Week 1 Video Chat

For week one I logged into the video chat.  We each introduced ourselves.  Some of us had to work out the problems with our cameras and microphones. Many of us told where we worked if we did.  Others told about their family.  It basically gave us all a little background on each other and what we want to do with our degree.   I believe there were around 25 or 30 of us on this chat.  It was nice to be able to meet the people in my class.  I only met a few people from my previous online school and those were people I had met on facebook. I feel like it is important to be able to speak with people who have similar goals as you.  I have met a few friends online who have the same goals and it made school a lot easier for me.  It felt good to have someone who I could talk to who understood.  Family is great, but they do not like the idea of teaching so it is nice when you have someone who does.  I also think with there being so many teachers in the class I will be able to learn a lot from not just the instructors but the other students.