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Palace log transcripts

We seem to have captured the Palace log of the entire session …

 

  Connecting to efi.virtualscholar.com:9998 (This Palace provided free by http://www.coterie.com)

  Connected via TCP

  *** Welcome to The Virtual School House Vance in Dubai!

  Vance in Dubai:   @64,64 !It's Vance in Dubai

  Maggi:            I could see you talking but hear nothing

  Caroline:         Ah well - time to buy a new microphone I guess.

  Moral:            Hi Vance.

  Caroline:         This one has done good service, but I don't think it survived my recent move.

  Caroline:         Hi Moral, thanks for the greeting

  Caroline:         I've just seen it in the log window.

  Caroline:         guess I was trying to get HearMe to work when you said it.

  Caroline:         It's nice to meet you too.

  Moral:            it's ok.

  Vance in Dubai:   Hi everyone.  I'm just going to sit here and be quiet for a while.  Caroline, welcome

  Caroline:         Thank you

  Vance in Dubai:   Oh, Caroline, could you hear us in the voice chat?

  Maggi:            I hsave nothing better to wear

  Caroline:         I could hear you fine, yes.  It's just that my microphone is broken.

  Maggi:            where did that come from...

  Vance in Dubai:   Well, you could join us there and use the text chat.

  Vance in Dubai:   In other words, you can listen and write back.

  Maggi:            sure...bounce around too...

  Caroline:         :-)

  Caroline:         That was supposed to be a smile

  Maggi:            speaking of whi8ch just where are you Caroline?

  Vance in Dubai:   We're all bouncing off the walls for example

  Caroline:         I'm in Germany

  Caroline:         Near Frankfurt

  Vance in Dubai:   neighbors!

  Maggi:            welll well...small world...me too

  Maggi:            I"m in Griesheim

  Moral:            it's really a small world.

  Caroline:         I've been following your postings to TESLC-L, but this was the first one I could attend

  Maggi:            isn't it Moral

  Caroline:         Really?  Wow!  really close

  Caroline:         Where are you, Moral?

  Moral:            sure Maggi.

  Caroline:         Which country are you in, Moral?

  Moral:            I am in Kunming, China.

  Maggi:            he is watching and writing in two plsces online...

  Maggi:            plasces

  Maggi:            places

  Caroline:         Ahhh.

  Caroline:         Is the other place HearMe?

  Maggi:            so it maz seem like a delay

  Vance in Dubai:   The other place is the homestead chat

  Caroline:         OK, would you prefer me to go there?

  Maggi:            you can stay here too

  Caroline:         ok

  Caroline:         I like your avitar by the way, Maggi

  Maggi:            thanks...I don"t have anything more appropriate

  Vance in Dubai:   Somethings's wrong with hearme on my laptop ??

  Maggi:            oh?

  Maggi:            I stll have it and you still show there

  Vance in Dubai:   Yeah, not logging in.  Yeah, but I'n on with two other machines

  Maggie:           @64,64 !It's Maggie

  Maggi:            Hey Maggie

  Maggie:           hello.I go here as soon as I got home

  Maggie:           hi

  Maggi:            can you come to hear me

  Moral in China:   you got home so late?

  Maggie:           haven't tired yet.

  Maggie:           I went shopping for Mothers' Day's gift

  graham:           @64,64 !It's graham

  Maggi:            oh no I forgot about

  Maggie:           but didn't buy anything becauese of money...haha

  Maggi:            Hi Grahzm

  Maggi:            Graham

  Moral in China:   Hi Grahzm.

  Maggie:           hi,granham

  Maggi:            LOL

  * graham *        Hi Mggie I am in Berne where are yo?

  Maggie:           u meant u forgot Mothers' Day

  Maggi:            yes!

  Maggie:           can u go to Hereme now...Maggi

  Maggie:           no ,we talk to everyone at a time

  Maggi:            I am there

  Maggi:            they are talking about teaching

  Maggie:           I go there too...

  graham:           I will try agin now

  Maggi:            like your ears

  Maggie:           thanks...me too

  Maggi:            all the men are going blah blah blah

  Moral in China:   maggie - what are you talking about?

  Maggi:            on the voice chaut...

  Maggi:            chat

  Moral in China:   i can't use Voice...

  Maggi:            just as well...

  Vance in Dubai:   Hi, We're here in the Palace now.

  Vance in Dubai:   Anybody there?

  Maggi:            am

  Maggi:            now one is talking here

  Vance in Dubai:   I'm going to show them the classroom

  Maggi:            I have to go in 10 minutes

  Maggi:            I finally got them to listen to MJaggie

  Vance in Dubai:   Hi, too dark in there

  Moral in China:   dark?

  Vance in Dubai:   Yeah, I couldn't get the graphics in there quickly

  Maggi:            well...you know what it looks like

  Received file auditorium.gif.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   Hi Does anyone know where we are?  I'm in Vance's chat conference room - I'm Liz

  Moral in China:   Hi..

  Moral in China:   this is the Palace.

  Moral in China:   here is..

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   Hi Moral - we are in the Palace now but I'm new to the palace!

  Moral in China:   Ok, just chat in this way.

  Maggi:            it is easier

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   OK - Vance is trying to demonstrate to us how to use the chat room and the Palace - but we are about a doxen people so he's quite busy - he says I should click on something - but what?

  Maggi:            depends on what you want to do

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   What can you do please Maggi?

  Maggi:            here you can chat in writing

  Moral in China:   see the doors? you can click and get in.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   That's great - I thought perhaps we could go into the palace together - Ok I'll try to click on the door

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   Ok - is this a cinema - is anyone coming in with me?

  Moral in China:   how does it feel ?

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   Hi Moral - thanks for following me - it felt lonely in here

  Moral in China:   yes. nobody was here.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   It feels great - I feel very close to you, although you are in China

  Moral in China:   me too.

  Moral in China:   let's get out?

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   In the real room where I am sitting, everyone is very pleased to see you sitting with me here - but where can we go now?

  Moral in China:   click the back botton on the right side of the screen.

  Moral in China:   blue arrow.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   I'm searching - I am using a laptop computer and it's not like my PC at home. sorry for keeping you waiting

  Moral in China:   it's ok.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   vance is busy talking to the others so he can't show me the back button - I feel silly because I know where it is on my computer. sorry again.

  Moral in China:   you can click the blue arrow close to the room. it's ok.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   thanx a lot - I interrupted vance - he's a very kind person and we are really enjoying his session.

  Moral in China:   Ok... i think so. that's why we study here.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   He told us you come to this class every week - is it always on Thursday?

  Moral in China:   usually we come here on sundays.

  Moral in China:   but today we come here for Vance's presentation.

  Vance in Dubai:   hi testing (Liz got a strange screen up and Vance is setting it all right)

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   sorry Moral - this is Liz again - I think I touched something I shouldn't have and I lost the screen - it's quite tricky using a laptop computer.

  Moral in China:   I can see you on the screen.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   You can see me? You mean that little creature with its eyes closed? or me with the long dark hair and glasses?

  Moral in China:   i can see you with the green ball with eyes.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   That's good - yesterday we had the first day of our conference here in the UAE and I made a presentation - they put it on the Web and I was really scared - but Vance said it was OK he saw it.

  Moral in China:   sorry, i am at the homestead chat at the same time. so i respond a little late.

  Moral in China:   Vance has a lot of experiences teaching online.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   don't worry - where are you in China? I have been to Beijing, Xian, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

  Moral in China:   i am in Kunming, the south-west of China.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   I'm sure it is beautiful there - I have read about it. Are you studying in school or university?

  Moral in China:   yes, i think so. ..... i am a computer engineer.

  Moral in China:   i like English.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   I am an English teacher like Vance - but I don't know a lot about computers - I'm just a beginner.

  Moral in China:   it's fast to leanr it.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   I hope so - like English you have to keep trying, don't you? It must be evening in Kunming - it's 3.30 in the afternoon here.

  Moral in China:   it is 7 pm here.

  Moral in China:   webheads is good place to keep me trying english.

  Moral in China:   i meant it is 7:40 here.

  Vance in Dubai (Liz):   Yes, it's a great idea.  Keep trying - I think I have to go now.  So goodbye from me, and good luck, Moral.  Thanks for talking to me.

  Moral in China:   thank you for being here. bye!

  Vance in Dubai:   Moral, Vance here.  Thanks a lot for handling this part of the chat. Your're great!

  Moral in China:   it's ok.

  Moral in China:   thanks vance.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   Hi Moral.  My name is Cheri.  I am at a conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Vance is showing us how this Virtual Palace works.  This is my first experience with this.

  Moral in China:   Hi , Welcome!

  Moral in China:   Nice to meet you here!

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   It's very interesting to be alble to chat with people on

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   Are you studying English?

  Moral in China:   sometimes i feel surprise i can't chat with people around the world.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   Why do you say that?

  Moral in China:   yes, i am a webheads student.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   As a webhead student how do you feel assisted in your learning by this technology?

  Moral in China:   i just think i sit in the little room and tall to people the world over and learn english. is't it amaizing?

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   It is very amazing!  I really like it!

  Moral in China:   it is a place for me to use enlilsh.

  Moral in China:   and i can get my works corrected here.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   Aside from practising your English do you feel the webheads site helps you?

  Moral in China:   yes.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   Could you explain a little please?

  Moral in China:   i study enlgish with students from the world.

  Moral in China:   and it interests me very much.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   How do you get your work corrected?

  Moral in China:   teachers correct my works.

  Moral in China:   by emails.

  Moral in China:   and we have a mailing-list too.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   OK, now I see.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   What kinds of topics do you discuss on the mailing list?

  Moral in China:   all kinds of topics we talk about.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   What kind of topics?

  Moral in China:   for example, i talk about tainwan issue with students in taiwan.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   Interesting.

  Moral in China:   and we taled about making Webheads T-shirts and ......

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   Neato.

  Moral in China:   almost everything.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   That's great.

  Moral in China:   anyway, it is great to learn english online.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   I agree with you.  I want to start using this with my students here in my classes in Dubai.

  Moral in China:   you can have students all over the world if you put your course online.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   Yes.  I wonder how to manage the time differences for everyone.  While we are awake you might be asleep.

  Moral in China:   it is a problem i think.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   It is now 4 pm here.  What time is it there now?

  Moral in China:   but mailing-list can solve it.

  Moral in China:   it is 8 pm here.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   Yes, a mailing list is good but then you do not have "live" communication.  You open the message whenever you can. 

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   There is something very special about real time communication. Don't you agree?

  Moral in China:   yes i agree.

  Moral in China:   we also talk to teacher on ICQ. so i alway find times they are awake.

  Vance in Dubai (Cheri):   It has been great "talking" to you.  I have to leave now.  My colleagues are waiting for me.  Bye.

  Moral in China:   bye.

  Moral in China:   nice talking to you.

  Vance in Dubai:   Thanks.  Nice talking to you to.

  Vance in Dubai:   Moral, vance here again.  Thanks again for talking to all these peopel.

  Moral in China:   you are welcome vance.

 

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