17:36 Matthew: hi

17:37 Megan: hi

17:37 Matthew: how are you

17:37 Megan: good how are you?

17:37 Matthew: good thanks

17:38 Matthew: I look forward to getting everything hammered out

17:38 Megan: I noticed what Pam said in the wiki regarding the building. I've started a layout on our site. I am thinking that I could get the structure up tonight and then we could work together on the content for inside of it.

17:39 Matthew: what can i do to help with the structure

17:39 Megan: I think we are going to be on top of each other with the structure itself but you could help me out greatly with rooftops and whatnot

17:39 Matthew: I have not noticed what pam said in the wiki. I think we spread our conversation among too many different outlets

17:40 Megan: i sent out an email today for everyone to check out the wiki because i had added a bunch of stuff about the building itself. Pam made some comments

17:41 Megan: I've compiled all of the forms of communication on the wiki, emails and all

17:41 Matthew: oh ok

17:41 Matthew: ive tried to

17:41 Matthew: butI am unsure if I have it all

17:42 Megan: I went back and made sure I had everything. I sorted it by day and then by time and did individual links to everything by day.

17:42 Megan: while we wait why don't you check out the wiki and tell me what you think about the communications part of it.

17:43 Matthew: yeah thats a good idea

17:48 Matthew: I like the open air mall with a courtyard

17:50 Trish: has anyone ther than Megan been here yet?

17:50 Matthew: not as long as I have been here

17:50: Megan Pule has just entered this chat

17:51 Trish: How's the baby, Megan?

17:51 Megan: wow, I don't know what happened but nothing I was typing was showing up.

17:51 Megan: doing well.

17:51 Trish: I don't know how you

17:51 Megan: Matt, I'm working currently on a cross between the two. A structure with no walls but still multiple floors

17:51 Trish: I don't know how you're doing it, but wow.

17:52 Megan: I'll be honest... I have to do pretty muchly everything still for the other class that I am taking.

17:52 Trish: There was a great welcome center in SL Oahu.

17:52 Matthew: alrighty ill take a look at it in a few

17:52 Trish: It was an open air structure with all kinds of infor, then paths leading out to other places.

17:53 Matthew: whats the link to the Oahu one

17:53 Megan: The floors aren't up just yet. I'm working on the layout, first level right now

17:53 Trish: You're diagram looks great.

17:53 Megan: thanks

17:53 Trish: *your

17:53 Megan: welcome Patrick

17:53 Matthew: hi par

17:53 Patrick: thanks - how much snow are you looking at?

17:53 Matthew: *Pat

17:53 Trish: oh that's right. CO was getting nailed.

17:54 Megan: haha, none!

17:54 Megan: I live so far north that all that we have gotten is rain.

17:54 Trish: excellent.

17:54 Trish: Is anyone else experiencing a lag?

17:54 Megan: But all of the roads just north of us, leading into Wyoming are closed. I live at the last highway exit with anything there.

17:55 Pam: I think a little lag is normal in here...

17:55 Matthew: i dont notice a lag

17:55 Megan: a little bit, but that is normal

17:55 Pam: HAH Maybe you have a faster computer!

17:55 Trish: That's what I thought, but wanted to be sure it wasn't me.

17:55 Megan: Welcome Pam

17:55 Pam: Hey!

17:55 Megan: So we are all here, because Brian isn't coming right?

17:55 Pam: Right

17:55 Megan: Excellent

17:55 Matthew: hi Pam

17:55 Megan: Did everyone get a chance to look at the wiki?

17:56 Pam: I did

17:56 Megan: Pam made some comments and I started on a compromise

17:56 Trish: y

17:56 Pam: I missed the compromise1

17:56 Megan: I kept with my layout, but am making it more open. No walls.

17:56 Trish: I added thoughts about one more section about the educational possibilities of VEs.

17:56 Megan: But still multiple levels, similar to an outdoor mall.

17:56 Pam: So do you still want four floors?

17:57 Trish: well, not a section, but a couple sentences.

17:57 Megan: Three floors, and gardens for reflection, explanation and trials

17:57 Trish: very creative.

17:57 Megan: as well as courtyard areas

17:57 Pam: My concern is whether we have enough content for all those areas.

17:57 Matthew: i would think its easier to go up as long as its descirbed somewhere near an entrance

17:57 Patrick: but nobody will ever actually 'use' our welcome center?

17:58 Megan: I've started a basic layout and could finish the general design tonight

17:58 Trish: I thought other classes would be using the same environment.

17:58 Matthew: i thought they were going to iuse these

17:58 Megan: Patrick does bring up a good point. I'm not sure that Tony intends to keep these projects up for future students. Does he?

17:58 Patrick: maybe - but we have to submit a film

17:58 Pam: I think ours will be used

17:58 Pam: He said it would be a good resource.

17:58 Megan: He may keep ours then

17:59 Patrick: do we need to use scripts that will clean up the garbage when people log off?

17:59 Megan: Pam did you say that you had tried coding for teleporting people

17:59 Matthew: the film is just to prove we all worked

17:59 Patrick: if we add a testing area?

17:59 Pam: No I said the one I used didn't work well - it was someone else

17:59 Patrick: I have a teleport script that doesn't work well either - but I wanted to teleport to the group area from the homes and

18:00 Megan: I'm thinking that a moving slab could be a great way to get people up and down to the different levels

18:00 Pam: what would people do that we need to clean up?

18:00 Patrick: they are in different regions - so the coordinates don't match

18:00 Matthew: like an elavator instead of steps

18:00 Patrick: If people are testing or creating -- they could leave some stuff behind

18:00 Megan: We could do a movement script that says when a person is present move up x units, depending on the floor that they are going to

18:00 Pam: Patrick, I don't understand where you want to teleport to and from

18:01 Trish: We Could put up a billboard asking them to delete their garbage with instructions?

18:01 Patrick: I wanted to teleport from my neighborhood to the group area

18:01 Patrick: using a script

18:01 Pam: I like the billboard or sign idea

18:01 Pam: just ask them to clean up - put it in their inventory or delete it

18:01 Patrick: like the "please curb your dog sign"

18:01 Pam: yeah

18:01 Megan: yeah

18:02 Matthew: much easier

18:02 Trish: We would phrase it very nicely

18:02 Pam: I'm concerned that we might have so much to build and create that people won't have time to create good content

18:02 Patrick: "Your mom doesn't work here -- clean up after yourself"

18:02 Pam: that's my concern about so many floors to fill up

18:02 Megan: I can get the buildings up tonight

18:03 Matthew: megan i can help tonight as well

18:03 Pam: We would need everyone to create content for two or three floors each

18:03 Megan: I've been walking around on the land and it won't take much to fill up the areas

18:03 Patrick: There are 6 of us -- are we going to each choose different "shops" and add the content?

18:03 Trish: Hha. I was thinking more along the lines of Please practice building. When you are finish, here's how to add your object to your inventory. Then how to delete.

18:03 Pam: we already have the sections

18:03 Megan: Really, once I lay out the base, it is just copying upward. It won't take me beyond 2 hours to be done.

18:04 Patrick: if so, do we need to agree on a common layout?

18:04 Pam: we have three floors and a roof for four areas

18:04 Pam: plus the welcome area

18:04 Trish: If Megan builds the strucure, the rest of us should work on the content.

18:04 Megan: 3 areas really with combining building and scripting

18:04 Pam: Do you mean objects or content to put into the objects

18:05 Matthew: content i would think

18:05 Pam: Building and scripting is a big topic and takes probably double work

18:05 Trish: Do you have any thoughts on adding a research corner type addition with the educational rationale?

18:05 Pam: plus we have the welcome area

18:05 Pam: plus a sand box and trish had a good idea about a why area too

18:05 Matthew: educational rational to using SL?

18:05 Megan: Ok, how about this...

18:06 Trish: On the flip side, are we being over-ambitious?

18:06 Trish: yes, Matthew.

18:06 Megan: I will have the structure up tonight.

18:06 Pam: I would rather concentrate on good content then lots of objects

18:06 Megan: As I list an area we can say how many and who will work on it.

18:06 Matthew: i dont think tat is our purpose Trish

18:06 Trish: ok, I can see that.

18:06 Pam: K Megan go for it

18:06 Megan: cool...

18:07 Megan: Your Avatar

18:07 Megan: Changing Gender and Gestures could be done by one person. I don't think that that is too much

18:07 Patrick: I give it a go

18:07 Trish: agreed.

18:07 Megan: Really the entire Your Avatar section could be done by one person

18:07 Patrick: I am still game

18:07 Megan: Patrick you want to work on that one?

18:08 Megan: I can help out with having both female and male outfits, working with Patrick on that one.

18:08 Megan: Is that cool?

18:08 Patrick: OK - but I might ask ?? about gestures towards the end

18:08 Matthew: good

18:08 Pam: wait a sec

18:08 Megan: cool

18:08 Pam: I thought we should show people how to change their hair and body

18:08 Megan: Building/Scripting:

18:08 Pam: and how to change clothes

18:08 Patrick: got it

18:09 Megan: cool cool

18:09 Pam: k

18:09 Trish: yes, Pam. WE definitely need that.

18:09 Pam: Some of us =]

18:09 Megan: My thought was to have a floor for furniture and sitting properly. This will likely take one person.

18:09 Matthew: I could talk about building but would need some help with scripting

18:09 Pam: Explain the furniture

18:10 Megan: So Matt you want to take that one?

18:10 Megan: We can all help with scripting in the end.

18:10 Pam: are we going to explain how to build something

18:10 Megan: I was thinking about some furtniture for seating and tables

18:10 Pam: to teach them how to build it?

18:10 Matthew: I will explain how to build something

18:10 Megan: yes, there should be notecards on every floor that explain everything that we do. that is pretty minor though.

18:10 Trish: How to build the furniture or furnishing our center?

18:10 Patrick: -- are we making posters, cards, videos .... how are we pulling this off?

18:11 Megan: how to built it

18:11 Pam: We need to make sure we show them how to do things

18:11 Patrick: Like flash cards?

18:11 Megan: hang on. let's get through assignments and then brainstorm the explanations

18:11 Patrick: OK

18:11 Pam: k

18:11 Matthew: megan i agree

18:12 Megan: The other part of that floor would include bedroom furtniture with drawers that open and the ability to sleep on a bed.

18:12 Megan: Still cool matt?

18:12 Matthew: yea

18:12 Megan: Cool.

18:12 Patrick: doors, too?

18:13 Megan: The second floor I was seeing as an electronics store.

18:13 Pam: to teach what skills

18:13 Megan: Doors could work on some objects as well.

18:13 Megan: The electronics floor would have prims with links to web pages and what not.

18:13 Trish: that I can do.

18:13 Megan: This floor could also have music and movies.

18:14 Trish: I was just going to ask if this is for music and vids as well.

18:14 Trish: I can still do that.

18:14 Megan: awesome. Tony was talking about how to do a radio channel, I think with you and me. He has info on that.

18:15 Trish: I will look in to that.

18:15 Trish: Sounds a little intimidating, but what hasn't been in this class!

18:15 Trish: for me anyway.

18:15 Pam: for me too!

18:16 Pam: Tony says he isn't doing his job if we aren't being pushed to do new things

18:16 Megan: Cool, the third floor is kind of an easy one and can be linked up with something else. It is importing textures and giving objects.

18:16 Pam: Putting textures on objects

18:16 Pam: ?

18:16 Matthew: i thought that was part of building so i can do that

18:16 Megan: yeah

18:16 Pam: This would include info on how to do it

18:16 Megan: cool. So Matt will take the first and third floor of the building.

18:16 Megan: Yes

18:17 Megan: Alright, so Pam you are the one person left correct?

18:17 Patrick: Brian

18:17 Matthew: and Brian to right

18:17 Pam: I don't have a job yet

18:17 Megan: and Brian. Thank you

18:17 Pam: we still have lots of floors

18:17 Megan: Ok, so the last building is about Getting Around.

18:18 Matthew: someone can help me with the scripts because I am not as strong on that

18:18 Megan: nope, just three floors.

18:18 Pam: plus the welcome area

18:18 Trish: roof?

18:18 Pam: plus the why area

18:18 Megan: The first floor is about using the map and what it has to offer.

18:18 Pam: plus the roofs

18:18 Patrick: Pam - did you take copies of many people's stuff?

18:18 Megan: I'll talk about the roogs and welcome area in a minute

18:18 Pam: some not all

18:18 Pam: I can do info on how to use maps

18:19 Megan: ok

18:19 Patrick: Will we each include a prim with "more info at these URL"?

18:19 Megan: I would like us all to pitch in with the second floor.

18:19 Megan: hold on a second and we will get to what needs to be included

18:19 Matthew: if you think its necessary throw it in

18:20 Megan: The second floor is points of interest and setting your home location.

18:20 Pam: So we could all add two points of interest each?

18:20 Megan: I would like us all to come up with a point of interest in SL.

18:20 Megan: yeah

18:20 Pam: is one enough

18:20 Megan: Then Brian is left with Walking/Flying/Teleporting

18:20 Matthew: sounds good

18:20 Matthew: I would think so Pam

18:20 Megan: one will be enough to fill up the space for sure

18:21 Megan: Pam could you help out with swimming?

18:21 Pam: how will a SL location fill up the space?

18:21 Trish: with the pts of interest, how are we going to get this across? I'm not understanding other than pointing out good places.

18:21 Trish: From Metaverse, we can't teleport into SL?

18:21 Megan: I will put up posters with pictures of the spaces

18:21 Pam: k

18:22 Megan: No but we can put a link to where it is located in the real SL.

18:22 Trish: gottcha.

18:22 Pam: What do you mean about swimming? I didn't understand what you want to do with the idea.

18:22 Megan: You had posted the idea that we could teach someone how to swim

18:22 Megan: I was going to include a pool on one of the floors as a result.

18:22 Pam: I just meant that with movement we needed to know we could jump in the water and not drown and get around.

18:23 Megan: Would you be able to make directions on how to do that?

18:23 Pam: We could let them have an experience in the water and tell them to go pet the shark

18:23 Pam: Tony's

18:23 Trish: like it!

18:23 Pam: not our

18:24 Pam: not ours

18:24 Megan: ok

18:24 Megan: Alright so is everyone ok with the floor that they are picking?

18:24 Trish: y

18:24 Matthew: im good

18:24 Megan: I will then move on to what each floor should certainly have then

18:24 Pam: do we have the roofs covered?

18:25 Megan: I will get there

18:25 Pam: k

18:25 Megan: Each floor should not include just objects, but how to create those objects. We cannot just show it but need to explain how we did it.

18:25 Matthew: agreed

18:25 Megan: As a result, we can all create notecards that do this.

18:26 Pam: Or screen shots or Jing video

18:26 Trish: no porblem.

18:26 Trish: I think Jing videos will be good as well.

18:26 Megan: In addition, if you take pictures as you build something, we can create handouts that looks like an instruction manual

18:26 Trish: *problem

18:26 Megan: these can be screen shots

18:26 Patrick: not jing video

18:26 Pam: or link to web sites with info on it

18:27 Trish: I think Jing videos with narration will be helpful. Screnshots for less complicated things.

18:27 Patrick: unless we "subdivide"

18:27 Megan: If you create notecards then I will create the picture cards, provided that you email me your screen shots. This way they will all look uniform.

18:27 Patrick: ok - I'll go along

18:27 Matthew: put a video up on youtue and link to it

18:27 Megan: Cool?

18:27 Trish: fine

18:27 Pam: you mean a picture card to click to get the note card?

18:28 Megan: a notecard that they can take and a picture card that they can take, similar to the map that I made on my site.

18:28 Matthew: shall we all agree to a little bit of creative freedom on how we present the material

18:28 Megan: sure

18:28 Trish: yes.

18:29 Matthew: I think the important thing is what content goes in

18:29 Pam: I think we need that freedom but need to make sure the building looks like one theme or unit not disjointed

18:29 Pam: I agree matt the content is the most important

18:29 Matthew: it does have one theme

18:29 Megan: agreed. As we all build out things we can continuously comment on everyones work.

18:29 Megan: We need to agree to be ok with creative criticism

18:29 Pam: it does but it could look like 6 different people made it

18:30 Pam: Megan good point

18:30 Trish: Please make sure to add copies of all your create to your inventory in case we have any issues.

18:30 Megan: I will add a section to the wiki for commenting on everyone work.

18:30 Pam: suggestions are great

18:30 Megan: Are we ok to this point?

18:30 Pam: helpful

18:31 Trish: y

18:31 Matthew: yep

18:31 Pam: yep

18:31 Megan: Patrick and Pam?

18:31 Patrick: Megan?

18:31 Pam: LOL!

18:31 Megan: are you ok to this point Patrick?

18:32 Patrick: Yes, I was 2nd to respond

18:32 Megan: oh, sorry. I didn't see that.

18:32 Pam: I have a LAG

18:32 Megan: ok, so roofs...

18:32 Trish: talk louder, Patrick

18:32 Patrick: Brian?

18:32 Pam: YOU MEAN TALK LOUDER PATRICK!

18:33 Trish: lol!

18:33 Megan: The roof tops are just objects, no explanation and what not.

18:33 Pam: Great

18:33 Trish: Can Brian do that and then pitch in to help the rest of us as needed?

18:33 Megan: As such, I can do that seeing as all that I am doing is putting up the structure and helping Patrick a little bit.

18:33 Megan: The same is true for the sandboxes.

18:33 Matthew: so things that people can take

18:33 Patrick: He's got 'moving around'

18:33 Matthew: and use to decorate their structures

18:33 Trish: Oh, Brain could do the Welcome Center.

18:34 Megan: Brian already has moving around

18:34 Pam: Plus we have a Why justification?

18:34 Patrick: So the rooftop is a big box of "lost and found" that replenishes?

18:34 Trish: Brian, not Brain

18:34 Patrick: People can just take inventory with them?

18:34 Pam: Why use OpenSim for educational purposes

18:34 Megan: The welcome center can be the last part that we do. It is mainly a structure with directions. Not too hard.

18:34 Trish: We can lose the why, if you want. It was just a thought.

18:34 Megan: So Pam brings up the why part...

18:34 Trish: We seem to have plenty to do.

18:35 Pam: It's a good idea what do the rest of you think

18:35 Megan: We can worry about that and the welcome area after we get a jump on this.

18:35 Patrick: Wouldn't "WHY" fall under Tony's jursidiction?

18:35 Pam: fair enough

18:35 Patrick: Jurisdiction ... Not Jersey Diction

18:35 Megan: If everyone helps me out with the why and great uses for it then I can do that while you guys continue to work on your parts.

18:36 Pam: That would be great

18:36 Megan: Seeing as I'll be done already

18:36 Trish: ounds good.

18:36 Trish: *sounds. can't type tonight.

18:36 Megan: is everyone ok with that?

18:36 Pam: Will we have any landscaping like bushes and trees?

18:36 Megan: yes, I'll have that done tonight

18:36 Pam: OK with that

18:37 Pam: the why - ok with it

18:37 Megan: everyone else?

18:37 Patrick: and a diaper changing station with no explanation

18:37 Matthew: im good

18:37 Trish: y

18:37 Megan: lol

18:37 Patrick: I am OK with the WHY

18:37 Megan: cool. a few last things

18:38 Pam: Is someone doing the movie?

18:38 Matthew: yes

18:38 Megan: We need to create the video. I had some thoughts about this as well. I was thinking that I will take multiple screen shots of the land as I build the structure

18:39 Megan: Then at the beginning of the video we could do a speed through this like the history channel does for showing how a biulding is errected

18:39 Matthew: if everyone films or takes screen shots of their work ive offered to edit it

18:39 Pam: We should all take some screen shots for Matt as we work

18:39 Megan: then we could do the same with each floor as it develops

18:39 Trish: good idea.

18:39 Pam: So you want each of us to take screen shots of our floor as we work?

18:39 Megan: These shots could be the introduction in the video to each section.

18:40 Megan: yes

18:40 Patrick: Full Screen? What resolution?

18:40 Matthew: yes

18:40 Megan: view of floor. the resolution is up to Matt

18:40 Pam: If we all take our section shots consistently does it matter?

18:40 Matthew: whatever you feel you need to include to give your work justice

18:41 Megan: true

18:41 Pam: Do we need someone to document our progress in the forum each week?

18:41 Megan: Then in the video we need to talk about each floor right?

18:41 Pam: I think Tony wants us to explain what each of us did as well as document the process of creation

18:41 Megan: I will take daily pictures of the work and post them in the foum.

18:42 Matthew: if you put that in an audacity file that would be good

18:42 Megan: Then could each person just describe what they have done.

18:42 Matthew: it's a five minute video right?

18:42 Pam: yes five minutes

18:42 Pam: not much time

18:42 Matthew: 30-45 seconds max

18:42 Trish: can do.

18:42 Matthew: on each explaaation to five me time for an intro and conclusion

18:42 Pam: for us to explain our part?

18:43 Patrick: OK ... but there might be questions once Megan has the structure in place

18:43 Megan: So you want 30-45 seconds from each person?

18:43 Matthew: yes

18:43 Megan: cool

18:43 Pam: of audio?

18:43 Matthew: yes

18:43 Trish: You can edit us as needed, Matt.

18:43 Megan: you want only sound?

18:43 Megan: and then you will place that with the images right?

18:43 Pam: shouldn't we let matt choose the pictures he wants to use

18:43 Matthew: correct

18:44 Pam: so we send pictures and audio separate

18:44 Megan: yeah, but submit a bunch to him

18:44 Pam: lots

18:44 Matthew: yes

18:44 Megan: as you go along, right?

18:44 Pam: yes so he has time to get it done

18:44 Trish: Or do you want everything at the same time, Matt?

18:44 Megan: cool

18:44 Matthew: well be realistic

18:44 Pam: maybe the audio by the end of week three?

18:44 Matthew: for 45 seconds I dont need more than ten

18:45 Pam: k

18:45 Megan: ok, so one other item of business...

18:45 Matthew: maybe 15 pictues but I wont use more than 15

18:46 Pam: k

18:46 Megan: We have a lot of forms of communication going on. I have compiled everything so far into the wiki. Let's keep out communication to emails and comments in the wiki.

18:46 Pam: k

18:46 Patrick: should we "time stamp" our wiki entries?

18:46 Megan: Instead of going back and forth in the forum. Let's leave that for progress only and other people to comment

18:46 Megan: the program does that automatically

18:46 Pam: isn't it in the history

18:46 Megan: yes pam

18:47 Pam: k megan

18:47 Megan: I will continue to compile emails by day

18:47 Trish: if we put the time in, we won't have to refer to the history.

18:47 Patrick: yes - but it might be easier to drop in and see a hard-coded date/time

18:47 Patrick: agree with Trish

18:47 Megan: If you communicate in opensim with someone please sent it to me and I can put it in the wiki

18:47 Pam: works for me one group is color coding

18:47 Pam: someone is green text

18:47 Pam: someone is red

18:47 Matthew: if you add something that everyone needs to see maybe email it out

18:48 Megan: I am hosting all of the communication on my website.

18:48 Megan: yes

18:48 Pam: i saw that thanks

18:48 Megan: I can go through the wiki and color it.

18:48 Trish: what's the website, megn?

18:48 Trish: *Megan.

18:48 Megan: all of the links are in the wiki, but it is all hosted at http://www.meganpule.com

18:49 Trish: ok, thanks.

18:49 Pam: Do we need a regular weekly meeting time?

18:49 Megan: You have to have the link from the wiki to get to the specific spot. I don't have them available to anyone on my site.

18:49 Megan: I think we should just to check in.

18:50 Pam: i agree even if they're brief (hopefully)

18:50 Megan: Can we all meet in here on Thursdays after office hours?

18:50 Trish: I can do that.

18:50 Matthew: what time are office hours 7?

18:50 Pam: I meet on Wednesday

18:50 Matthew: so we'd meet at 8?

18:50 Megan: Wednesday is the only day that I really can't meet.

18:50 Pam: So I would need a time because I won't know when you're done

18:50 Trish: 7-8.

18:50 Megan: I used to meet on Wednesday but I just started a softball league

18:51 Trish: say 8:00?

18:51 Pam: they're 7-9 but tony doesn't keep us that long

18:51 Matthew: 8 on Thursday

18:51 Matthew: is fine by me

18:51 Patrick: I can usually do that -- we have games on Thursday that might get me close to the start time

18:51 Trish: Baby, grad school, work, softball?

18:51 Pam: 8 on Thursday

18:51 Megan: Let's say 8:15pm on Thursday?

18:51 Trish: do you sleep?

18:51 Pam: No Gray's =/

18:51 Megan: lol, good point.

18:51 Patrick: TIVO

18:51 Pam: but i can sacrifice

18:51 Pam: I don't have tivo

18:51 Patrick: multi-task

18:51 Pam: I am POOR

18:51 Megan: You can watch and type in here.

18:52 Pam: Put two children through college

18:52 Trish: So I'm not the only DVR-less person?

18:52 Megan: unless you use a desktop

18:52 Pam: Hah! Good idea!

18:52 Patrick: it is supposed to be brief

18:52 Pam: and that will keep it that way

18:52 Trish:

18:52 Patrick: GREAT!

18:52 Megan: awesome. So we will all meet here Thursday at 8:15?

18:53 Matthew: sounds good

18:53 Patrick: OK

18:53 Pam: so we have all the jobs covered?

18:53 Trish: ok.

18:53 Pam: all the content Tony wants this week?

18:53 Megan: I will go through them one more time before we leave

18:53 Trish: Do we have a role carved out for BRian?

18:53 Pam: Do we need to post a summary for Tony for the assignment?

18:53 Megan: yes

18:53 Pam: I think a summary would be a good idea

18:53 Megan: yes, to both of you. I will post it seeing as I'm posting this on the wiki.

18:54 Trish: Thanks.

18:54 Pam: You are the bomb, boss!

18:54 Pam: (Is that the right word?)

18:54 Patrick: Must have some OSU background to be this good ...

18:54 Trish: I think you got it, Pam.

18:54 Megan: ok, so here is the run down... (lol, OSU and ASU... one great combination)

18:54 Pam: Just checking. My children say I'm an embarrassment.

18:55 Trish: lol

18:55 Pam: I should just buy spandex and forget life

18:55 Pam: i refuse

18:55 Trish: oh no. Not that!

18:55 Pam: but i do get it wrong sometimes

18:55 Pam: NEVER SPANDEX

18:55 Megan: My kid has a shirt that says, "Daddy and I agree, Mommy is the BOSS!"

18:55 Trish: Just say NO.

18:56 Pam: LOL!

18:56 Megan: ok, so here it goes. Let me know if I have it wrong...

18:57 Megan: Megan: Building the structure, creating the roof tops, gardens and sandbox spaces. Also helping out Patrick with female clothing.

18:57 Megan: Patrick: Working on the Avatar floors, gender, clothing and gestures.

18:58 Megan: Matt: Building objects (first floor). This includes chairs, tables, bedroom furniture. Items should be able to be sat in, drawers opened and doors utilized.

18:59 Megan: Matt: Importing and Applying Textures (second floor)

18:59 Megan: Trish: Building Prims with weblinks, music and moves (third floor)

19:00 Megan: Pam: Getting Around: using and understanding maps (first floor) signage for swimming (second floor)

19:01 Megan: Brian: Getting Around (third floor) walking/flying/teleporting

19:01 Megan: **Sorry Pam, the swimming is the third floor and Brian is actually on the roof in that building.

19:01 Megan: We all agree to come up with a place of interest in SL that you will send to me for the second floor in that building.

19:01 Pam: to fly

19:02 Matthew: we split up getting around?

19:02 Megan: yes

19:02 Pam: k i'm second floor pool

19:02 Megan: we split up points of interest in SL

19:02 Megan: yeah that works

19:03 Megan: I'll put signs on the floor as to who and what goes where so we don't get confused

19:03 Patrick: awesome - thanks

19:03 Pam: did we decide about the welcome area

19:04 Matthew: why dont we give the welcome and why to brian

19:04 Megan: We will get to that in weeks to come, but I can do quite a bit there once we get started. It will be really simple.

19:04 Pam: k

19:04 Matthew: i dont think walking and flying is going to take any time at all

19:04 Megan: Just what is going on in what direction

19:04 Pam: you could do mouse view

19:04 Megan: Brian then can help out greatly with the welcome center.

19:05 Patrick: and turning off the typing hands

19:05 Pam: yeah

19:05 Megan: We will also chip in with ideas for "Why"

19:05 Pam: and what if you go crazy and keep crashing through the earth

19:05 Pam: right - why ideas

19:06 Trish: yes, the why. We could have links to research/videos on the benefits.

19:06 Pam: and how it provides unique qualities

19:06 Megan: also, great ways to incorporate it into content areas

19:07 Megan: I know that we are mainly math, but I'm sure we can all brainstorm

19:07 Trish: I love the applications for SS.

19:07 Megan: We can talk about that at one of our meetings as well as post ideas in the wiki.

19:07 Trish: You can visit geographic locals, historic times, etc.

19:07 Pam: some of our discussions in the forums speak to this too

19:07 Megan: true

19:08 Pam: people in other subject areas

19:08 Megan: Alright, so did I get it all?

19:08 Matthew: yep

19:08 Trish: I beleive so.

19:08 Pam: think so

19:08 Trish: *believe.

19:08 Megan: Cool, can someone send that out in an email to everyone as a reminder and as a 411 for Brian?

19:08 Patrick: yes

19:08 Megan: Thank you Patrick

19:09 Trish: will this chat save here?

19:09 Patrick: yes

19:09 Patrick: dam lag

19:09 Pam: it should save in the chat history

19:09 Megan: I am putting it on my site with a link in the wiki

19:10 Matthew: good deal

19:10 Matthew: this is going to be a neat project

19:10 Megan: it really is!

19:10 Pam: =]

19:11 Megan: one last question. Instead of all metal, given that we will have trees and what not... how about a brick and wood structure?

19:11 Patrick: OK

19:12 Pam: Works for me.

19:12 Trish: It adds a warmer feel.

19:12 Megan: something classic yet open and airy?

19:12 Pam: Open is good so is airy

19:12 Trish: 3 more weeks...is that all? Brian and I are graduating. Anyone else?

19:12 Matthew: as long as its consistant, it doesn't matter to me

19:12 Matthew: you are the artist

19:12 Pam: Congrats, Trish!!!

19:12 Trish: thanks. whew!

19:12 Megan: I also found mulch for texture for in flower beds and rocks with stepping stones for the walk ways

19:12 Matthew: not til fall

19:13 Pam: not til fall for me too

19:13 Megan: me too

19:13 Pam: mulch is great!

19:13 Patrick: If only that last class was a summer class...

19:14 Pam: you'd take THREE this summer?

19:14 Matthew: that would be so nice

19:14 Patrick: No - I have been doubling up all along so my stay is 1/2

19:14 Patrick: Only need 2

19:14 Trish: After the summer classes, these semester long classes seem sooo long.

19:14 Pam: one year?

19:15 Patrick: yes

19:15 Pam: wow

19:15 Trish: Wow. A guy in my cohort did that.

19:15 Patrick: it sucks

19:15 Trish: Amazing, and he got married in that time as well.

19:15 Pam: do you even teach?

19:15 Megan: I've been doubling up too.

19:15 Pam: or sleep?

19:15 Patrick: I took an HRE elective and don't do much else

19:15 Trish: That's enough, Megan. Jimminy crickets!

19:16 Matthew: sleep is for the weak

19:16 Megan: lol, it is the only way to get financial aid

19:16 Pam: Giving us two year people a complex! ;)

19:16 Patrick: BINGO!

19:16 Trish: we must be slow.

19:16 Patrick: Financial Aid dictates a lot

19:16 Pam: it feels pretty busy to me

19:16 Patrick: Brendan is doubing up, too

19:16 Pam: you get more financial aid?

19:16 Patrick: financial aid period

19:16 Megan: Yeah, I have a lot to do in our other class. How has the work been in there?

19:17 Megan: You have to take 6 credits to get financial aid

19:17 Patrick: Our other class .... 490? No clue

19:17 Pam: Oh!

19:17 Patrick: I feel a little bad about that, too

19:18 Megan: lol, I'm pretty muchly trying to an assignment every other day now for like a week or so. By doing the building for this assignment it will open up some time for my to focus on the other class.

19:18 Trish: Well guys, I need to go find my son. He is somewhere in the neighborhood. Slacker mom!

19:18 Matthew: I don'tmean to be anti social, but I got people coming over for the hockey game, I gotta get ready for. Do you we have anything else?

19:18 Trish: Go Blackhawks!

19:18 Patrick: I am good

19:18 Patrick: I am good

19:18 Megan: nope. enjoy the game

19:19 Matthew: thanks! Great day for Chicago sports!

19:19 Megan: go be all the great mommy that you can Trish

19:19 Matthew: have a good one all

19:19 Trish: Thanks, everyone.

19:19 Pam: bye trish

19:19 Matthew: see you Thursday

19:19 Megan: thanks everyone

19:19 Patrick: Good night Pam, Good Night Megan

19:19 Pam: Night All!

19:19 Matthew: oh and thanks Megan for taking control here that was excellent

19:20 Megan: thanks, I was worried I was being a control freak, but I'm slightly OCD like that.

19:20 Matthew: see ya all

19:20 Matthew: its all good