7 Ways to Use YackPack for Online Collaboration

Clearly I’m enamored with YackPack. As I was walking to work the other day I was thinking about all the different ways I can either use it myself, or encourage our faculty to take advantage of this cool new tool (my walk is about 5 minutes door-to-door, so it was a quick think). Here’s what…

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The Pack Yacks Back

Just a few days after I posted about the wonders of YackPack (and a few small disadvantages), I received a very nice (unsolicited) e-mail from their Chief Technology Officer, Michael. He had read my post wishing for multiple administrators for YackPack and offered to test it out on our current project. Within 24 hours we…

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Yakking it up on YackPack

My wonderful collaborative partner shared this very cool new tool with me today. Basically, YackPack allows you to set up a private (real-time and asynchronous) audio chat group using only an internet browser. By the time I had arrived at work this morning, Chrissy had a chat widget set up right on our wikispace. So,…

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Back to reality

After a week of this view from our own little balcony, it takes a few days to get back into the swing of things… I’m still envisioning: the beautiful Boracay sunsets, amazingly huge sandcastles, and absolutely stunning beach…. Give me a few more days to settle back in to reality.

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S.P.F. 35

Alex and I are off on another adventure, this time to Boracay Island in the Philippines (country #35 for me!). See you when we’re back, tan and relaxed! Image: http://www.chikatayo.com/gallery/data/media/1/boracay.jpg

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