To Web Conference or Not to Web Conference-That is the Question

I loved the idea of web conferencing to share ideas. However, my thoughts changed during this class. I was thoroughly disappointed with the three web conferences I tried to attend. The first conference had too many people in it so there was no sound. That was not so bad because I feel I do better at typing. I eventually became frustrated in trying to keep up with all of the typing to see if my questions were answered so I exited the conference. The second web conference I attended was not much better. It was also pretty full and I attempted to concentrate on the typing. My frustration mounted when everyone began chatting about the weather and were not asking or answering questions about the assignments. One classmate attempted to get her question answered at least three times and I do not think it was ever answered. The last conference I tried to attend was on Sunday the 19th. I attempted to enter the conference only to see a message that the meeting was over. Upon checking the Lamar M.Ed. page on Facebook, I discovered that another student tried to get in at 5:45 p.m. and was told the meeting had actually started at 5:00 p.m. and not 6:00 p.m. as stated in the overview. I would like to see the web conference times posted correctly, conferences broken into smaller groups and some kind of order during the conference. In the two conferences I could get in, no one was raising their hand and there was too much "outside chatting" that was not related to the course or assignments. I hope our future web conferences will be easier to attend.