Webcast Academy Session 3.1.1a
July 17, 2008
Welcome & First Steps
Chat Log Below
19:46:44 scottlo -> Hey JL
19:48:47 JL -> Hey Scott
19:49:25 scottlo -> I just hear a hello world on the stream
19:49:32 scottlo -> with a funky echo
19:50:25 scottlo -> the echo has left the building
19:51:16 scottlo -> I wasn't able to find out how to post an audio introduction - it might be somewhere, just out of my range to find
19:51:30 JL -> http://webcastacademy.net/book/step1-academy-policies-site-orientation-a...
19:52:08 scottlo -> okay, I didn't check the screencast
19:54:05 scottlo -> skype whom??
19:54:18 scottlo -> I'm scottlo_scorbal on the skypes
19:54:20 JL -> skype dougsymington
19:54:37 scottlo -> standby lads
20:01:23 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> hey there.. audio is great
20:02:42 scottlo -> standby
20:02:46 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Where is DS
20:02:56 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Hi Mary
20:03:15 mary -> hi
20:03:25 kcaise -> hi all
20:03:34 mary -> how can I stop the echo?
20:03:52 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Hey Twitter just went back to old look.
20:04:01 matt montagne -> hey y'all
20:04:11 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> echo? not sure.
20:04:22 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> unless you are on skype call also
20:04:25 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> not me.....
20:04:28 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Mary
20:04:29 matt montagne -> sound good here
20:05:12 matt montagne -> hey JL
20:05:27 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> I see that you can add a slide show to ustream when not live or audio streaming
20:05:47 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> wait let me get a headset.. I'll go in a bit
20:06:29 mary -> iw will try signing out and back in to see if that will get rid of the echo
20:06:35 matt montagne -> actually, audio is incredible...best I've ever heard out of ustream!
20:07:06 Cathy E -> Scott is in Japan? Sounds like he is in the chair beside me.
20:07:08 mary -> I will check that
20:07:20 Cathy E -> Audio is VERY good
20:07:27 matt montagne -> ustream keeps getting better all the time
20:07:43 matt montagne -> not that it couldn't be your incredible 'casting skilz!!
20:07:44 mary -> yes. that was the problem
20:08:02 dougsymington -> anyone for skype?
20:08:06 dougsymington -> last call
20:08:24 scottlo -> I might have to bail out suddenly, deliveryman is expected
20:08:25 Cathy E -> Sorry- can't call
20:10:55 mary -> I don`t see what you are talking about
20:11:02 scottlo -> Thanks Jeff, I see that I know have file upload access. :) Will upload intro after the webcast.
20:12:33 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> so, is today open house?
20:13:05 matt montagne -> what page are you referring to Jeff?? Webcastacademy.net home page?
20:13:07 JL -> http://www.webcastacademy.net/book/collaboration-tools
20:13:12 dougsymington -> http://www.webcastacademy.net/screencast/participating-webcast-academy-g...
20:13:15 bcdtech/Maureen -> Hi, Didn't register- can I just sit in?
20:13:27 dougsymington -> indeed
20:13:28 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> should be fine
20:13:42 dougsymington -> we welcome participation on any and all levels
20:14:07 scottlo -> I learned about @everyone filter from the screencast
20:14:12 dougsymington -> use @everyone to limit traffic
20:14:16 dougsymington -> indeed Scott
20:14:21 scottlo -> this is a good idea!
20:14:29 dougsymington -> helps with signal to noise ratio to be sure
20:14:47 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> interesting concept
20:15:09 scottlo -> is the only way to see these messages by logging in to Skype?? I don't imagine it's been turned into rss feeds.
20:15:36 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> very diplomatic way to put it :-)
20:18:45 JL -> http://webcastacademy.net/Profiles
20:18:46 scottlo -> badge/certification - very cool!!
20:19:22 Cathy E -> here here
20:20:40 bcdtech/Maureen -> Thanks!
20:21:40 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> I just noticed y'all have class one hour before, weekly ETT Brainstorm
20:22:20 Chan -> Hi all. I should be getting ready for my workshop tomorrow but I'll spend a little time here
20:22:30 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Hi Chan
20:22:36 scottlo -> watch out for the echo from the stream
20:22:54 scottlo -> also check your audio presets on Skype which input source
20:23:05 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Hi Susana
20:23:12 susanacanelo -> Hi
20:23:29 scottlo -> I was connected to the wrong microphone in preferences and had to change on the fly
20:24:08 susanacanelo -> I want to go to webheads room
20:24:26 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> I muted.... so you can't here us having an afternoon fruit salad "-)
20:24:34 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> haer
20:24:34 bcdtech/Maureen -> So, even if you have headphones on- you turn off the stream?
20:24:37 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> hear
20:24:48 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> The breather..
20:24:49 scottlo -> the nose knows
20:25:14 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> no
20:25:25 susanacanelo -> Bye
20:25:29 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> bye
20:25:55 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> I like the idea of identifying
20:26:06 mary -> yeah
20:28:07 susanacanelo -> I was looking for Again in Japan with Elizabeth Fernandez
20:28:39 JL -> http://www.efl537.com/files/screencasts/audacity-install.swf
20:29:09 dougsymington -> http://www.efl537.com/files/screencasts/audacity-install.swf
20:29:21 JL -> http://webcastacademy.net/book/webcasting-overview-windows
20:29:24 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> so, what is happening in japan with EFL teachers?
20:30:10 susanacanelo -> There is a chatcast here.
20:30:51 dougsymington -> hello again Susan
20:30:53 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> where? chatcast in Japan?
20:31:44 susanacanelo -> Yes, maybe I'm in the wrong place or wrong time. It was at 20:00 GMT
20:32:08 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> oh,,, that's with Carla Arena right?
20:32:24 dougsymington -> You are in the right place for Webcastacademy
20:32:24 susanacanelo -> hahaha. It's tomorrow. I'm sorry. I don't know the date I'm living
20:32:32 scottlo -> what to do with questions... :)
20:32:38 dougsymington -> believe Carla's 'cast is tomorrow morning
20:32:40 dougsymington -> just a sec
20:32:43 dougsymington -> I'll get a link
20:32:45 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> yep
20:32:52 susanacanelo -> Yes, with Carla
20:32:59 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> too funny
20:33:02 mary -> what is the skype name for the 3.1 skype chat?
20:33:13 matt montagne -> Megachat Mary
20:33:28 mary -> no matt
20:33:32 mary -> ther are two chats
20:33:33 susanacanelo -> I don't know, the link provided in the blog brought me here
20:33:34 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> not for class of 3.1,, it is?
20:33:36 mary -> one is the magachat
20:33:39 matt montagne -> Webcast Academy Megachat
20:33:49 matt montagne -> dunno
20:33:56 matt montagne -> didn't know there was one soley for 3.1
20:33:56 mary -> ok
20:33:57 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Well susana this meeting is for those that want to learn how to webcast
20:34:08 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> yes matt.
20:34:11 susanacanelo -> Thanks. I'll be here tomorrow
20:34:18 susanacanelo -> A hug
20:34:20 susanacanelo -> bye
20:34:25 dougsymington -> http://peopleandplaces.bloxi.jp/a/japan/
20:34:41 dougsymington -> for info on Carla's 'cast tomorrow
20:34:44 dougsymington -> dougsymington
20:34:47 JL -> skype 'dougsymington'
20:34:48 susanacanelo -> yes, that's there
20:34:49 mary -> cariocamary is my skype id
20:34:50 dougsymington -> to join via skype
20:34:54 susanacanelo -> I'll check it
20:35:00 susanacanelo -> thanks again
20:36:23 matt montagne -> cool scott!
20:36:52 scottlo -> did I break it?
20:37:04 Cathy E -> Scott has a great webcasting voice
20:37:07 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> or I?
20:37:19 scottlo -> I don't hear anything? Thanks Cathy
20:37:20 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> I'll sign off
20:37:33 Cathy E -> They are working on it Scott
20:38:15 mary -> to skype in do we call doug?
20:38:20 mary -> in skype?
20:38:20 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> audio is back
20:38:27 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> on ustream
20:38:30 matt montagne -> ...and then you'll want to cast your desktop, play an audio file from your computer, and a bunch of other cool things during the 'cast
20:38:35 mary -> i hear you on the stream
20:39:02 scottlo -> there we go,
20:39:47 scottlo -> yes, I was listening to the stream
20:40:00 matt montagne -> go to iTunes or another media player and press pause...
20:40:29 kcaise -> i wasnt aware that you could stream audio only with ustream
20:40:37 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> I am fine.. just hanging out
20:40:56 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> only ustream today.
20:41:23 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> I moved It's Elementary to ustream only a few months back...
20:41:31 matt montagne -> jose
20:41:36 matt montagne -> how has that been going??
20:41:48 matt montagne -> that mogolus looks prett fancy too
20:41:56 matt montagne -> *pretty
20:42:08 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> fine.. prefer it compared to shoutcast
20:42:35 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> was trying to get mogolus to play flash screencast but haven't been successfull
20:42:38 matt montagne -> do u use ustream for Its Elem. on a mac??
20:42:47 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> yes..
20:42:55 matt montagne -> nice
20:43:53 scottlo -> Can we get a quick preview of the 1.3.1 B session this Sunday??
20:44:05 scottlo -> just got put on hold again in the skypecast. :(
20:44:08 matt montagne -> doug...talk a bit about beta 4
20:44:10 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Mr. Beta Man
20:44:17 matt montagne -> is beta 4 using more video??
20:44:44 Cathy E -> That's what was happening to me on tuesday night
20:44:45 mary -> yes I as on hold
20:44:48 mary -> was
20:44:55 JL -> skype 'worldbridges'
20:45:01 Cathy E -> I had a hard time adding people without putting others on hold
20:45:09 ColetteC -> Is it too late to get in on this series of Webcast Academy - I applied but never heard
20:45:58 dougsymington -> apologies for that Colette
20:46:10 ColetteC -> OK - thanks
20:46:15 dougsymington -> not too late at all--just underway with the Class of 3.1
20:47:11 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> There is some interference from Mary.. in skype conference
20:47:15 matt montagne -> The Westcoast Worldbridges offices must be on summer hours!!
20:47:45 kgustin -> What time on Sunday?
20:47:59 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Hey matt or you settled in CA, now?
20:48:00 JL -> 1700GMT / 1pmEST
20:48:13 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> are you
20:48:16 mary -> did the interference stop now
20:48:31 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> not sure.. It must be me.
20:48:53 mary -> sunday at what time? 17 gmt?
20:49:11 dougsymington -> correct re 1700 gmt sunday
20:49:31 matt montagne -> @jose
20:49:42 matt montagne -> not in CA yet...
20:49:44 dougsymington -> http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=7&day=20&year=200...
20:49:49 dougsymington -> for Sunday
20:49:58 kcaise -> did you say worldbridges to add to skype?
20:50:02 dougsymington -> details on front page
20:50:10 dougsymington -> yes, re worldbridges
20:50:12 dougsymington -> for skype
20:50:30 matt montagne -> I'm driving the moving truck out on July 25th for the great adventure...my wife gets to fly with our pet cats while I sweat it out in the uhaul...not sure how life got to this point!!
20:50:57 mary -> what is the name of the 3.1 chat?
20:50:58 dougsymington -> roadtrip we will expect twittering along the way :)
20:51:00 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> best of luck
20:51:26 scottlo -> I'm in the MegaChat, would like to be added to the 3.1 please.
20:52:26 mary -> pleasae add me to the 3.1 chat , too
20:52:40 matt montagne -> @doug...yep, planning on it...with photos along the way...still trying to figure out how I'm going to do that...probably twitter/twitpic
20:52:47 scottlo -> Thanks JL
20:53:44 dougsymington -> lk fwd to it :)
20:55:56 scottlo -> how many official participants are there so far in 3.1??
20:56:24 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Also AcademiaDeWebcasting. .. Spanish Session is at 16:00GMT on Sunday
20:56:52 Cathy E -> I have to leave you wonderful folks
20:57:04 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> looking for H.S. and College Spanish teacher/students. come practice your spanish
20:57:08 scottlo -> Wow, now that's an outpont
20:57:09 matt montagne -> good class!!
20:57:14 scottlo -> *outpoint
20:57:16 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> http://puentesalmundo.net/live
20:59:11 matt montagne -> that sounds really cool...
20:59:19 matt montagne -> adobe connect looks really, really slick
20:59:47 mary -> does anone have a link for adobe connect?
21:00:02 matt montagne -> mary...google it and you'll be taken there...
21:01:51 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> With practice the um, um, um, start going away
21:01:57 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Enunciate..
21:02:21 matt montagne -> that is a good idea...slow down...
21:02:29 mary -> is my breathing audible (a problem)?
21:02:30 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> Virtual Audio Cables force you to slow down :-)
21:02:39 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> no, mary
21:03:14 matt montagne -> jose...it looks like ustream has some cool new features...cohost and so forth...
21:03:25 Jose-GuideOnTheSide -> yeah..
21:03:26 mary -> hi ms durff
21:03:28 kgustin -> Hi Durff! Nice to see you