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Hi everyone.
My class and I have been really fortunate to have been able to develop this software over the past 7 months and we're now in the trial phase looking for people to trial it to see what the educational uses / benefits are and what improvments we need to make.
We'd love your support in becoming part of the trial - there is no cost to your school and any teachers who trial it will get to keep a copy.
The key point of difference is that you can record a video which is supported by a script that either you or the students write and this runs along the top of the screen as they record - like a teleprompter. The other main point of difference is that you can then send the 1 minute clip straight to someone's email and it opens in the email - no need to visit an external site. This makes sharing quick snapshots of learning really easy for us as teachers.
We've already used it for speeches, book sells, ESOL, sharing goals, numeracy strategies and many more. One of the main benefits so far - apart from how easy it is to use - is the huge leap in confidence in the students using it.
Have a look at www.mychatpak.com or on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/MyChatPak/207153549308611 and let me know what you think.
There is also more information on my class blog:
http://room4learningjourneys.blogspot.co.nz - under MyChatPak page.
At the moment, it's been developed for PC as part of the trial but it's about to go web-based which will make things so much easier. We're looking at this happening in the next few months, if not earlier.
I'm really excited about it and we've all learned so much about being software developers!!
Thanks for your support.
Justine
I would love to try it. My email is joleneb@churtonpark.school.nz :)
Hi Justine, I do not have my own class but as a facilitator would love to try it with the various schools I work with. It sounds like a gret wee app to add to my collection and I would love to give you feedback.
catriona.pene@core-ed.org
Thanks for sharing some examples of uses and the link to your facebook page - well done to you and your students.
Hi Catriona, That sounds fantastic!! Thank you for the support. It will be fantstic to get feedback from you. I'm very tempted to come up to Whangarei for the Educamp in a couple of weeks' time to share this. Do you think this would be helpful?
Justine that would be fantastic - we would love to have you! Please come!
Hi Justine, sounds and looks great. I would love to try it with my class. My email is katarina.moore@whangareiprimary.school.nz
Hi Katarina, thank you for your kind words and support. I will email you shortly with the details. Looking forward to your feedback.
Hi Justine,
I would like to try your app as a way for students to provide quick self assessment and feedback about the course I run. This would be great as a starter.
rellingham@nis.school.nz
Hi Ra, lovely to hear from you and thank you for supporting our trial. We have loved the whole development process of this tool and what you describe as a use for it sounds perfect - it's one of our uses at the moment while we're preparing for three-way conferences.
I will email you with all the information.
I'd be keen to give this a whirl with my BYOD class
my email is j.allen@onewhero.school.nz
thanks
Hi Jenna-Eve. Thanks for your enthusiasm and support! I will email you the Welcome letter with your access information. Looking forward to hearing your feedback.
Would love to try it out as well...we have 2 x classes in a 1-to-1 computing class using netbooks. email is cheryl@awapuni.school.nz
Thanks for the support Cheryl! Information on the way to you shortly.
Kia Ora,
We would also love to try it out. We also have 2 1 to 1 computing classes using netbooks. Year 5 and 6's. e-mail is: rach.duckworth@gmail.com
Hi Rachel - thanks for the support. Trial information is on its way to you and I can't wait to hear what you think.
Hi Justine. You have done a fantastic job. I am a year 7/8 teacher on the West Coast. We use video for a lot of different activities and would love to trial MyChatPak. My email is justinhickey@awahono.school.nz
Hi Justin - thanks for offering to be a part of the trial. Information is on your way to you in the next few minutes.
Hi Justine. I haven't received any information yet. Where should I be looking?
Cheers,
Justin
Hi Justin
There should be an email with everything attached. Might pay to check your spam folder - for some reason some of my emails head there!
Yes, please Justine, would love to see it in action at the Whangarei Educamp!!!
Hi Monika, thanks for your support. Are you keen to trial now or wait to see it at Educamp?
Hi Justine, I work as Facilitator, I would love one or more of my schools to trial it but need to talk to them first - I'm in one of my schools today. If you fill your trial slots in the meantime I'll definitely catch you at Educamp!!!