Do you need to have a conference call but aren’t sure of a good route to take? Do your colleagues and friends have a hard time making it onto a web-based conference call, like Skype? Do you struggle with reliable internet, right at the time when you were scheduled for an online meet-up?
Check out Rondee!
Rondee is a free conference call solution that allows participants to join in a pre-set conference while online or from a standard cell phone or home phone. This is a great option for those of us who are constantly on the go. I was even able to participate in the NC DEN LC meeting the other evening from the sidelines of my son’s football practice because I could just call in! This is an excellent option when your colleagues are limited by accessibility, travel or other barriers to making it in front of a computer for a set time.
Rondee is free, easily set up, available as needed or with scheduled events, and offers free audio recording. And why might you need to use a conference call solution…
1. Show your students how to set up a study group
2. Have a planning meeting to car pool to an upcoming DEN event in your area
3. Talk with your curriculum or grade level team to decide on a learning event for your classroom (or who is bringing what to the pot luck lunch)
4. Plan a family dinner with everyone at once
5. Talk to other educators about more ways to use Rondee and DE Services
So… will you Rondee?
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Hi Kelly,
My name is Kevin Hutchinson, and I am in Dr. John Strange’s EDM310 class at the University of South Alabama. I am new to blogging, but I am quickly learning the advantages of it. I am always in a rush and Rondee seems awesome. As the son of a former teacher, who was also in a constant state of rush and panic, I see how this could be helpful as both a parent and an educator. Can parents have conferences with teachers using Rondee? Also I noticed that students could set up study groups via Rondee. Have you done this with your students? And how have they responded to it?
I love the idea of Rondee. I usually always have access to a cell phone, so that would make more sense for me then maybe an online conference call. It would really be a great way to have students interact on a project. The hardest thing about group projects and study groups is getting everyone together. So this could be a great solution for that. I would absolutely Rondee!
The German course is my first experience with Rosetta Stone. It is fantastic! My 7-year-old son is doing the course too and picking up German at an incredible pace.
Kelly, my name is Jill Lazzari and I am currently enrolled in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. I really like the idea of Rondee. I worked at a law office that was 30 minutes from my home and I would have meetings once a week. Traffic was always unpredictable and I would sometimes be late to meetings because of it. Rondee seems like a great solution to fix being late to a meeting. I also like the idea of using Rondee to make dinner plans with the family. I will definitely use Rondee in the future. Thanks for sharing!