Feb 5 - Practice is Cancelled

Feb 5 - Practice is Cancelled

The district has cancelled all practices and events for tonight.  We will NOT be practicing.  The good news is, our robot came to life last night.  And, it moves very well.  It was exciting to watch!  So, as hard as a day off is at this point, we will be ok!   I am so proud of you all for your hard work and how much you have accomplished so far1   Enjoy a day off, introduce yourselves to your families again. :)

I will post info about a make up session.  It is not going to work in the hang out.  Thanks though.

  Parents who haven't attended a meeting yet.. I will be in a google hangout at 5 and 7 to try to get you all the information.  In order to get in the room, you must have a gmail account.  If you want to be invited, comment your gmail account (or email it to me) and the time you want to attend.  I can only have 9 people in at one time with me.  You do not need to have a video camera, but you will need a set of headphones or speakers to hear.  :)  Once you give me your info, I will send you directions.   Below are the basics.

Directions for Google Hangout:

1.  Create a gmail account if you do not have one.
2. Visit https://plus.google.com/‎ and create a Google Plus Account.
3. Visit www.google.com/hangouts/‎ and download required app for the hangout.
4. I will send you a link to join the hangout.  
5. When you get in the conference room, please disable your video feed (keeps the room moving better without lag) by clicking on the video camera icon at the top center of the page
6. You can also disable the sound by clicking on the Microphone.  Just make sure when you want to talk, you enable it. 
7. On the left menu (hover over the left side if you don't see it) click the blue/white chat bubble.  This will open a chat window on the right side of your window.
1. In this type of conference call, it is often best if you type your questions.
2. You can use this chat window to communicate to me if you don't have a microphone, or if you are having problems setting up your mic
8. If you do not have headphones, please mute your sound, or make sure background noise is limited.  When you don't have headphones, we hear everything that is said echo back because your mic pics it up
9. If you are having problems, ask you child to help you as many of them have done this for our hangouts.