Thanks to BJB for sharing her wonderful world with us. We all had a great tour of Tapped In today at 17.00 GMT.
If you were unable to attend, please take a look at the chat log here:
http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/ti-tour
We’d love to hear what you think about Tapped In so please leave a comment. 
Thanks
Sasha Sirk and Kat Urbaniak
Week 1 Moderators
15 Comments
January 20, 2008 at 7:34 pm
It was a fantastic tour! I I had been sneaking around a couple of times before but wouldn’t have found all the possibilities TI provides without today’s session. Thank you to all the webheads for the wonderful experience, specially Bj and Jeff.
January 20, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Thanks a lot BJ for the tour you gave us. I had already logged on to Tapped In a couple of days earlier, created my account, info page and even office. I enjoy this course so much that I’m nearly going too far too soon! I personaly think that Tapped In’s interface is very user-friendly (great metaphore, this really simplifies the comprehension of the whole system). I find it pretty simple to use, even for those who had never logged onto the site before.
I’m going to try and get some of my ex-students who have already gone back to their country to try and experiment some online French classes.
To be continued!
The only negative comment I have regarding the tour, and it made me realise that it very well could happen in a chat session with students, is that so many people were talking and chatting away at the same time, while poor BJ was trying to show and explain something. People didn’t pay attention to what was being said and explained, and it really slowed everybody down.
It was a bit of a shame because at some point it felt like we were going nowhere and doing nothing, kept on repeting the same stuff again and again when everyone could have got it right the first time, had they paid more attention.
Food for thought (and my own very personal opinion – sorry if I sound harsh, I don’t mean to be).
Isabelle
January 21, 2008 at 12:54 am
Thanks BJ for the great tour and thanks BaW community for letting us know about Tapped In.
The penny dropped and I could see how useful this tool (TI) can be. I’m really impressed because I’ve never had the possibility of exploring a website with someone guiding me, and it was great fun!
However, I’ll keep exploring it and engaging in some events that are in the calendar. The good thing is that I’ll have the oportunity of continuing with Tapped In after the session. It’s great to learn and I don’t get tired of expressing it!
See you all,
Love from Argentina, Lore
January 21, 2008 at 12:56 am
Hello,
I agree with Isabelle that too many people made the tour a bit confusing. Maybe, some basic information about TappedIn beforehand would be better and also some people thought that they would be there to discuss a topic and not to learn how to deal with it.Also, it would be nice if people that use Tapped In in a regular basis with students could share their experience
warmly,
Isabel Teixeira- Brazil
January 21, 2008 at 1:14 am
I just read through the chatlog. Although I missed the tour (I subtracted wrong! blush), I guess it was quite big enough without me. Maybe too big! BJ has the patience of a saint, don’t you think? Anyway, if any of you would like to go back and practice chat with me, just let me know at nina.liakos@gmail.com and I will try to meet you at Tapped In. Alternately, you are all welcome to visit my office (NinaTL_Ofc) and check out the decor.
I hope to see you at Tapped In or elsewhere online!
Nina
January 21, 2008 at 1:40 am
Well, I also missed the tour… I had problems connecting… Maybe the computer was too tired this week, as it has worked longer hours than usual (BAW08’s fault – just joking)
When I joined Tapped In I was amazed with the concept: allways someone on line to help, and once you grasp the concept, you just need more time to explore… That is also why I was sorry to miss the meeting…
I read through the transcript, I tried to read more carefully DJD2 instructions and it will be handy next time I’ll go in…
Thanks
Carlos
January 21, 2008 at 2:29 am
I had already visited Tapped In so I would be familiar with the basics before the tour, which I found really useful as I wouldn’t have been able to find out all I learnt today by myself in such a short time.
Now it’s time to go back and experiment with some students or colleagues (a.k.a “victims”) using all the tools this community offers.
Perhaps sending a group message with the basic information beforehand may be useful so latecomers don’t interrupt if they log on while the tour is in progress.
Thanks BJ for your patience and the fantastic tour!
January 21, 2008 at 4:44 am
Hi everybody.
I am glad that you all liked Tapped In. It is indeed a great resource
and our dear BJ had a great patience with teachers that sometimes behave like kids with a new toy 
We gave the most important instruction in our message, which was repeated by BJ many times: “Listen” and follow instructions, not to mention being at Tapped In 10-15 minutes before the session.
Those who missed the session are cordially invited to attend our regular Webheads meetings on Sundays at noon GMT (reception).
Today we have another live session with Jeff Lebow and Dave Cormier at http://webheadsinaction.org Voice and text-chat.
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Don´t miss it
Daf
January 21, 2008 at 4:47 am
I just read through the chatlog. Thanks to BJ for staying calm with a crazy big audience.
I had never heard of TI before and would have liked a little background about it beforehand. I think that would have made the tour a little more clear to everyone.
Thanks so much for exposing us to this tool. It would also be nice to have more info or discussion about how TI has been used in education. There are certainly many chat places out there – Tapped In seems to be great, but I’d love to hear more about unique ways it’s being used.
January 21, 2008 at 5:31 am
Thank you, BJB and the BaW08 team! The tour was wonderful. Though I had registered to Tapped In a few days before the event, the tour made all the difference. The basics of the educational environment are more or less clear. The next step is to explore and experiment with the tools and facilitites it has to offer.
I agree with Isabel Teixeira and Jenna Pollock that we could benefit even more from those who have worked in this environment and know how to make the best of it. Please share your experience!
January 21, 2008 at 8:47 am
The Tapped In event was a huge success. Thanks BJB for being there for us and leading the tour. Some of our friends couldn´t make it for personal or technical reasons. Don´t worry, there will be other opportunities.
Tapped In has been a nice hang out place for me on Sunday mornings because the webheads always have an informal meet there at 12 noon GMT and I drop by sometimes and have always met and made great friends there. The tour, however, has shown me other possibilities and made me thnk about how to better explore this wonderful tool.
Hugs
JA
January 21, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Unfortunately I couldn’t attend it… but I’d like to thank Sasha and Kat for moderating this very welcoming first week!
Regards from Brazil!
January 21, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Dear all,
Sorry for my mistake!
Yesterday, as soon as the tour finished I posted my comment in the previous entry: “Welcome to BaW08″. I acted impulsively as most of my students do, without taking some time to read and check.
All in all, I found the tour very enlightening! BjB proves to be a wonderful teacher and guide. Her guidelines were excellent! Now everything depends on us. We should try to visit and explore the environment, as many times as possible, so that we gain confidence in the wide range of possibilities it offers.
In my case, I happened to visit it two days earlier, got registered and found out the answer to question 3(Week1 activities). These previous visits helped me a lot during the tour.
Thanks a lot for sharing!
Hugs,
Silvia from Argentina
January 22, 2008 at 2:34 am
Hi everybody,
Since some of you are asking for information on the educational uses of Tapped In, here’s a page where you can get articles written about TI:
http://tappedin.org/tappedin/web/papers
Enjoy!
Daf
January 22, 2008 at 5:04 pm
I really enjoyed this tour. I think it’s really amazing that even though so many people could be online together we could learn some basics about TI. I think that if I had the same number of people in my house and tried to do a tour of it I would still be finding some lost guests the week after!! and no, my house isn’t that big
Of course late arrivals always distract any meeting, any where -but thank heavens BJB has obviously travelled this route before and so gently controlled. Thanks.
I’ll be going back in to investigate further.