Hi NL Tech Talk Techies! I have a challenge for you! November has three holiday days: Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving, and the day after Thanksgiving. I realize you may have some activities already planned for these days like eating and shopping, but I want to challenge you to use a few hours of this time - or any time in November - to do some extra personal professional development in the technology arena. Take a stab at something tech oriented that has been intriguing you or plaguing you - and then share your struggles and successes with us. You've read recently about Prezi, Google+, data visualization, Pinterest, Emodo, Spotify, the list goes on. Maybe you want to create a personal website. Maybe you want to become the Twitter-expert. Maybe you want to start a Pinterest board.
Do something that impresses YOURSELF and then share it with the rest of us. Entries will be judged on how hard something was for YOU, how persistent you were with figuring out something new for you, and how well you present your finding on the blog.
As extra incentive, the prize for November will be DOUBLED! Instead of a $10 gift card, the winner gets a $20 gift card just in time for holiday shopping or just plain spoiling yourself.
Keep up the tech talk. We're learning a ton from each other.
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I took Donna's challenge by exploring a new innovation and landed on Google Hangout as I wanted to know how and why it was different from gmail video chat.
ReplyDeleteThe main difference is gmail video chat is done one on one and a third party cannot join into the conversation.
The second difference was demonstarted by my son of how you could also watch a youtube video together with the person who joins you on Google Hangout and it's amazing how you can click on this red button that will allow you to comment on what you're watching too.
A maximum of 10 people can log in at the same time and video chat with one another.
I also saw how it draws the focus to the person talking and I could see how useful that would be in group meeting settings.
I've always used Adobe Connect for group meetings through my student account at Emporia. But, I can only chat with my classmates through that tool. As Google Hangout can be activated by anyone with a gmail account, it expands the possibilities of connecting in professional groups as well as with your own friends group. How cool would it be to have a book club discussion via Google Hangout