Online+Communication

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 * Online Communication **
 * I looked through each of the sites listed in the online tools Learning phase before I contacted my partner Teresa Clopp Underhill. We used facebook chat to talk to each other before and during our attempts to talk on any of the websites.
 * First, we talked about using Open Huddle, but when we looked carefully at the site it seemed rather creepy. It made me reevaluate which sites would be useful in the classroom and Open Huddle would not work.
 * Next, we decided to try **[|**www.meebo.com**]** I had to Google it when I was looking at all the other websites. Signing up was easy. I like the way it pulls different social networking sites together. We were able to connect through IM on the site, but never could talk. I don’t have a webcam, but I do have a microphone. I think I would have been able to connect if I’d had a webcam.
 * Lastly, we tried Skype. Signing up and downloading the software was easy. It was great. We talked for a little while and the call was dropped. We were able to reconnect then Teresa and I talked about an hour. The sound was delayed which made it a little difficult at first. We had difficulty because we both live in the country, so we sometimes had connection issues. Since we have a lot in common it was easy to have a good discussion. This is a great way to communicate. I will try it with my daughter and son-in-law after I get a webcam so I can see my new grandson once he gets here. **