Hi All,<br><br>My name is Henry Villar, and I am a Master’s degree Candidate at SFSU, finalizing a project named olpcNET - a collaboration model. My adviser is Dr. Sameer Verma. Last October, I participated in the OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2011 where I met many of you. Currently I am conducting two “Usability Tests” for the platforms that were implemented for this project: (1) BigBlueButton and (2) OpenQwaq. The goal of the olpcNET is to provide to volunteers, developers, and teachers a singular place to collaborate in the XO effort (support, development, and deployment). I will really appreciate if you follow the steps below and answer the two 5-question surveys. The participation is anonymous, and I will be happy to share all the results with you. Thank you in advance!<br>
<br>**BigBlueButton**<br>1. Go to: <a href="http://olpcnet.henryvillar.com">http://olpcnet.henryvillar.com</a> <br>2. Click on any “Collaborate” link<br>2. Enter your name and Join<br>3. Use the available features:<br> - Share My Microphone<br>
- Share My Camera<br> - Switch Presenter<br> - Share My Desktop<br> - Upload presentation and use the whiteboard<br> - Chat<br><br>In order to experience 2+ users, if the room is empty, you can open a new browser session in a different window (same or different browser, it should work in both cases).<br>
<br>After your visit to this web application please fill out the survey here: <br>BigBlueButton survey: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7228PSB">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7228PSB</a><br><br><br>**OpenQwaq**<br>
1. Download and install the teleplace client from here: <a href="http://code.google.com/p/openqwaq/downloads/list">http://code.google.com/p/openqwaq/downloads/list</a> (Choose your platform)<br>2. Launch the OpenQwaq client<br>
3. Login with the following information:<br> - User ID (email): visitor@OpenQwaq.org<br> - Password: password<br> - Organization: olpcNET<br> - Click the “+” button next to the default host and type 50.63.56.5<br> - Click OK, then click Login. Note: It won't connect if you are behind a firewall.<br>
<br>4. Choose one of the preconfigured forums (here it is “Project Room” and “Training Center”)<br>5. Click “Enter Forum” and follow the instructions.<br>6. Test your setup by dragging and dropping some files onto your OpenQwaq client window.<br>
7. Use your Microphone, Webcam, chat function, and Play around!<br><br>After navigating through the OpenQwaq environment please fill out the survey here:<br>OpenQwaq survey: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/72QLHHY">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/72QLHHY</a><br>
<br>Thank you very much for your time and feedback, and Happy Thanksgiving!<br><br>~Henry Villar<br>