Technical Difficulties

Well my first online class experience did not go as smoothly as I would have hoped. I figured, I should probably try and sign in early so I could make sure that I could get into Elluminate since the last time I tried it I was on a different computer. Of course, just my luck I had trouble getting in. First I tried clicking on the link that said fix the problem, and it told me it couldn't. So I called the helpdesk who transferred me to someone else who could help me. He was very helpful and told me something to download that would most likely fix my problem. So after 30 min of trying to solve my Elluminate issues, I was finally in and able to join the class. I missed the first group assignment where we came up with a group name and motto, but my group kept me up to date about what was going on. I signed on just in time for the online quiz, which was kind of strange and interesting. I liked listening to everyone discuss and think that maybe I should get a microphone, because I feel people are more apt to miss what those of us who were typing were saying because they were listening to the people talking.
When we broke up into our groups again I liked being in our own chatroom so we could discuss and create our toolbox. Again we learned that technology is not always perfect when our Power Point presentation would not cooperate with us. We had trouble getting it to save and post. Then at the end of class Dr. S. got kicked out of the chat. We will be meeting tonight, Thursday to make up for our Tuesday "Monday" meeting.