Source:
Nagel, David. (12 November 2010). LogMeIn Launches Free Meeting App. Retrieved from
http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/11/12/logmein-launches-free-meeting-app.aspx
LogMeIn is a software developer that has created a meeting screen sharing system that is called join.me. There has recently been a pro-version of this software established as well. The idea of join.me is to allow users is to use this desktop app as a way to chat, screen share, and be allowed control on another participant's computer. The software to host up to 250 participants involved in meetings and doesn't require any type of registration to use. The pro software of join. me includes several different features such as personalized meetings, tools for scheduling meetings, and one role to multiple participants. The original join.me software is free to use, while the pro version is $29 a month and both require specific Internet engines such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox.
The reason why I chose this article for this week is because I really see potential with it. I feel that this software would be a really great asset to public school staff in more ways than one. My immediate thought was that this would be great for a staff meeting. When I thought about it a little more, I thought that it would be great for department-specific meetings as well. Instead of meeting after school or on weekends for certain classes or meetings, these could all be done via Join.me software through the Internet. I feel that this software has potential to reach all levels of public schooling and could possibly branch out to several schools within a county participating in meetings through this software.
Katie,
ReplyDeleteWow, great article. I find this to be very interesting. I think you are completely right. This can be a wonderful substitute for school staff meetings since everyone is always so busy and on their own schedules. Although I know the site is relatively new and I am sure it has kinks that need to be worked out, it also seems to have great potential as you mentioned. I enjoyed reading about this. Great Job!
Breanna
Katie,
ReplyDeleteI have to say for a person that has to attend staff meetings and leadership meetings, this option does provide options. Classroom teachers have additional meetings to attend to also, and when I do committee work, there are even more meetings. I think it has the potential to be used for teacher/parent conferences when parents just can't get to the school due to work, sickness, lack of transportation, and at my school, the parents are in a different country completely sometimes. Great insight Katie.
Katie,
ReplyDeleteEven though this won't count because I am late (grr), I am still going to reply! This sounds very similar to videoconferencing, something I have done many blogs about this semester. I think this would be great because it would allow teachers to be a part of meetings even if they cannot physically be in the building. It seems very flexible which is needed in the life of a teacher. My concern would be connection problems like when you load a video and it keeps buffering, and then missing parts of the meeting. I think this sounds like a great software that could have many benefits. Good article!