Mark Cruthers's Comments

Hi Mark,
Thanks for the heads up on WiZiQ.
Anthony

Thanks Mark,
I actually have used WIZIQ a few times, not really in my job as an assistive technology trainer in Loudoun but in conjunction with my podcast, the A.T.TIPSCAST. I encourage my wife to use it for her tutoring too. Good stuff there.
Chris

Hi Mark,
Thanks for the video. I'll definitely check it out.

Thank you for the info you sent. I will join and begin my classroom streaming experience as soon as I can. I still have a few weeks yet before school begins, so I have a little time left to get ready! Thanks a bunch! :)

Hi Mark, thank you. I will do that. You are great. Berta

Wow Mark, you're a busy man. I was unfamiliar with WiziQ, and it appears to be something I would really like to get into. I have just started a network for international school teachers and tech enthusiast and would love if you could become a member and post a little something about this.
http://theinternationalschoolteacher.ning.com/main/authorization/signUp?

Thanks so much, really appreciated,
- Troy

Thank you Mark, It does look interesting. I will look through.
Berta

Thank you Mark,
Do you know if a school can produce their own learning modules on Moodle and use them as learning objects? I am new to Moodles but I am doing a project now that involves this possibility.

Thanks,
Berta

Hi Mark,

Thank you so much... I'll take a look at this.

Hi Mark,
Thanks so much for taking the time to give me some advice and steering me in the right direction. I will be investigating your suggestions and act accordingly. I really enjoy working with the idea of instructional technology, something I feel is missing, something to bring technology learning, curriculum content and teacher training, combined. Maybe its already being done and I am unaware of it or the terminology that its goes by.
Thanks again for stopping by.
Have a nice day!

Mark,
Thank you so much for the information about wiziq. In fact, I met Nellie "virtually" last year, and I followed her presentations on wiziq. She's an awesome teacher and wiziq is really a great resource for online classes. I will use it for my online classes starting next August. I'll tell you how it works.
Best wishes, Alejandra

Many, Many Thanks! I will check out the links and get back to you! Awesome information! Thanks again!

Hi Mark,
I appreciate your work and enthusiasm. I find Moodle to be kind of visually boring and I think Wikis suffer from other visual and workflow flaws as well. I think during this early stage of 2.0 evolution, there will be fits and starts in learning how to integrate different tech modes successfully in the class. For me, as a middle school teacher in inner city LA, my students need very straightforward solutions. Sometimes simple programs can yield more complexity from the students while complex programs produce diluted responses and work from the students. In the end, tech use in the classroom, is, in my view, like teaching in general: an art that can use science, rather than a science that can use art. With that in mind, I think we all will arrive at different solutions for our very personal styles, unique student groups, and cultural environment. I have tried dozens of class blogging solutions in the past five years. 21 classes, edublogs, blogger, wikis, self-created websites with Wordpress, classchatterlive.com, and others. I just found another very very simple, straightforward site that is only 30 dollars a year with unlimited classes, unlimited students, and teacher control over content -- it enables my students to add videos, audio, text, photos, etc., all without cumbersome, multi-click, overly complex interfaces like those found in some of the more well-known sites. It is called ClassPress. Again, as with others, it's not the sexiest site around, but the student blog entries with WYSIWYG, colors, and somewhat customizable look and feel, are really all I need. With links I can then use a Wiki or a Blogger.com page to connect students to outside projects or instructions if I want. I'm rambling, but I encourage you to continue to interface with as many teachers as possible, especially those like me who are more tech enthusiast than tech savvy, to have a feedback loop that works for us all. Thanks again for your comment and work.

I'll try to join you on Thursday.

Dear Mark
I spent some time on WIZIQ and it's overwhelming. I feel lost. It's too much. All I want is a simple, secure connection between two students via audio or video. I used vRoom by Elluminate and I thought it was great but the bandwidth is not ready yet. I encountered a lot of problems of connectivity. I'm looking for a tool that is free, simple and that doesn't use too much of bandwidth. The best tool with the most features is worthless if there is no connection. All I'd like to to is setting up eTandem partners communication simultaneously at the same time and in the same room.

Hi Mark,

Thank you for the recommendations. I looked at them and they are very interesting. I look forward to spending more time with these sites/applications to see how other educators are utilizing them!

Gayla

Mark, thank you for responding. These aren't the features I'd like to compare. What I need is the comparison of tools like whiteboard, embeddable media, and other tools within the event.

Mark: Thanks a lot for your recommendation. I just finished watching the presentation and it was very informative. I'm glad to have joined CR 2.0. So far it has been very helpful.

Thank you for your advise. Mark, how does WiZiQ compare to Elluminate in features? I'd like a side-by-side comparison. Also, I use Google Doc Presentations for slide share and I am quite happy with it. The feature I like most is the widget. Collaborators can keep modifying the slide show, while it stays embedded in all blogs and pages without any need to re-load.