[Nfb-krafters-korner] A Whole New Concept!

[qubit]

Are they all on separate machines?  Is the entire conference hosted through 
one machine, or daisy-chained between 2 or 3 machines?
I haven't used the latest version of skype so perhaps my data is old.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lucy Cox" <septembergirl95 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] A Whole New Concept!


Hi,

I have a friend who routinely has 12 or 13 people in his Skype conference
every night.

Hth,

Lucy

septembergirl95 at gmail.com

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he
knows that you are slightly cracked.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] A Whole New Concept!


Hi -- skype has a limit of 5 persons in a conference at any one time. It may
be possible to "daisy chain" and bridge 2 5-person conferences together, but
last I heard that was not supported.
However, skype could be used for "kraft support", if a person wanted to
answer questions to 1 or 2 people calling in at a specified time.
Just thought I'd mention it.
--le


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura White" <lewhite86 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] A Whole New Concept!


Honestly, in my humble opinion I have been wondering why we haven't
had classes via skipe for some time now.
Also this brings up the thoughts at least in my head of a discussion
board and not just an email list.
I feel like these issues are growing pains of any group and we will
get them resolved.   One thing I hope to see in future  is a message
board if we can manage it.  That way each individual thread of talk
doesn't need to always come to our emails.

Laura

On 1/9/11, Eileen Scrivani <etscrivani at verizon.net> wrote:
> Greg:
>
> Let me be perfectly clear, on the fact that I have never asked for nor
> expected any type of monitary benefit from this group for my time given to
> the membership in teaching them knitting skills.  I have done it from my
> heart because, yes I have truely enjoyed working with all  those in my
> classes.  I am not nor was I looking for "pay back. or my voluntary
> teaching
> time"  That is not even an issue for me.  Another thing I find disturbing
> in
> all of this is that there has been emails on the list from the president
> as
> well as in a phone conversation I had with her on Friday afternoon, in
> which
> she made it very clear to me that she was the person during the board
> meeting of Wednesday night, Jan 5, that she brought up the idea of and
> promoted for some kind of monitary reward to be given to instructors.  We
> now know from Audrey's email to the list that it was in fact Audrey who
> brought that to the floor and not the president.  Further in the end it
> was
> never passed as something that was resolved.  In my cconversation I was
> not
> lead to believe it was going to not happen.  It very much sounded to me
> that
> it was a done deal.  Again, I'm not looking for payment, my time is
> voluntary, but I do expect the truth from people and not to be misled in a
> conversation.
>
>
> Second, while it is my pleasure to volunteer to teach, it is not my
> consent
> nor desire to have class materials that I have developed and created &
> written gifted to the NFB nor the NFB Krafters Korner for their financial
> benefit.  Again this important and concerning question goes unanswered.  I
> must ask myself why?  The only answer I can come up with is that while I
> sit
> and wait patiently for this divisions board to get back to me with what
> should be an easy & reasonable answer is that it is taking this amount of
> time because behind the scenes they have elevated it to the National
> level,
> getting legal input on where they stand in attempting to claim my
> materials
> for their own.   Can I a small not independantly wealthy person be
> expected
> to retain a law team to fight them in this case?  What kind of
> organization
> is the NFB that they would do this?  So unfair, so unethical it is beyond
> beleif.
>
> Eileen
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "NCBootman" <ncbootman at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 8:15 AM
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] A Whole New Concept!
>
>> I have a new idea! Krafter’s Corner is a great group and I am not
>> suggesting we change ANYTHING! But, maybe we have become to focused on
>> our
>>
>> wonderful and valuable phone service for classes. There is a need and
>> always will be a need for this kind of enteraction. But, quite frankly,
>> it
>>
>> does not meet the needs of everyone. A person has to have long distance
>> access in an affordable way or skype. You have to show up at the
>> designated time even if that’s in the middle of the night where you are.
>> You have to work at the pace of all the other students. And, there are
>> many more comments I have read here!
>>
>> Why are we not using this e-mail list for more than a way to socialize in
>> many cases? Why isn’t a classroom a part of it? What I’d like to propose
>> is that we all Me included start labeling the message very carefully and
>> start doing more how-to stuff right here! If I’m not interested in a
>> topic, I simply can skip those posts. An example of this is that it has
>> been suggested I start some crochet instruction. If I take the time to
>> write a coherent lesson plan and explanation which I would need for a
>> phone class, I can post that here. Then, if you want to do it, you can
>> give it a try, e-mail a question for all to see and learn from, I
>> respond,
>>
>> and on and on till we all learn. Somebody can read that anytime. If
>> somebody comes along a year from now and wants to read that material,
>> they
>>
>> can search for a specific Subject and read all about it. I learn to
>> teach.
>>
>> I learn to write a Good lesson plan. I give of myself and not just take
>> from the group. I freely give that instruction because I want to and not
>> as a job. It’s my fun time and not a professional time that I owe
>> anybody.
>>
>> These are a few of the benefits.
>>
>> These are some of my thoughts. Are others interested in doing something
>> like this in addition to all that we already do? Is there a reason that
>> it
>>
>> won’t work?
>>
>> Greg
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