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Going LIVE was definitely a first for me and completely took me out of my comfort zone. Thankfully, I have some thoughtful and creative colleagues that suggested we go live together, and safety in numbers has never been more true! One of my colleagues, Krista, suggested we use Periscope as our means to get live and out there. She had used Periscope once before (briefly) to virtually take part in an inservice. So, she got us set up with this app and connected with one another right away. Since we all share a passion for technology integration in the classroom, we decided to go that route as we took to a live audience. Leading up to our live event, we advertised on Facebook and Twitter. I can only imagine what my Facebook friends and Twitter followers were thinking when they saw these posts because it's absolutely not something I'd do on my own. To say Krista, Amy and I were nervous is an understatement! Still not exactly sure how the logistics would pan out with Periscope and an audience, we started our live event about tech tips and integration in the classroom. You can see our event HERE.
I'm usually all in when it comes to trying new things tech-related in the classroom. I'll pretty much give anything a chance at least once, but I'm not sure this is something I'm willing to take a chance with. See, as we got started, we recognized a name or two in our audience. However, a bunch of people we didn't know appeared and commented, and there was one extremely questionable audience participant with an inappropriate name. Then he kept commenting that he lives in the area, and it just sort of creeped me out. I'm sure there are privacy settings that we didn't make sure were secure, but I just wouldn't feel safe bringing my kids into that environment. Not knowing who was watching made me feel pretty vulnerable and uneasy. On the flip side, it wasn't nearly as bad as I had hyped it up to be. We assumed we'd talk for 5 minutes total and be done with it, but 20 minutes later we were still going. I do love the ability to share tips and tricks with other educators, especially for those that are looking for more support, innovation and comradery After our session was over, we talked about other programs to use to go live, including Facebook Live, but I just don't know. I feel like it's hard to control who sees you and I just don't trust the general cyberspace public. If there was a way to go live just for parents or for invited participants only, it might be something I'd be open to trying. Definitely need to do my research, though!
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Cathy
10/15/2016 02:36:33 pm
I have only used Periscope once and I found the same thing were just random strangers were popping on and liking it and asking a couple of questions. I was only recording a speaker from my opening day institute so it wasn't on me and it was fine, but that was one of the reasons why I thought I'd go with Facebook Live instead. This way just people who I know would be able to see it. Great job! :)
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