Week 3 Online Meetings

I worked backwards on this topic. How did that happen? I signed up to participate in a live webinar at BrainPop titled “BrainPop to the Rescue: Using Multi media to teach Health.” I am somewhat familiar with BrainPop so I had a general idea about the site. The topic focused on the different areas on Brain Pop that have activities, games, etc available for teachers and students. I signed up for this webinar because it was occurring after school. The After School Club students came into the library to get books to read so I had many interruptions. The webinar used a live chat that had us type in our questions and comments. Questions were answered as they came up in the webinar.
I just finished viewing an archived webinar from infopeople. Andrew Sanderbeck’s webinar ”Way to Manage Your Email that Saves Time and Headaches” lasted one hour. I had to take a phone call so I paused the webinar. When I came back, I had to start from the beginning. I could not fast forward to the place that I left. Mr. Sanderbeck suggests taking 10-15 minutes of uninterrupted time to process and organize email each day. Group reference emails in folders according to topic, context, etc. Use 4 D’s on the action information emails: Delete it, Do it in 2 min. or less, Delegate it, or Defer it. Email messages should be brief and concise. Emo at the end of a message shows good use of time. The message is concise and clear. The question was asked about emails going directly to folders. Mr. Sanderbeck says that he color codes the email to sort so he can see at a glance if he has an email that he needs to take action. If an email needs an urgent reply and you don’t have the answer, reply that you have received the email letting the person know that you will get back to them as soon as you can answer. This was useful information. I can see webinars in the future to inform users of current trends. The archived webinars can be viewed when it is convenient. The only problem with archived webinars is not being able to ask questions. I can see webinars being used a great deal in the next ten years.

To learn more about online learning meetings, webinars, and archived sessions, follow the link below.

http://www.23thingskansas.org/week-three-online-meetings/