TESOL EVONLINE 2004
Synchronous communication tools: Tapped In, Yahoo Messenger, MSN.
Participants
will:
1.
download and install Yahoo
Messenger (YM) and MSN Messenger
(MSN), if they haven't done so yet; then,
a.
create a Friend
(buddy) List
(YM) / Contacts
(MSN) using the participants' Yahoo and MSN IDs available at our Community page;
and,
b.
explore these tools and their features, including voice chat, by joining
any of the moderators and other participants for chats or conferences (group
chats), and reflect on their potential in TEFL/TESL;
2.
join Michael
Coghlan at Yahoo Messenger on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 22:00 - 23:00 GMT for a
chat on the use of voice communication tools;
3.
join BJ
Berquist, the most knowledgeable and discrete helpdesk we
have met, for a tour of Tapped In on
a.
Thursday, Feb. 5, at 22:00 - 23:00 GMT, or
b.
Sunday, February 8, at Noon (12:00) GMT;
4.
have the opportunity to get an office at TI, where they can meet with
peers and students. We suggest that you start inviting other participants and
the moderators for chats at your offices.
Questions
of the week:
a.
How do you start a conference at Yahoo Messenger?
b.
How do you save your chatlogs to your hard drive at YM?
c.
How do you display your picture on MSN?
d. How do you create a passageway (shortcut) to another office at Tapped In? Let’s see who can answer these questions! J
Please contact the group list or any of the moderators (at the emails below) if you have any problems.
VIP(oint):
While exploring these synchronous communication tools, participants are
encouraged to:
