convo -- but can't figure how to listen and chat on iPhone [21:47] it's okay, you're forgiven ;) [21:48] <Penny> Going to go listen again :) [21:48] == Penny [i=d15b6bfa@gateway/web/freenode/x-jxbephktelddkubi] has quit ["Page closed"] [21:48] Let me link to the actual site [21:48] [|http://www.digitalparent.net] [21:48] <PeggyG> but we don't have a "first course" selected--we signed up for lots of different topics [21:48] Still barebones, but we'll get there [21:49] <Jeannine> We might be in Canada, but US T'giving means FOOTBALL in this house. [21:49] <PeggyG> I think guest access is great--very non-threatening for parents [21:50] == kcaise [i=48b38871@gateway/web/freenode/x-tplocwctnhmncwgt] has joined #edtechtalk [21:50] hi kim [21:50] <PeggyG> I agree with that Matt!! [21:51] <matt-montagne> hey there kim [21:51] <PeggyG> we could offer a course on LearnCentral! [21:51] <PeggyG> parents could participate live in events but sessions could also be recorded for them to listen to later [21:52] that would be a good way to go, PeggyG [21:52] the session could just be used as the courseware [21:52] "course"ware [21:52] <PeggyG> we can also download/publish Elluminate sessions as mp4s and embed them in the Moodle :-) [21:53] <PeggyG> I truly think many people don't know that it's not appropriate to use images from the internet--they think it's all public [21:55] <PeggyG> a copyright section would be very helpful to parents so they know when their kids are downloading "free" music and sharing it widely with friends that it's not legal :-) [21:56] hi matt and everyone [21:56] <Lorna> Hi Kim [21:56] hi lorna [21:56] <PeggyG> I think we really need to provide a "how to use Moodle" screencast/video just to help parents know how to get started on the site [21:57] good point, peggy [21:57] I think you mentioned that on the google doc, too [21:57] what's that one site? [|http://www.moodletutorials.com] [21:57] er [21:57] <PeggyG> there are lots of examples already out there! [21:57] that's not it. Here's the real one: [] [21:57] little short clips [21:58] <PeggyG> the Virtual Technology Conference provided several of those for their Moodle site--the conference was entirely provided on Moodle [22:00] <Jeannine> Not sure if this was mentioned... wouldn't hurt to ask some kids about what their parents should know about social media [22:00] <PeggyG> this is the Moodle site for VTC--browse around at the organization as much as you can without registering [] [22:00] I think that's a good idea. "What do you wish your parents knew about the web?" [22:00] <PeggyG> I won't be there on Thanksgiving [22:01] do kids actually refer to it as "social media?" [22:02] <PeggyG> the social networking CommonCraft video is good because it starts with planning a family camping trip :-) [22:02] <Jeannine> @justinreeve - probably not :) [22:02] I have invites [22:03] <PeggyG> I'm on Google Wave but I'd rather not ad another level of learning to be able to do this project [22:03] <PeggyG> for me it would be easier to use Skype chat for our group [22:04] what is google wave [22:04] if it ain't broke, don't fix it [22:04] kiva: [|http://wave.google.com] [22:04] <PeggyG> I agree Justin :-) [22:04] Google's answer to social networking...and creating social network standards [22:04] kiva1111111, if you want an invite, let me know [22:05] <PeggyG> you can add a comment to the skype chat whenever it comes to you and people will see it the next time they log in to skype [22:05] ok, thanks for the quick explanation Justin, yes could you send me an invite [22:05] what's your gmail address? [22:05] or any address, actually [22:05] momma2rowan@gmail.com [22:05] done [22:05] thanks [22:06] I've noticed it takes a couple days for the invite to come, but it'll get there [22:06] <Jeannine> Good luck everyone - time for bed on this coast. [22:06] thanks Jeannine [22:06] == Jeannine [i=9c225b62@gateway/web/freenode/x-aibwkjzljawfrsxq] has quit ["Page closed"] [22:06] justin i'll watch for it [22:06] <PeggyG> do you have to invite us to the Wave Matt? [22:07] <PeggyG> lots of food for thought tonight! great brainstorming with all of you! [22:07] thanks to everyone [22:07] == kcaise [i=48b38871@gateway/web/freenode/x-tplocwctnhmncwgt] has quit ["Page closed"] [22:07] <PeggyG> see you next time [22:07] <Colleen> g'night all! 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November 3, 2009
Chat log

[11/3/09 7:54:51 AM] justinreeve: Would you guys be open to doing > another meeting today at 6:00pm EST? > [11/3/09 7:55:05 AM] justinreeve: right before the #edchat? > [11/3/09 7:55:46 AM] Lorna Costantini: Hi I can do 5 > [11/3/09 7:56:21 AM] Lorna Costantini: we need to ask the other > folks to join us in skype - live or in this chat > [11/3/09 7:56:22 AM] justinreeve: would 5:30 work? > [11/3/09 7:56:28 AM] Lorna Costantini: sure > [11/3/09 7:56:37 AM] justinreeve: okay > [11/3/09 7:56:59 AM] Lorna Costantini: can you reach out to the others > [11/3/09 7:57:07 AM] justinreeve: yeah, I'll send an email right now > [11/3/09 7:57:10 AM] Lorna Costantini: I know that CIndy can't be > with us > [11/3/09 7:57:13 AM] justinreeve: ok > [11/3/09 9:56:54 AM] Peggy George: just replied to the email and I > think that time will work for me--it's 3:30pm Phoenix time. > [11/3/09 10:04:55 AM] justinreeve: awesome > [11/3/09 11:16:33 AM] justinreeve: Peggy, you've been given admin > access to digitalparent.net now > [11/3/09 11:36:12 AM] Peggy George: thanks Justin! see you in a few > hours > [11/3/09 11:37:08 AM] justinreeve: see ya > [11/3/09 12:47:42 PM] justinreeve: is there a module for Moodle that > lets you add "pages," and treat Moodle more ilke a CMS? > [11/3/09 3:27:08 PM] Lorna Costantini: I'M HERE > [11/3/09 3:27:18 PM] justinreeve: Howdy! > [11/3/09 3:27:29 PM] Lorna Costantini: The book module may work for > you > [11/3/09 3:27:32 PM] justinreeve: okay > [11/3/09 3:27:52 PM] justinreeve: Does it actually change the > configurable layout of Moodle, though? > [11/3/09 3:28:01 PM] Lorna Costantini: no > [11/3/09 3:28:13 PM] justinreeve: I guess that might be asking for > too much. Moodle is pretty set in its ways. > [11/3/09 3:28:19 PM] Lorna Costantini: it allows you to present > content > [11/3/09 3:28:25 PM] justinreeve: And I know we talked before about > "wrapping" Moodle inside some other CMS, like Joomla > [11/3/09 3:28:26 PM] Lorna Costantini: in a continuous format > [11/3/09 3:28:42 PM] Lorna Costantini: just like the pages of a > bookm :) > [11/3/09 3:29:05 PM] Peggy George: Hi-I'm here too but I'm also > working in Elluminate with Kim--right now we're uploading things > [11/3/09 3:29:14 PM] justinreeve: no prob > [11/3/09 3:29:50 PM] Lorna Costantini: trying to find one of my > installs with the book module > [11/3/09 3:30:24 PM] Peggy George: I found a few things on the > Moodle.org help re Moodle pages but I haven't tried them > [11/3/09 3:30:59 PM] Lorna Costantini: __http://www.webclassroom.ca/ncdsb/__ > [11/3/09 3:31:07 PM] Lorna Costantini: sign is as ckent ckent > [11/3/09 3:31:10 PM] justinreeve: I'm trying to do it for another > Moodle site I have here in our district...we're combining an > inservice portal with the teachers' online courses, but I'd like > just a list of the Inservice classes to be available as a separate > page > [11/3/09 3:31:14 PM] justinreeve: k > [11/3/09 3:31:36 PM] Lorna Costantini: you can link in the nav bar > to webpages > [11/3/09 3:31:47 PM] Lorna Costantini: using the html block > [11/3/09 3:31:49 PM] justinreeve: oh okay, I see how it works now > [11/3/09 3:32:00 PM] justinreeve: yeah, HTML block would > work...should've thought of that > [11/3/09 3:32:18 PM] justinreeve: is there a way to just get to a > page that LISTS all courses in a specific category? > [11/3/09 3:32:39 PM] Lorna Costantini: thinking > [11/3/09 3:32:39 PM] justinreeve: I imagine it's something like > > categories.php?id=### or something > [11/3/09 3:32:54 PM] Lorna Costantini: you have me on that one > [11/3/09 3:33:23 PM] justinreeve: found a hack right here for it: __http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=121758__ > [11/3/09 3:33:47 PM] justinreeve: then I could just autoenroll ALL > employees in ALL inservice courses, but at least then it would be > divided by category > [11/3/09 3:33:56 PM] justinreeve: wouldn't be shown on the front > page, though :( > [11/3/09 3:34:18 PM] justinreeve: I wonder if we're the only ones > who are going to show up > [11/3/09 3:34:26 PM] Lorna Costantini: think so > [11/3/09 3:34:38 PM] Peggy George: maybe--jennette said she couldn't > make it, right? > [11/3/09 3:34:41 PM] justinreeve: yeah > [11/3/09 3:34:43 PM] Lorna Costantini: Peggy is watching our chat > but doing another task > [11/3/09 3:34:43 PM] justinreeve: Colleen said she'd try > [11/3/09 3:34:54 PM] Lorna Costantini: no id for Colleen > [11/3/09 3:34:58 PM] justinreeve: and I haven't heard back from > anyone else...my fault for not thinking ahead to give advance notice > [11/3/09 3:35:06 PM] justinreeve: yeah, I don't have an id either > [11/3/09 3:35:17 PM] Lorna Costantini: np > [11/3/09 3:35:19 PM] justinreeve: "I'll make every effort to be home > by then... I haven't used my skype acct yet so...this will be > interesting... I can't remember exactly, but I think my ID is ir- > ish42. I'll check it when I get home... Hope to see/hear you later! > - Colleen" > [11/3/09 3:35:20 PM] justinreeve: that's what she sent me > [11/3/09 3:35:48 PM] Lorna Costantini: I'll be around after 9:00 PM > EST > [11/3/09 3:36:05 PM] justinreeve: okay > [11/3/09 3:36:21 PM] Lorna Costantini: lets try later > [11/3/09 3:36:27 PM] Lorna Costantini: in the mean time > [11/3/09 3:36:35 PM] justinreeve: Basically I just wanted to let you > guys know I haven't gotten around to doing much with configuring the > server, just got busy the last week of October there. > [11/3/09 3:36:36 PM] Lorna Costantini: I have a question to ponder > [11/3/09 3:37:11 PM] justinreeve: Also I wanted to see if anyone > else would be willing to participate in your Parents as Partners > podcast with me...I'd prefer to have a group, if that's okay. But > since no one else is here... > [11/3/09 3:37:11 PM] Lorna Costantini: who - what is the > organization that is the umbrella for this moodle > [11/3/09 3:37:25 PM] Peggy George: I'll be available after Gator > Radio 8:00pm AZ time That may be too late for you > [11/3/09 3:37:28 PM] Lorna Costantini: we have 2 weeks to set that up > [11/3/09 3:37:46 PM] justinreeve: well, I'm just thinking ahead > [11/3/09 3:37:48 PM] justinreeve: :) > [11/3/09 3:37:56 PM] Peggy George: good for you Jason :-) > [11/3/09 3:38:02 PM] Lorna Costantini: good - like organized people > [11/3/09 3:38:05 PM] justinreeve: Justin > [11/3/09 3:38:11 PM] justinreeve: but that's okay > [11/3/09 3:38:17 PM] justinreeve: Jason's a fine name, too > [11/3/09 3:38:28 PM] Peggy George: sorry--that was a typo!!! That's > what I get for multitasking!! > [11/3/09 3:38:41 PM] Lorna Costantini: you are allowed Peggy > [11/3/09 3:38:49 PM] Lorna Costantini: she is always on top of things > [11/3/09 3:38:58 PM] Peggy George: this hasn't been a good tech day!! > [11/3/09 3:38:59 PM] Lorna Costantini: back to my question > [11/3/09 3:39:03 PM] Lorna Costantini: advertisement > [11/3/09 3:39:10 PM] Lorna Costantini: participation > [11/3/09 3:39:23 PM] Lorna Costantini: who wil coordinate all of the > big questions > [11/3/09 3:39:35 PM] Lorna Costantini: the courses and details will > work themselves out > [11/3/09 3:40:05 PM] Peggy George: Justin-I'll be participating in > the Parents as Partners show if there's anything specific you'd like > me to say/do > [11/3/09 3:40:07 PM] justinreeve: Perhaps it would be useful to > appoint an official project manager > [11/3/09 3:40:14 PM] justinreeve: is that what you're talking about? > [11/3/09 3:40:25 PM] Lorna Costantini: Will a teacher say - heh this > week or so those people I know can join me > [11/3/09 3:40:27 PM] Lorna Costantini: sort of > [11/3/09 3:40:42 PM] Lorna Costantini: the problem with that is the > job decription can grow > [11/3/09 3:40:59 PM] justinreeve: Right, responsibilities will > expand. Which is why, for now, we should keep this whole thing as > simple as we can. > [11/3/09 3:41:12 PM] Lorna Costantini: exactly > [11/3/09 3:41:24 PM] Lorna Costantini: which is what I was just saying > [11/3/09 3:41:29 PM] justinreeve: Basically, set up some courses, > maybe only let a limited set of volunteers in, and just keep options > to a minimum. > [11/3/09 3:41:42 PM] justinreeve: maybe we can disable things that > might get us in trouble, such as forums or chat rooms > [11/3/09 3:41:47 PM] justinreeve: that stuff requires moderating. > [11/3/09 3:42:02 PM] justinreeve: at least until we've tested the > whole infrastructure > [11/3/09 3:42:06 PM] Lorna Costantini: a teacher who has a group of > parents - teachers who want to learn something sets up a course and > uses the moodle to run the cours > [11/3/09 3:42:24 PM] Lorna Costantini: course > [11/3/09 3:42:54 PM] Lorna Costantini: I started with an online > communication course to try and sort out some of my thoughts > [11/3/09 3:43:18 PM] Lorna Costantini: following up on the idea that > the course should have meaning to a parent to participate > [11/3/09 3:43:32 PM] Lorna Costantini: there has to be a hook > [11/3/09 3:43:49 PM] Lorna Costantini: some one talked about a > Flickr course > [11/3/09 3:43:53 PM] Lorna Costantini: or picasa > [11/3/09 3:44:11 PM] justinreeve: and even those should be parent- > focused > [11/3/09 3:44:20 PM] Lorna Costantini: exactly > [11/3/09 3:44:26 PM] justinreeve: The instructor should ask the > question, "What would a parent want to know about Flickr?" not just > an average user. > [11/3/09 3:44:40 PM] justinreeve: Maybe go into how Flickr can host > inappropriate content, for one > [11/3/09 3:44:52 PM] Lorna Costantini: we need to find our target > market and ask them what their interetst are > [11/3/09 3:45:09 PM] Lorna Costantini: which is what the PasP will > help us do > [11/3/09 3:45:10 PM] justinreeve: it sounds to me like we need a > larger group of parents to consult > [11/3/09 3:45:15 PM] justinreeve: gotcha > [11/3/09 3:45:56 PM] Lorna Costantini: I'll try and blog about our > idea and see what kind of reaction we get > [11/3/09 3:46:05 PM] justinreeve: okay > [11/3/09 3:46:09 PM] justinreeve: if I get a chance, I will, too > [11/3/09 3:46:13 PM] justinreeve: I need to update my blog anyway > [11/3/09 3:46:22 PM] Lorna Costantini: I'll also ask my own realtime > network what they think > [11/3/09 3:47:04 PM] Lorna Costantini: if you want to talk more > about infrastructure - can we talk later tonight? > [11/3/09 3:47:18 PM] justinreeve: yeah, I might be on then. That's > around the time I put the kids to bed, but I'll see. > [11/3/09 3:47:26 PM] justinreeve: if nothing else, I'm online all day > [11/3/09 3:47:32 PM] justinreeve: *all day tomorrow, that is > [11/3/09 3:47:49 PM] justinreeve: we can always just drop a few > notes in the group here and there > [11/3/09 3:47:52 PM] Lorna Costantini: np drop your thoughts or ?? > here > [11/3/09 3:47:55 PM] Lorna Costantini: lol > [11/3/09 3:47:57 PM] justinreeve: hahaha > [11/3/09 3:48:02 PM] Lorna Costantini: is the wiki set up yet > [11/3/09 3:48:07 PM] justinreeve: yes: __http://wiki.digitalparent.net__ > [11/3/09 3:48:20 PM] Peggy George: chatting in the group is good > when people are available at different times > [11/3/09 3:48:22 PM] justinreeve: I've been meaning to move over the > Google Doc content, chat logs, etc. > [11/3/09 3:48:29 PM] justinreeve: yeah, it is. No pressure to > respond right away. > [11/3/09 3:48:45 PM] Peggy George: is that the Moodle wiki? > [11/3/09 3:48:54 PM] justinreeve: yes. You can add anything you > want on there. > [11/3/09 3:49:03 PM] Lorna Costantini: we might get more > participation if we can get the content there > [11/3/09 3:49:23 PM] justinreeve: don't advertise the link publicly, > because I don't want spambots getting in. Then I'll have to require > users to login to edit. > [11/3/09 3:49:24 PM] Peggy George: just curious about the source of > the wiki > [11/3/09 3:49:36 PM] Lorna Costantini: the one we have on DH Peggy > [11/3/09 3:49:40 PM] Peggy George: good point JUSTIN :-) > [11/3/09 3:49:42 PM] Lorna Costantini: Justin is using DH > [11/3/09 3:49:55 PM] justinreeve: yeah, I just installed MediaWiki. > If you have a better wiki app suggestion, we can use that. > [11/3/09 3:49:55 PM] Peggy George: yeah! we're all dreamhost users :-) > [11/3/09 3:50:03 PM] justinreeve: Dreamhost is awesome. :) > [11/3/09 3:50:09 PM] Peggy George: I love it!!! > > [11/3/09 3:50:13 PM] justinreeve: I've been using it for 3 or 4 > years now, and it's the best. > [11/3/09 3:50:24 PM] Lorna Costantini: me too > [11/3/09 3:50:31 PM] Lorna Costantini: same success and timelines > [11/3/09 3:50:34 PM] Lorna Costantini: interesting > [11/3/09 3:51:06 PM] Lorna Costantini: how do I add a page to the wiki > [11/3/09 3:51:34 PM] justinreeve: edit the main page, and add a link > that looks like PAGENAMEGOESHERE then click on it, and it'll > create the new page > > [11/3/09 3:52:07 PM] justinreeve: this is just the same thing > Wikipedia uses. I'm used to it, but I know others might not be. If > you'd rather try something else, that's fine. We could even just > use wikispaces. > > [11/3/09 3:52:54 PM] justinreeve: I guess that's about it...I'll > take off now, but I'll try to get on later tonight. > [11/3/09 3:53:00 PM] justinreeve: *I gotta take off now, I mean > [11/3/09 3:53:16 PM] Lorna Costantini: ttyl > [11/3/09 3:53:20 PM] Peggy George: ok-we'll touch base soon > [11/3/09 3:53:21 PM] justinreeve: thanks for your help :)

thanks for your help [11/3/09 3:53:52 PM] justinreeve: yeah we will. Like I said, I'm > online all day, usually from 8:30 - 3:30 MST > > [11/3/09 3:54:18 PM] Peggy George: I'm on MST also so that works for > me :) > > [11/3/09 3:54:36 PM] justinreeve: anyway, cya later > [11/3/09 3:55:03 PM] Peggy George: I never know what I am for sure > because AZ doesn't use daylight savings time--sometimes I'm Pacific <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">> and sometimes I'm mountain

October 27 2009
Chat log <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> [17:57] Type /help for a list of commands [17:57] Topic: Discussion of the technology-oriented Moodle site for Par [17:57] justinreeve: is my video coming through? [17:57] guest-7837 entered the room [17:57] guest-7825 changed nickname to rjwassink [17:57] justinreeve: Hi Ryan [17:58] rjwassink: Hello. Computer died, had to grab an old laptop at the last minute. :-) [17:58] justinreeve: should I tweet this room, see if anyone else joins? [17:59] justinreeve: that sucks...I hate when that happens [17:59] lorna: how long do you think we will be? [17:59] lorna: yse tweet it out [17:59] rjwassink: I'd tweet it, add the #edchat since it's starting in less than an hour [17:59] lorna: do either of you have your mic set up [17:59] rjwassink: I do not, unfortunately, have a mic on here. But I can hear things (I assume?) [18:00] guest-7906 entered the room [18:01] guest-7929 entered the room [18:01] justinreeve: maybe video and mics are overrated :) [18:02] justinreeve: who are we still waiting for? Just Cel Foster? [18:02] guest-7950 entered the room [18:02] rjwassink: Looks to me as if this won't take too long, actually... I mean, the voting appeared to be quite skewed toward the one domain name :-) [18:03] justinreeve: I think so, too [18:03] lorna: says mymic is broadcasting [18:03] justinreeve: I also thought it would be nice to get into a more informal setting, since none of us have ever really talked or officially virtually met [18:03] guest-7950 changed nickname to peggy [18:03] justinreeve: hi Peggy [18:04] peggy: Hi Justin [18:04] lorna: hi peggy [18:04] peggy: thanks for the link Lorna [18:04] justinreeve: RT @celfoster celfoster @justinreeve that's what I thought but it isn't doing anything - just keeps telling me I'm timed out [18:04] lorna: can you get your camera or mic owrking [18:04] rjwassink: I hear "splashes" but no audio from you, Lorna. Hi Peggy [18:04] guest-8003 entered the room [18:04] lorna: going to go out and come back in [18:04] peggy: I don't have my headset on-do I need it or can I just type? [18:04] justinreeve: hi guest-8003 :) [18:05] justinreeve: just typing is fine [18:05] peggy: great! [18:05] guest-8011 entered the room [18:05] justinreeve: I'm not sure how well this works with multiple mics/video [18:05] guest-8011 changed nickname to lorna [18:05] justinreeve: Cel's still having trouble logging in, it sounds like. Not sure why. [18:05] peggy: Just today I was trying to get the tinychat widget on my blog but I had issues getting it the right size! Will try again later. [18:06] guest-8036 entered the room [18:06] rjwassink: I'm going to guess that we won't get a huge participation until we've got at least a structure developed. There's a picture! :-) [18:06] justinreeve: there you are...no voice, though :) [18:06] peggy: yeah! there's Lorna :--) [18:06] justinreeve: yeah, I don't expect a lot of people to get involved until they see some physical product. [18:06] peggy: picture but no audio--she'll have to talk with her hands [18:06] peggy: :-) [18:06] guest-8036 changed nickname to cybraryman1 [18:07] justinreeve: At any rate, how does everyone like the digitalparent.net domain? [18:07] peggy: is that Justin? [18:07] guest-8056 entered the room [18:07] peggy: bright light over your head [18:07] justinreeve: it sure is [18:07] lorna: where are you peggy [18:07] justinreeve: I know...it's kind of annoying [18:07] peggy: I'm in Phoenix AZ [18:07] lorna: are you sure that we don't have to use Skype to talk? [18:07] justinreeve: oh yeah, where's everyone from? I'm from Ogden, Utah [18:07] rjwassink: Now that's cool. 2 pictures, still no audio. I am ok with that domain, although the .net is a little saddening [18:07] rjwassink: I'm from Corning, New York... about 5 hours west of NYC [18:08] justinreeve: any other ideas? I'd prefer a .com myself [18:08] lorna: I'm in St. Catharines ON Canada [18:08] guest-8080 entered the room [18:08] cybraryman1: I am from Hobe Sound, Florida [18:08] guest-8080 changed nickname to colleen [18:08] guest-8085 entered the room [18:08] guest-8085 changed nickname to flow [18:08] justinreeve: Hi colleen! [18:08] rjwassink: well hello and welcome, Cybraryman1 and Colleen and Flow [18:08] flow: hey [18:08] peggy: is the question what to name the site? moodle4teachers.com?? [18:08] colleen: hello all [18:08] cybraryman1: Corning Glass is wonderful! [18:08] flow: how you guys doing [18:08] justinreeve: for those new here, the link to our collaborative Moodle doc is http://tinyurl.com/moodle4parents [18:09] rjwassink: I can see Corning Glass Co from my chair right now. [18:09] justinreeve: feel free to review it, add anything you wish [18:09] flow: what do you guys need to know about us young wild kids and i can answer [18:09] lorna: do we have vistors? [18:09] guest-8120 entered the room [18:09] flow: i guess i should leave [18:09] peggy: some very creative names in this group :-) [18:09] justinreeve: flow: Everyone's welcome here [18:09] rjwassink: Nobody needs to leave [18:09] flow: cool [18:10] lorna: I would like you to comment on asking parents to help with the design of the course [18:10] guest-8136 entered the room [18:10] flow: what course [18:10] justinreeve: I agree with that entirely. [18:10] guest-8142 entered the room [18:10] lorna: grt8 [18:10] guest-8145 entered the room [18:10] guest-8146 entered the room [18:10] guest-8136 changed nickname to celfoster [18:10] flow: what course are you talkin about in paticular [18:10] justinreeve: flow: Basically, this project is aimed toward parents. We would like to create an online course site to teach parents about technology, Internet safety with their students, but overall make them realize technology isn't evil [18:10] rjwassink: we're discussing currently the name of our website. It's going to be a Moodle for Parents. The current idea is digitalparent.net [18:10] cybraryman1: Students and parents should be involved in the process. Too many times we leave them out. [18:11] lorna: agree [18:11] justinreeve: Oh I agree. Students could volunteer as course makers, too. [18:11] flow: haha well to be honest i think technology is evil to a certain extent [18:11] justinreeve: Basically, the way I see it, anyone should be welcome to contribute and develop/aggregate/share course content [18:11] peggy: the challenge is that you want to teach parents about the use of the technology and they don't know how to use it to provide input into the planning [18:11] justinreeve: all in favor of voting flow off the island? ;) [18:11] rjwassink: basically Flow, what do parents need to know in order to embrace newer tech-rich teaching methods [18:11] justinreeve: just kidding [18:11] guest-8199 entered the room [18:12] lorna: suggest we use SKype for our next meeting [18:12] lorna: or oovoo [18:12] justinreeve: ooVoo has ridiculous limits nowadays [18:12] lorna: k skype then [18:12] rjwassink: parents are just people who happened to have kids. We can't really forget that they aren't "special" it's like teaching any adult subgroup [18:12] justinreeve: didn't they change it to only 1 on 1 communication for the free version? [18:12] lorna: don't need the cameras [18:12] justinreeve: maybe I'm wrong...I haven't used it in awhile [18:13] lorna: only have a few min [18:13] lorna: I think that we have support for digitalparent.net [18:13] justinreeve: Okay, well let's decide on a domain once and for all. [18:13] colleen: ok so what's on the agenda tonight... sorry stepped away [18:13] celfoster: i finally am here - sorry i'm late [18:13] rjwassink: Hello CelFoster. Not sure I caught you when you entered :-) Welcome [18:13] justinreeve: I think digitalparent coincides with what Lorna and Peggy are doing, though I didn't necessarily intend to infringe or cross over. But if they don't mind, digitalparent.net would work. [18:13] celfoster: just got in - what did i miss [18:13] justinreeve: maybe we can grab digitalparent.com in the future. I wonder how much it would be to bid on it. [18:14] justinreeve: celfoster: Not much...just trying to determine if digitalparent.net is the best domain [18:14] justinreeve: Anyone have anything against the domain? [18:14] celfoster: i read your email - i think it sounds fine to me [18:14] colleen: digitalparent sounds fine with me [18:14] rjwassink: I think we need to have a working modle before anyone tries to buy a second domain :-) [18:14] peggy: I'm thrilled that you're offering the courses on Moodle--it's very user friendly for beginners [18:14] justinreeve: well, obviously :) [18:14] peggy: I like digitalparent too [18:14] justinreeve: sounds like we're unanimous :) [18:15] colleen: ya [18:15] lorna: I would be happy to make up a subdomain for the course on ourschool.ca [18:15] cybraryman1: digitalparents is a great name to use [18:15] celfoster: hope everything else is that easy [18:15] rjwassink: Ok, I will register it soon. Justin, can you send me your hosting information again, email perhaps? rjwassink@gmail.com [18:15] justinreeve: if that's the case, Ryan could you register it? Just point the domain servers to NS1.DREAMHOST.COM, NS2.DREAMHOST.COM, and NS3.DREAMHOST.COM and I'll set up Moodle [18:15] justinreeve: that's all you gotta do [18:15] cybraryman1: shouldn't it be digitalparents (plural) [18:15] peggy: Vanessa Van Petten uses "Radical Parenting" for her site name :-) [18:15] justinreeve: maybe [18:15] lorna: My favourite hosiing company! [18:15] rjwassink: DigitalParent, Parents, or Parenting? [18:16] colleen: do we want to keep a uniform look to all our courses? [18:16] justinreeve: digitalparents.net is free too? [18:16] justinreeve: it'd be REALLY nice to have a .org actually [18:16] justinreeve: that way people know we're non-profit [18:16] justinreeve: but both digitalparent.org and digitalparents.org are taken [18:16] justinreeve: colleen: I do think we should set forth some guidelines to new course developers [18:16] justinreeve: that's just good sense [18:16] colleen: yup [18:16] lorna: agreed [18:16] celfoster: here to [18:17] justinreeve: rj: probably just digitalparent. It stays in line with the other Digital Parent stuff, thanks to Lorna and Peggy [18:17] justinreeve: and you guys could even promote it on Parents as Partners that way. Listeners will remember it easily. [18:17] peggy: Lorna's webcast/site is Parents as Partners--I love that name/concept [18:18] rjwassink: Is that acceptable for both sides,then? Lorna, you're ok with us using a similar name [18:18] justinreeve: k, just go ahead and register the domain then. I'll set up Moodle. Do you want shell access too, Ryan? [18:18] justinreeve: yeah, it's your call, Lorna [18:18] lorna: absoultely fine [18:18] justinreeve: beautiful [18:18] rjwassink: It would be neat to have - although not sure how much time I'll have to play [18:19] justinreeve: (is it just me, or does the position of my webcam make me look fat?) [18:19] lorna: my digitla parents is just a WP install [18:19] celfoster: am i correct - we will be able to connet to the moodle site from our school's site? [18:19] colleen: haha [18:19] peggy: no it's the bright light over your head :-) [18:19] rjwassink: pleasantly solid. [18:19] justinreeve: I'd like to do that, celfoster, yes. Just open up Moodle Networking. Basically to make that work, both our sites would have to share a public key. [18:19] lorna: Peggy amd I correct we need skype for the audio? [18:19] justinreeve: okay, now I can hear you [18:20] rjwassink: I can hear you now, Lorna [18:20] peggy: getting audio now :-) [18:20] justinreeve: k they're off [18:20] rjwassink: what did we need to do to get it working> [18:20] peggy: don't worry - it won't mess up your hair :-) [18:21] peggy: I agree about Skype--audio is very clear [18:21] justinreeve: well, I for one, LOVE your hair [18:21] peggy: I planned to do that Lorna!! [18:21] justinreeve: good call [18:21] peggy: isn't it beautiful!! she went to the beauty shop just for this meeting! [18:21] colleen: yes yes [18:21] justinreeve: maybe we could just use a Google Calendar [18:21] rjwassink: ok, so we've got the domain getting set up... I guess we need to work on what Lorna just said [18:21] justinreeve: yeah, all the boring stuff [18:21] justinreeve: I'll set one up [18:21] rjwassink: haha [18:22] peggy: how about Tungle for calendaring? I'm loving it! [18:22] colleen: don't know Tungle [18:22] peggy: you will be a fantastic guest on Parents as Partners Justin!! [18:22] justinreeve: well, I'll try to keep it family-friendly :) [18:22] justinreeve: probably for the best [18:22] peggy: http://www.tungle.com [18:23] colleen: thanks [18:23] peggy: tungle is a scheduling tool [18:23] peggy: it reads your google calendar and leaves the open spaces ready for inviting people [18:23] justinreeve: yeah, Google Docs isn't the best for collaboration like that, allt he time [18:23] justinreeve: oh nice...let's try Tungle [18:23] justinreeve: that could work [18:24] justinreeve: yeah, you guys are the experts here. [18:24] justinreeve: I'm just the tech nerd [18:24] peggy: I prefer Google docs because we can all edit at the same time while we're talking [18:24] peggy: different colored text? [18:24] colleen: edit history? [18:24] rjwassink: NOT pink [18:24] justinreeve: Ryan can be pink [18:24] peggy: and you can't pick yellow because you can't read it [18:24] celfoster: shouldn't we try wiki spaces instead of google docs? [18:24] colleen: orange [18:25] peggy: blue for me [18:25] celfoster: green for me [18:25] colleen: add ourselves to color key, ha [18:25] justinreeve: I'll be red [18:25] rjwassink: I hope to get more participants in the future... there will invariably be a color problem at some point [18:25] peggy: great plan! we can add our name in the color we choose at the top of the doc [18:25] celfoster: how are we going to create courses on google docs? [18:25] peggy: my site is on Dreamhost too :-) [18:26] rjwassink: ours is being hosted by Justin [18:26] colleen: timeline for getting moodle site up? [18:26] justinreeve: I think we should start working on some guidelines for new teachers [18:26] justinreeve: Moodle is easy to set up [18:26] justinreeve: I can have that done tonight [18:26] justinreeve: Configuring to the point we want, might take longer [18:26] colleen: should we assign topic areas? [18:27] colleen: cricket [18:27] celfoster: i agree with colleen - let's assign topic areas so we know what to focus on [18:27] justinreeve: I'll be around to fix anything. I'm starting grad school in a couple months, so I won't be around to develop much course content then, but as for maintaining the server, I can always do that. [18:27] peggy: can we have a resource section for planning so we can provide link to the google doc and other valuable resources? [18:28] justinreeve: I think so. [18:28] justinreeve: well, i KNOW we can. Just trying to think of the best place for it. [18:28] peggy: I was thinking of the resource section right in Moodle [18:28] justinreeve: that would work [18:29] colleen: peggy setting up the resource section? Another temporary course? [18:29] justinreeve: the Moodle wikis are pretty bad, though. [18:29] justinreeve: in my opinion, at least [18:29] colleen: agreed [18:29] peggy: I agree about Moodle wikis [18:29] celfoster: i agree the wikis in moodle are not good [18:29] justinreeve: anyway, once this is all set up, I'll grant everyone listed in the Google doc administrator access [18:29] justinreeve: Is anyone here a web designer at all? [18:29] peggy: you can post a lot of content right in the calendar but I don't know if that's the best way to access it [18:30] justinreeve: Sounds great to me. [18:30] justinreeve: It might take until tomorrow until the domain propagates everywhere [18:30] colleen: yes, good good [18:30] peggy: sounds good Lorna [18:30] celfoster: and if we all have admin access we can start working on it [18:30] justinreeve: Yeah, next time we're doing Skype [18:30] rjwassink: Well hello, and talk to you soon [18:30] justinreeve: oh yeah, what's everyone Skype id? [18:30] rjwassink: I haven't skyped in a while now :-) [18:30] peggy: yes we can add our Skype ID to the google doc [18:30] justinreeve: okay that'll work [18:30] justinreeve: I don't even remember mine, I think [18:30] colleen: okie doke [18:30] justinreeve: oh, lol. It's just "justinreeve" [18:31] justinreeve: k no prob [18:31] colleen: thanks [18:31] peggy: bye Lorna--but we'll talk about you when you're gone! [18:31] celfoster: thanks [18:31] lorna: nite all [18:31] colleen: ok so what else? [18:31] justinreeve: I think it would be nice to hold regular meetings like this...maybe every 2 weeks or so. [18:31] justinreeve: more often if necessary [18:32] peggy: that would be good to keep it on the "front burner" [18:32] celfoster: that sounds good - bi monthly meetings to see if any snags, etc [18:32] cybraryman1: Intersting interchange. Best of luck on your project. It's nice to see a web of interconnected minds working together. [18:32] rjwassink: I'm just finishing up registering the name... haven't disappeared [18:32] justinreeve: yeah...and just to keep things moving [18:32] justinreeve: awesome, thanks again for doing that Ryan [18:32] peggy: we can also message each other from directly within the moodle [18:32] guest-9066 entered the room [18:32] justinreeve: Ryan: Did you want shell access too for anything? [18:33] justinreeve: did anyone? [18:33] celfoster: that's true peggy - that will work [18:33] colleen: fine by me... do you think we might want to post a progress report for others to review before meeting? [18:33] peggy: don't need shell access [18:33] justinreeve: okay [18:33] celfoster: i don't need shell acces either [18:33] rjwassink: Justin, do you see any reason to make this a "private listing" [18:33] peggy: can't we see the progress within the moodle-recent activities? [18:33] justinreeve: it's your call, Ryan [18:34] peggy: just trying to keep the work load down for everyone [18:34] justinreeve: it's whether you want your info displayed in the whois or not [18:34] rjwassink: ok. we'll start out public and we'll see how much spam I get :-) can always upgrade [18:34] justinreeve: I usually don't bother with making my domains private [18:34] colleen: true [18:34] justinreeve: haha okay [18:35] peggy: do you have to upgrade to keep it private? [18:35] rjwassink: only upgrade the actual registration, which is as simple as clicking a button and adding a few dollars [18:35] peggy: oh ok [18:36] justinreeve: we could actually use a more official project management system if you guys want, like Basecamp [18:36] peggy: I don't have my domain private either. [18:36] rjwassink: yes, public whois database will tell anyone who wants to know my name, email, and home address. private will hide it, but it's close to $10/year... and I never get any spam from my other 4 domains [18:36] justinreeve: then we can assign tickets to ourselves/each other. [18:36] justinreeve: yeah, I've never gotten any spam either [18:37] colleen: sorry... are we digitalparent or digitalparents? [18:37] peggy: this chat text is so small!! is there a way to make it larger? [18:37] rjwassink: DigitalParent.NET [18:37] colleen: k [18:38] justinreeve: digitalparent.com is for sale on sedo [18:38] justinreeve: it would be at least $50, though...lame [18:38] peggy: don't pay! [18:38] celfoster: exactly - don't pay for one [18:38] justinreeve: when this site makes us all billionaires, we can afford it [18:38] peggy: what about digitalparenting.net? [18:38] justinreeve: digitalparent is shorter. I personally like shorter. [18:39] peggy: just trying to find a free available name [18:39] rjwassink: well digitalparent.net is already ours [18:39] justinreeve: yeah [18:39] peggy: oh ok! problem solved [18:39] guest-9256 entered the room [18:39] guest-9256 changed nickname to justinreeve [18:39] justinreeve: oops [18:39] rjwassink: I pointed to your dreamhost nameservers - should be set up soon, Justin. ALl of my accounts are through GoDaddy (silly I know!) but it's done [18:39] colleen: ok, so we should be able to see this site tonight and start working? [18:40] justinreeve: All my domains are through GoDaddy, too. I do have a 1&1 domain [18:40] rjwassink: sometimes what? 24 hours for it to show up? [18:40] justinreeve: most likely, colleen. If it doesn't propagate tonight, it should be tomorrow. [18:40] peggy: can you post the link on the google doc too? [18:40] justinreeve: yeah. They say to allow 3 days for it to show up, but it never takes that long [18:40] rjwassink: should we change ur hashtag on twitter to #digitalparent [18:40] justinreeve: sure [18:40] justinreeve: kind of glad to get rid of that #moodle4parents hashtag [18:41] justinreeve: even though it's more descriptive of the project [18:41] colleen: ok, i'm going to sign off, do you need any un and pw stuff for us? [18:41] celfoster: lol - was rather long [18:41] justinreeve: I don't think so. Let's start thinking about what our next tasks are going to be. [18:41] peggy: do we have an image for twitter? [18:41] justinreeve: not yet [18:41] justinreeve: after I install Moodle, I'll start configuring and making a new design even. [18:41] peggy: excellent! [18:42] justinreeve: Most likely I'll just slightly modify an existing theme...Moodle's a pain to design themes for. [18:42] colleen: you RAWK justing [18:42] celfoster: so our next task is what? log into google docs? [18:42] colleen: justin [18:42] justinreeve: Alternatively, we could set up a non-Moodle front-end to it, like Joomla, and just integrate that with Moodle so it all seems seamless [18:42] justinreeve: that would give us more flexibility in the design [18:42] justinreeve: See this for an example: http://www.jfusion.org [18:42] celfoster: you are the tech guy - it's all greek to me [18:42] peggy: I'm sure you can find a Moodle theme to modify. Keep it simple. [18:43] rjwassink: I've played with that... it is pretty neat [18:43] justinreeve: er, wrong site [18:43] justinreeve: well, this is similar too: http://www.promoodle.com [18:43] rjwassink: we want easy, but we also want flexibility [18:43] justinreeve: you can see there, when you click on "Moodle" it just loads up Moodle in the same theme. The user never knows they're not IN Moodle at first. [18:43] colleen: that's cool.. [18:44] celfoster: and what about login names - all guest access? [18:44] justinreeve: I think so, unless they want to register it [18:44] justinreeve: I'd like Google to be able to index all the courses [18:44] rjwassink: is there a twitter/moodle interoperability? It would be neat if people could login using twitter (or Facebook connect?) IDs... not sure if there are easy modules for that or not [18:45] justinreeve: I'm not much of a designer, but I've been getting better lately. [18:45] celfoster: is there any way to track the useage with guest access? [18:45] justinreeve: No, but we could create the modules [18:45] justinreeve: celfoster: Could just install something like Firestats [18:45] justinreeve: that's worked quite well for our district's Moodle site [18:45] celfoster: sounds good [18:45] justinreeve: Moodle itself has fairly good stats, too [18:45] justinreeve: although I've never tried it with guests [18:46] justinreeve: Okay, what should a user see when they first come to the site? [18:46] peggy: lots of widgets for tracking visitors [18:46] rjwassink: well if we get something basic up and running we can always add or redesign to better meet our needs. Themes are easy to change [18:46] celfoster: i like the stats with users also - didn't know about guests [18:46] celfoster: right - theme pretty basic - nothing flashy - simple click for a number of them [18:47] celfoster: sounds good - let me know what else i can do [18:47] celfoster: what should they see? - [18:47] celfoster: great ? [18:48] justinreeve: do you have much experience with Moodle themes, Ryan? [18:48] colleen: do we want them to see the 'courses' right off? [18:48] justinreeve: I think so [18:48] justinreeve: Maybe some select courses that would rope them in [18:48] justinreeve: Or maybe the latest courses [18:48] colleen: intro video? [18:48] justinreeve: I'm not sure it should be the main focal point, though. Not sure. [18:48] peggy: sorry I have to leave you--the Google Forum is about to start. I'll keep checking the Google doc. Off to a great start!! Thanks Justin. [18:49] justinreeve: Yeah, an intro video would be perfect [18:49] justinreeve: No, thank you peggy :) And thanks everyone. [18:49] rjwassink: :-) [18:49] peggy: love the idea of an intro video [18:49] colleen: maybe kid generated? [18:49] justinreeve: I'll try and come up with some designs [18:49] justinreeve: that would be cool [18:49] justinreeve: show kids using technology [18:50] colleen: I like it [18:50] celfoster: i do also - something easy they can just push a button to see why they would want to spend some time on the site [18:50] justinreeve: put emphasis on some really cool things [18:50] rjwassink: me too. Would be neat if we could use stuents on Skype or something else collaborating between school [18:50] guest-9676 entered the room [18:50] guest-9676 changed nickname to paulpauluk [18:50] justinreeve: does anyone have a "Save Chat" link? [18:50] rjwassink: man I need to learn to type [18:50] rjwassink: I do [18:50] justinreeve: my browser closed and I don't have the full log [18:50] justinreeve: could you save it? [18:50] justinreeve: Just post it on the Google doc or something? [18:50] rjwassink: trying it... [18:50] justinreeve: is there a way to create multiple pages in a google doc? [18:51] rjwassink: the site is kinda stalled [18:51] peggy: I can't get the save chat link to work [18:51] justinreeve: hmmm, me neither [18:51] justinreeve: tinychat's having issues [18:51] celfoster: my save chat link doesn't work either [18:51] justinreeve: well that sucks [18:51] peggy: says waiting for upload.tinychat.com [18:51] justinreeve: mine just gave me a funky HTML error [18:51] rjwassink: mine too. [18:52] justinreeve: oh well. I gotta take off in a minute. Who would be able to create a video with kids? [18:52] celfoster: i don't have a skype account - not difficult to get one - right? [18:52] justinreeve: I don't have access to kids. I work in an office, not a school. [18:52] colleen: I can take a stab at it [18:53] justinreeve: nope, it's free to sign up [18:53] justinreeve: maybe the intro video isn't terribly important right now [18:53] rjwassink: not this week, but perhaps I can do it in the future if nobody else can get it done [18:53] justinreeve: it's probably more important to figure out (a) how we're going to organize the courses and the site, and (b) the guidelines for volunteer course developers [18:54] celfoster: true because the video isn't impt until the site is ready for visitors [18:54] celfoster: and we might be able to find something good out there - video that is [18:54] justinreeve: yeah, and get permish to use it [18:55] justinreeve: that'd be awesome [18:55] colleen: I'm with you... signing off now so I'll catch you at the chat perhaps... what's the topic this week? [18:55] justinreeve: I have to head home, so if I join the chat I'll be late [18:55] colleen: oh, I think there are a few good ones, I'll put links on the doc [18:55] rjwassink: How can we motivate teachers to see benefits of adapting and changing to meet the needs of today's students? [18:55] justinreeve: Thanks again, everyone [18:55] celfoster: good chatting with you all - talk to u soon [18:55] rjwassink: I've gotta go - moderating edchat this week