Stuck at home during the pandemic and at least somewhat proficient in
spoken SPANISH? Come join US ONLINE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS (or as long
as you like) chatting in SPANISH OVER THE INTERNET FOR FREE!TO CONNECT
WITH A COMPUTER, TABLET, OR SMART PHONE:
Simply click this link (always the same link every meetup if you want
to bookmark it):
https://zoom.us/j/369401889 [https://zoom.us/j/369401889]
We re using Zoom, a free online video conference service. Clicking
that link should quickly and automatically download and install the
software you need (if you don t already have it), and then connect you
to the meeting.
If that link doesn t install the software you need, the free app in
the Apple App Store and Google Play is called ZOOM: Cloud Meetings.
You shouldn t need a Zoom account to connect, but if you do create
one, you only need the free Basic account. I ve got the Pro account
that lets us meet as long as we like.
You do need a computer or tablet with a microphone and speaker, of
course, to hear the conversation and participate. You don t have to
have a camera, and you don t have to turn it on if you do have one.
That said, I recommend enabling video, it helps make the connection
more personal, with facial expressions and body language to help with
understanding. ????
We re using Zoom s breakout room feature in our online meetups. This
means we can have multiple conversations going on at the same time in
separate virtual "rooms" and give everyone more opportunity to
participate.
When you connect to the meeting, you ll be in the main session room,
and I ll assign your breakout room as "Breakout Room 1". This will
open a window giving you the option to join that room right away or to
wait until later and instead remain in the main session. From then on
you re free go back and forth between the rooms as you like, by
joining the breakout room or leaving it to go back to the main
session.
TO CONNECT OVER TELEPHONE:
Have this meeting ID ready:[masked]
Call any one of Zoom s US phone numbers:
[masked]
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[masked]
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Type the meeting ID on your phone keypad and press #:
[masked] #
Press # again when it asks for your participant ID.
You should now be connected to the meeting.
NO MATTER HOW YOU RE CONNECTING:
You can drop in or out at any time during the conversation, and
RSVPing on Meetup is nice to do, but not required. I ll actually have
the meeting up and running during the afternoon before the scheduled
time, so you can try connecting ahead of time and figure out any
technical problems. I won t be paying any attention to the meeting
before 6:45pm, though. So if you find you do need help, please feel
free to comment on this meetup or message me directly.
Finally, please try to connect from a quiet location without any
background noise like television or music. Zoom uses sound to
determine who is talking to show the speaker s video prominently, so
background noise will confuse that feature and make it hard to follow
the conversation.
If you can t find a quiet location, please use a headset to keep the
noise from affecting the meetup. A cheap $20 headset should work fine.
You can find them on Amazon
(https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Headsets/bie=UTF8&node=3015405011
[https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Headsets/b?ie=UTF8&node=3015405011])
and in most stores that sell computers and accessories. Make sure the
one you get can connect to the type of computer or tablet you re
using. If you are connecting via telephone, please do not use
speakerphone if there is background noise.
Stay safe and well, everyone! Looking forward to chatting with you
soon!
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