Web Conference Week 2 Reflection

Your Blog’s URL	http://sarah-e-arnold.blogspot.com
Time and Date of Web Conference	Thursday of Week 2 at 8:00 p.m.
A Copy of Your Blog Post	My experience with the web conferences overall was positive. Being new to this program, and overwhelmed at all of the new information and software, it is nice to actually see your professors and to hear them, instead of just reading the information that they have presented to you over the Internet. There is a sense of comfort when you can hear someone’s voice and see them. It was nice to see other peoples’ faces that are in the program. I feel like I have more of a personal connection with them, just by seeing their faces and hearing their voices! It was beneficial because many of the questions that were asked were informative, and they were questions I wouldn’t have thought to ask. Some of the downfalls of the web conference were that I was not sure if I was able to be heard or not. I am a little shy and it can sometimes be hard for me to speak up in a group of strangers. I don’t think I was able to be heard because no one responded to me. But, not everyone was responded to. My microphone does not have an on and off button, so I was hesitant to talk, and I didn’t want it to echo to everyone else. I wasn’t able to be seen (or heard) at last week’s webcast, and I was anxious all week if I was going to be able to be seen and heard. I asked to become a presenter, to see if I could be seen and heard, but with all of the other messages being mixed in, it was not done. I will have to look towards next week to see if I am using my webcam properly!