May 15, 2006 IM

Well, I finally have used the voice feature in IM. After hooking up the microphone and speaking to Jacqui today, I have found that dial-up does not transfer the voice clearly enough. It was very choppy, so much so, that we finally went back to text conversation. At least Jacqui didn't have to laugh at my southern accent--ha ha. We also shared remote assistance, and I explained what some of the icons on my computer were. Lastly, Jacqui showed me how to share the whiteboard. I think it would be great if Inspiration software could be a part of this and the students could finish a concept map over IM. Wouldn't that be cool?

Erin