Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Online Covenant - Quakers hit Zoom
My old friend Maurine has the idea of getting Quakers far and wide together, online, and has entrusted me as the tech guy who will somehow make these meetings possible, record them, bundle and send them, and make them available on the Earlham School of Religion's site.
This is a tall order, since I'm not really very technologically savvy. She considers me to be young, and more capable of this kind of stuff, but that's kind of an illusion; actually I'm the kind of guy who would leave my VCR on "12:00" for months at a time. But, for this project, I've chosen Zoom, and I've decided that the key is getting everyone to 1) have Zoom, 2) be comfortable with it, and 3) open up to the situation.
Zoom is like Skype, only it's much easier to use. When I get involved in Skype, I have to figure out my Microsoft password, or establish one, and then guess how to set up a conference call, or anything that would involve more than two people. Zoom is made so that anyone can use it, and use it with others. It's also set up to be a classroom; you can call up things online, use a whiteboard, etc. I'm a big Zoom fan. But it's mostly because I'm familiar with it.
First online session is Sunday. Time to get going here, and figure this out. I'll keep you posted.
This is a tall order, since I'm not really very technologically savvy. She considers me to be young, and more capable of this kind of stuff, but that's kind of an illusion; actually I'm the kind of guy who would leave my VCR on "12:00" for months at a time. But, for this project, I've chosen Zoom, and I've decided that the key is getting everyone to 1) have Zoom, 2) be comfortable with it, and 3) open up to the situation.
Zoom is like Skype, only it's much easier to use. When I get involved in Skype, I have to figure out my Microsoft password, or establish one, and then guess how to set up a conference call, or anything that would involve more than two people. Zoom is made so that anyone can use it, and use it with others. It's also set up to be a classroom; you can call up things online, use a whiteboard, etc. I'm a big Zoom fan. But it's mostly because I'm familiar with it.
First online session is Sunday. Time to get going here, and figure this out. I'll keep you posted.
