Thursday, July 14, 2011

BP4_Vyew


Well here I am again. I have spent a considerable amount of time looking over the web and finding all kinds of tools I never knew existed. Thank you FullSail! To be honest, I’m usually pretty hesitant to use this kind of stuff, but I’m quickly changing that attitude.

The web is starting to offer some incredibly valuable tools. Where have I been you ask? I’ve been very comfortable back in my 1999 Internet cocoon thank you very much. But I’m finally out in the real world now and ready to try some new things.

The web tool I finally went with is a perfect blend of tools for some things on my horizon. In October, I will be opening a one of a kind unmanned aircraft school here in Florida. Students will come here and get FAA ground school, start of the art unmanned aircraft simulation instruction, and finally end the program with hands on training flying actual unmanned aircraft at Eglin AFB. It’s a brand new concept and I’m sincerely hoping for success. As you can imagine, I’m excited to utilize any type of tool that helps make the program a success. So the program I went with is Vyew.

Vyew is a wonderful communication tool. Once you create an account, you can create a room. Once you have established a room, you can invite up to ten people in. You have the option for text chat, video chat, or both. You also can draw directly on the screen within the program, or even screen share. You can upload files from your computer for all to see, as well as loading url’s. All of this is real time and can be seen by everyone in the room. Best of all kids…it’s free. Woohoo!

My plan is this. Let’s say I teach students in ground school one day about weather. Well, Johnny doesn’t quite understand why thunderstorms form, but is a little hesitant to ask in front of the class. I make it clear that there is an option for those situations. I tell the students that I will be online from, for example, 8:00-8:15pm. I wait in the Vyew room and if Johnny shows up I spend all the time I need to explain that you need lifting action, unstable air, and high moisture content for thunderstorms to form. He comes in the next day all caught up and confident he is where the rest of the class is. See, everyone wins. All due to the media sharing tool Vyew.

Happy days…


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