Last Friday, I was scheduled to arrive in Cebu in time to conduct an online payments and Internet marketing workshop. As the flight was overbooked, I arrived at 4:30 pm already instead of 9 am. Good thing, a DigitalFilipino.com Club member - Charles Capilitan, was available to assist my students.

Upon news of no chance to go on board, I immediately went to Netopia infront of Dusit Hotel Makati City and chat with my students via Yahoo Messenger. For two hours, I explained the concept and examples of online payments. As the audio reception was not so good, I had to rely on my typing speed in explaining and answering questions. Before going to the airport to board the 3 pm flight, I gave all the seatwork that needs to be done that I can check upon arrival.

By the time I reached Netopia in SM Cebu, my students have completely done their assignments and answered further questions. From there, I realized that conducting a hands-on based online class via this simple method is very much possible.