I'm all out of sequence now and didn't use our catch up week to actually catch up! But I will. I will, I will.
As for online meetings, I love having this option for training and meeting. Would I prefer to be face to face? Much of the time, yes. But webinars provide the opportunity to check out something that might be of interest, but not so essential that I could justify spending time & money to travel to a conference or training session.
On the other side of the screen, I've presented a few webinars and it does take a bit of getting used to! I used Elluminate for some small group sessions and we practiced with the software quite a bit in advance to make sure the folks sponsoring the webinar could act as the moderators for the session. That worked fairly well.
Another time, I was invited to consult with some folks out of the area about a WordPress project. We used WebEx for that meeting. They were all in their meeting room with my computer being projected on their big screen. We could all hear each other, but I couldn't see them and they couldn't see me. That software worked well too.
Since I'll be doing more webinars in the future, for bigger audiences, I've been looking for tips on how to present effectively. Tips for Effective Webinars has lots of great advice.
What advice do you have?
Not really advise I guess but just an observation. I subscribe to eclassroom and always see the announcements they send for what sounds like really great webinars. BUT, they are only offered at 11 am or 2 pm-not exactly prime viewing times for an elementary teacher. I did even write and ask if they would ever consider offering some at a more convenient time for elementary. I never got a response but maybe two or three days ago I noticed they will be offering the ability to view them from the archives collection-so I am hoping to cash in on that! Maybe a suggestion of making sure the timing of your webinar is a good match for your intended viewing audience!
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