FOR-PD Chat Transcript
Date: September 12, 2006
Time: 7:30-8:30PM EST
Topic: Technology/General Questions about FOR-PD
Guests: Jessica Vargas, FOR-PD Webmaster and Richard Scott, FOR-PD Data Management Specialist
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Sherri Robinson |
Dorothy Zablotsky |
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> Hi
mark ferguson (markferguson)>> hi
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> Are you guys here for the Tech chat?
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> Hello everyone
Sherri Robinson (sherrirobinson)>> yep
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> we'll be starting in just a moment
mark ferguson (markferguson)>> i guess
mark ferguson (markferguson)>> i though this started at 7 pm
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> i believe it starts at 730
Sherri Robinson (sherrirobinson)>>
mark ferguson (markferguson)>> thought even
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> the one on thursday, i believe, starts at 7
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> 7PM on 9/14
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> Hello everyone. Welcome to tonight's Technology Help Chat. At tonight's chat, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers about technology used in the course.
mark ferguson (markferguson)>> the email i got said 7
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> The chat will be an hour long and concludes at 8:30PM.
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> I would like to introduce members of the FORPD staff that are present in tonight's chat.
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> Jessica Vargas is our webmaster, and I'm Richard Scott.
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> I would like to go over the chat protocol for tonight's chat. Please make sure you follow the protocol as this makes the chat flow more smoothly.
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> The Exclamation Point - !
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> An exclamation point is like raising your hand. Type this symbol whenever you have a question or a comment related to what is being discussed. The moderator will acknowledge you and you can then ask your question.
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> The Pound Sign - #
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> A pound sign indicates that you are finished typing your question or comment. Use this symbol when you are finished with your thought to indicate that you are finished typing.
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> The Ellipse - . . .
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> Use the Ellipse when you have a great deal to type so you do not keep participants waiting to read your entire thought. By breaking your comment up, you let participants know you are actively doing something rather than just typing a long response or question.
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> To type in the chat window you must type in the white box below ENTER YOUR MESSAGE HERE and then hit the enter button. What you have typed will show up in the chat window.
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> As I said earlier, this chat will cover technology issues and questions. Please make sure you follow the chat protocol if you have a question to ask or something to say.
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> If there aren't any questions about the chat protocol - I will turn the chat over to Ms. Vargas.
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Thanks Richard. :)
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Like Richard said we are here to discuss any technology issues or comments you have about the FOR-PD course
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> are there any questions? #
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> !
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Yes Ms Saint Fleur #
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> Is this for a grade?
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> #
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> No this is not for a grade. This is for your benefit should you have a question or comment. #
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> !
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> Ms. Saint Fleur, go ahead.
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Yes, Ms Saint Fleur
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> Are you waiting on me to continue? Because I'm done talking#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ok, glad I could answer your question. Any one else? #
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> !
Tina Sheffield (tinasheffield)>> !
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Yes Ms. Truitt #
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> I am a facilitator and it has come to...
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> my attention that many participants do not know...
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> to click on the dates on the calendar to see a full display...
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> of the message/post for the date#
Tammye Young (tammyeyoung)>> hello
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ah, thank you for pointing that out. I'll make note of it...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> we're always in the process of redesigning and unfortunately right now we have no tutorial on the calendar...
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> Thanks#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> i'll definitely keep it in mind for spring :) #
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ms. Shieffield, you had a question? #
Tina Sheffield (tinasheffield)>> What is the best way to download....
Tina Sheffield (tinasheffield)>> reading material so that it is easier to read and print?#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Are you asking about the course lessons? #
Tina Sheffield (tinasheffield)>> Yes#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> there's various ways to print it out...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> we do offer the pdf of each lesson at the beginning of the lesson...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> however those sizes are fixed; you can only choose from your printer to make it smaller...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> some people decide to copy and paste into word....
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> there you can change the font sizes accordingly...
Barbara Allen (barbaraallen2)>>
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> is that helpful? #
Tina Sheffield (tinasheffield)>> Yes, I'll try changing the print size. Thanks#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> You're welcome...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Anyone with a question or comment? #
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> !
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ms Truitt? #
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> I was told by the help desk that there are a certain number..
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> of characters allowed in the discussion area...
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> is this true and if so how many?...
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> One of my participants lost her work and that was the explanation...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> To the best of my knowledge there is none...
Marcia Truitt (marciatruitt)>> One of my participants lost her work and that was the explanation...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> To the best of my knowledge there is none...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> this can be changed however to include more lines. #
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Yes, Ms. Schutz. #
Heidi Schutz (heidischutz)>> Do you mean when posting a discussion?
Heidi Schutz (heidischutz)>> Because you can always attach a file. . .
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ah yes. #
Tammye Young (tammyeyoung)>> what happens if you miss a deadline/due date?
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ms. Young - that is a question for your facilitator. #
Tammye Young (tammyeyoung)>> ok
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Any other questions or comments regarding the technology in the course? #
Heidi Schutz (heidischutz)>> and it was either the instructor or in lesson 1 which said to use word first and then paste#
Tammye Young (tammyeyoung)>> yes, the pdf won't allow you to type on the document..why
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ms Schutz i apologize for being remiss with your ellipses...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> yes our success tips does state to use a word processing program
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> ...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> have i addressed your comment properly?
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> #
Heidi Schutz (heidischutz)>> with me? yes, I think#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> :) #
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ok Ms. Young, as to your question...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> the pdf should not be writeable because of copyright issues...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> however if you would like to write on the copy, you can copy and paste the content into a word document...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> and modify as needed. #
Tammye Young (tammyeyoung)>> the kwo and the literacy log..
Tammye Young (tammyeyoung)>> i meant kwl
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> the organizer is for your benefit or if your district requires you to have a handwritten copy...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> the literacy log is done in a quiz form which you fill out and send by clicking submit...
Tammye Young (tammyeyoung)>> ok..thank-you
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> your welcome :) Any other questions? #
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> !
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Yes Ms Saint Fleur #
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> I don't know if my disctrict...
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> requires us to handwrite..
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> the log stuff your talking about#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Unfortunately I do not have that information. It's best to contact your district contact...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> or even your facilitator, he or she might know as well. #
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> Ok I'll do that. Thanks#
Dorothy Zablotsky (dorothyzablotsky)>> !
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> your welcome...any other questions or comments? #
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Yes, Ms Zablotsky? #
Dorothy Zablotsky (dorothyzablotsky)>> Jessica, can you tell them how to view the Literacy Log comments?
Dorothy Zablotsky (dorothyzablotsky)>> #
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> First go to the literacy log and quiz section...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> select the literacy log that has been submitted and graded...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> there it should show you any comments for the lit log that the professor has given you #
Pat Duda (patduda)>> !
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ms Zablotsky? #
Dorothy Zablotsky (dorothyzablotsky)>> Thank you very much, some teachers needed to know this.#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Your welcome. :) #
Tammye Young (tammyeyoung)>> will this chat be posted for reference?
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Um i'm going to be a moment the alarm is going off #
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> Ms. Young, yes... chat transcripts are located on the FOR-PD web site
Tammye Young (tammyeyoung)>> ok-thank u
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> Does anyone else have a question?
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> Ahh, Ms. Duda, did you have a question?
Tina Sargent (tinasargent)>> !
Pat Duda (patduda)>> No question; just a comment. Please make sure to scroll all the way through the log for the comments that were left for the participant to read. Sometimes the person will need to readdress a particular item for completeness or to answer a question.#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Thank you Pat. Ms Sargent, do you have a question? #
Pat Duda (patduda)>> You are welcome. Thank you!#
gloria carrasco (gloriacarrasco)>> !
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> Yes, Ms. Sargent, did you have a question?
Tina Sargent (tinasargent)>> yes...when I go to the lit/log...
Tina Sargent (tinasargent)>> it is in red, they were submitted earlier, and some even have comments. Why red?
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ms Sargent, can you clarify what exactly is in red?
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> #
Tina Sargent (tinasargent)>> the title to the Lesson Lit Log, where I go to check for new quizzes or logs to be completed#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ms Sargent, can you please contact the help desk...
Tina Sargent (tinasargent)>> thank you #
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> he'll be able to log in and hopefully will be able to assist you #
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> !
gloria carrasco (gloriacarrasco)>> Thank you for answering the lit log question. I didn't realize that comments had been made until now. I still don't know how to use the bookmark option. What is that for?#
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> There is so much useful info/ideas/lessons plans...
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> and other useful info posted on the discussions...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ms. Jarvis where exactly is the bookmark? #
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> I was wondering if there was a way...
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> to save this to our personal email/home folders so...
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> we would not have to expend the paper, ink, time to get a hard copy for our personal use ...
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> from the course.#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> if it is a link, right click it and you should be able to "save as"...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> this will then download to your desktop...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> also resources used in the course are available on the web site
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> ...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/resources/
Barbara Allen (barbaraallen2)>> !
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> you can download those items from there as well. #
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> !
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Yes Ms. Jarvis #
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> I apologize I meant Ms. Allen, first. #
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> I was not referring to links, but the posting info from participant's discussions...
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> They really are a great resource of ideas and info.#
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>>
Nathan Guteras (nathanguteras)>> !
gloria carrasco (gloriacarrasco)>> !
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Hmm. I'll make a point to discuss this idea with the staff. Thank you for the idea. #
Barbara Allen (barbaraallen2)>> s
Elizabeth Encina (elizabethencina)>> Is this the Chat room for Dr.Somers. class? am totally confused.
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ms. Allen, your question #
Barbara Allen (barbaraallen2)>> Is there a way...
Stephane Saint Fleur (stephanesaintfleur)>> !
Nathan Guteras (nathanguteras)>> I thought this was the tech chat?
Barbara Allen (barbaraallen2)>> to keep the chat window open...
FOR-PD Project (alachua001)>> This is the tech chat. If you have a question for Ms. Vargas, please use the !.
Barbara Allen (barbaraallen2)>> and view parts of the lessons at the same time?#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> If you're using Internet Explorer...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> you should be able to hit control + n...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> this will open a new window, with the forpd page on it...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> then you can navigate through the lessons...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> if you try using the original window it will close the chat. i hope this helps. #
Barbara Allen (barbaraallen2)>> thanks
Barbara Allen (barbaraallen2)>> #
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Mr. Guteras, your question?
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> #
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Please note that we are going to be wrapping this up soon. This will be the last question of the night. #
Nathan Guteras (nathanguteras)>> Sorry I was late, the course would not let me in at first. Ia have never had the problem before#
Nathan Guteras (nathanguteras)>> It said the server was busy, How common is that?
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> I have to apologize as I have newly joined and am not familiar with FOR-PD peak hours...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> But i assume that like UCF (where I use to work) it happens whenever a sizeable amount is logging into the course...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> or using the course...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> it should be infrequent actually because this course does not require all the users to log in simultaneously...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Ms Sargent, yours will be the last question, for that's all the time we have left. #
Tina Sargent (tinasargent)>> On my web ct page, there is a bookmark and preferences, what is the bookmark for?#
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> Here you can create bookmarks that you find useful...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> all it requires is the url for the bookmark; it's another way of organizing your coursework inside webct...
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> if that answers your question, i would like to say thank you for all coming...
Tina Sargent (tinasargent)>> I have entered it, but I don't see anything, I must be doing something wrong
Tina Sargent (tinasargent)>>
Tina Sargent (tinasargent)>>
Jessica Vargas (jessicavargas)>> please have a wonderful night. #
Tina Sargent (tinasargent)>> no, but I will call help desk
Suzanne Jarvis (suzannejarvis)>> Good evening. #
