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I was all excited to try TokBox today, but ended up with a letdown. Not because of Tokbox, which is very easy to sign up for and use, but circumstances rendered my call uneventful.
One of the committees I work with is a committee of students, all of whom are juniors. Junior year is when many students study abroad, so about 1/3 of my committee is abroad. This is always a huge issue, as the committee changes halfway through the year. So I decided to give TokBox a try to see if we could conference in some of our members abroad..
Signed up, signed in, sent the link...and no one joined the call. I don't know if they experienced technical difficulties, or if the time didn't work with the time zone differences, or if they just didn't have enough notice.
But I tried, and I think I'll try it again with the next meeting. I may have to do the 30-day free trial of the upgrade where you can schedule calls in advance, because that may have been part of the problem - I had to wait until I was in the room and had created the call before I could send any information.
I might also suggest that you set up the meeting in advance so participants are aware of the meeting. Then, you can send out a meeting update the day of with the link and any other important information. That way they know a meeting is coming and you can still use the technology.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the next meeting!
Great try! I agree with your comments about advance set up - that will probably help a great deal. You've done such a great job of finding ways to apply what we've learned! I love hearing about your exploits! Will be anxious to hear how your next attempt works.
ReplyDeleteI had my first try lad night. I had set the time in advance using Facebook and 3 pf my 4 invitees showed!
ReplyDeleteIt was lots of fun and a great way to stay in touch with my nieces and nephews!!!
I would set up an appointment first and send link then.
ReplyDeletegreat job continuting to apply what we are learning! Agree with the idea of setting up the appointment in advance.
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