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The four areas that were covered in the tech report were: 1. Hardware 2. Software 3. Level of personnel __training__ 4. Evaluation

Melanie - My preference would be one of the first 3, and that's actually my order of preference too. Anybody else have any preferences?

Michaela - Melanie if you take software, I will take Hardware or vice versa. :) And actually the level of __training__ wouldn't be bad either since at my school there wasnt much training to be had. But I would rather do software or hardware.

Melanie - Michaela, go ahead and choose whichever suits you most. I am okay with any of it. I'm anxious to make contact with our other members so they don't feel like we are taking over. I just think this collaboration is going to take some time since it's all on line.

I am at __work__ and about to run off but I took just a peek at the first part of your paper. It looks like a great report! I was struck at the contrast though between your findings at the small campus and mine at the mega campus. Obviously it is to be expected, but I think the contrasting sites might be good for our paper.

Melanie - Sunday, Feb. 12: Hi Melissa. I'm glad this Wiki format is going to work out for you. Do you have any preferences for which part of the paper you would like to summarize? You can see what Michaela and I were thinking, but nothing has been decided yet.

Anyone think we should set up __video chat__ so that when the week of production __starts__ we have that option? I downloaded video and voice chat through google and tried it out today and it worked just fine. Just a thought....

Ladies: I can take the evaluation section. I felt a little clueless with this b/c our school is so big. I'm going to e-mail our Tech Specialist in the school to get the actual numbers and some other information. He's a little grouchy...so I try to only ask him when needed :)

Melanie: -- Thanks for the response (above) but you are going to have to put your name there :)

Michaela - Melanie I think that was Melissa saying that she would take the evaluation section because it wasnt me. I think I am going to stick with doing the hardware section :) If that is ok with you.

Yeah, that was me...sorry. I'm so used to email where it automatically lists my name. Like I said before, I'll take the evaulation portion of the report. If you want to add anything or change it up, let me know. Thanks :) ~Melissa~

Melanie- Excellent! We are all here and ready. I'll start up another page for assignments and __target__ dates so that we aren't having to sift through the conversations. I will take either the software or __the training__; either is okay by me, so Sarah and I can figure that one out if she has a preference. Sarah, I put my name down for training but I am happy to take software if you prefer to take training.

Let's get some input on when you think we ought to have our summaries written. I personally feel that it shouldn't be terribly time consuming to write a summary for a single section, so I propose Monday, the 20th.

Hi Ladies! Sorry I didn't get on here sooner, I took my family to Great Wolf Lodge and have been busy at work. I am fine with Software, I was wondering if it would be a good idea to upload our surveys with our papers? It would be easier for people to see the section they are focusing on and then look at the paper for more information. Just an idea. I have Google email and would be able to do a chat. I am not sure how to set up video; I do have an iPad and should be able to.

I also like that we set the date early for our summaries, I like Monday the 20th. I will get started one the software portion and have it ready by Monday. My phone number is 1-989-240-9364 if anyone has any questions. I am going to upload my technology survey after my report. Thanks, Sarah

Hi Sarah - I'll upload my survey right now. I'm glad you are good with getting the summaries done early; things are winding up really fast. I just got the e-mail saying the next class begins on March 5 -- Oh great! It's my Spring break and I am off to California to visit family. I guess it's a good thing it is all on line. I will copy your number over to the about use page and make a spot next to e-mails so we have everything handy. I'll put mine there too.

Hey Ladies! I uploaded my survey. I'll be sure to have my summary by Monday the 20th. Thanks for all your hard work! ~Melissa~

Looks like we are all on the same page and __agree__ that summaries should be written by the 20th. Once that is finished we can talk about how we are going to go about fitting all the pieces together. Have a good weekend.--I'll be grading tests:( Melanie

Michaela - Well ladies it looks like I am the first to post a summary. Please take a look at it and let me know if there is something that needs to be added or changed. :) It is on the documents page under my name. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Melanie- Thanks Michaela. I look forward to reading it soon. I am planning on working on mine tonight -- I had such great plans for getting things done yesterday but then my daughter and her family came over and the day just went away. Just finished grading tests. Gotta go get some food in the house and then I am on it:)

Okay, my summary is posted under my name. Melissa and Sarah, no hurry; we weren't shooting for today (Sun). For me it's a matter of getting it out of my way so I can tend to other stuff:)

I uploaded my summary for evaluations. Great job with the summaries...I think it should be easy piecing this all together. If you need me to add anything or just need some help, don't hesitate to hollar :) Feel free to call, text or e-mail me. Good luck everyone!

- Melissa

Have we decided how we are presenting our collaberative paper? Are we just going to post it on the wiki and give our prof access to it? Are we going to create a google document? I think it should be something that is discussed relatively soon since we have to turn this thing in by Sunday. Also we have an intro and conclusion to write unless that is already taken care of. Let me know what you think :) - Michaela

I uploaded my summary as well, so all four are ready to go. Everyone did a great job! I agree Michaela, how do we want to present? I am willing to do whatever you guys want, does every one have google? We could talk on chat and get ideas and answers all at once. I will check this later today. GOOD JOB TEAM!!! -Sarah

Melanie - What a team! What if we start by putting all the papers on a new WIKI page and then we can just go in an start adding/editing as we feel like it. Again, I think we need to set a date to have our editing done. What about everyone getting a bit of editing done tomorrow and then a final pass on Wednesday. Maybe then a little Google Chat? The only thing is that I can't be home until about 7:30 or 8 on Wed --babysitting my grandson. This is just an idea and I am totally open to other suggestions. In the meantime, I am going to put the summaries on another page and we can always switch to another method later. I am so glad this is going to be off my plate in short order and I am willing to bet you all feel the same way!

Melanie- Added the new page "Technology Report." I haven't done any editing but I did put a notes area up at the top. If we end up doing it this way, we could get the editing done and then copy it to a word document to neaten up the formatting - the WIKI isn't great for that.

Melissa- I agree that the putting it all together and allowing everyone the chance to edit will be the best option. It seems as if we have the difficult part complete already. Again, excellent job ladies!...way to be on top of things!

I agree ladies, great job! I will not be able to be home until around 8 or a little after on Wed either (basketball game). What if we Google Chat at 8:30 pm on Wed, does that work for everyone? I will add your e-mails to my Google tomorrow and make sure they work for a chat. Great job on the new report Melanie, I think this will work great for us to edit! Do we have an idea of how we are going to be presenting. I think we really need to get an idea so we know how long it will take. I love our group, and everyone is doing great! -Sarah

Google Chat sounds good to me. I have my Google address listed on the contact list. See you all then! -Melissa

My e-mail address does not say Google, but it is. Use the one that is on our contact list for me as. -Sarah

Melanie- I need to change my e-mail address to melanief616@gmail.com for our chat. Wed. at 8:30 works for me too. I agree with you all; we have a great group. I am so happy that we all want to get it done and out of the way. Once the paper is edited we can paste it into a word doc and submit it that way or save it as a google doc or even open up the wiki page to Kim. Once we finalize on the wiki I almost think it would be easiest to paste it to a word doc to format nicely, and upload that to the wiki so we each have a final say. If approved we could just submit that paper on blackboard and we would all have a copy of the paper. I'm fine with any method though. I'm going to have a look at the paper now (I'm avoiding the stack of test I need to grade); I was crazy tired last night and couldn't think straight.

Michaela - I can do the 8:30 chat Wednesday night as well. My google email is michaela.arden.jones@gmail.com. Talk to you all tomorrow night :)