I enjoyed visiting with Patti and my classmates online using the syncronous tool Elluminate. Elluminate is easy to use. The navigation bar is user friendly and the environment is clean and not cluttered with buttons and lists. To realize the full benefit of Elluminate one needs a high speed connection, preferrably a LAN or cable modem.
I can see how this tool could be a valuable resource for the classroom. Conducting a webmeeting with an expert would work well. The Alaska Sealife Center in Seward has marine biology experts and an outreach program. This may be a way for the Center to connect with classrooms around the world as well as next door.
Professionally, Elluminate would be a good way to get a quick tutorial on how to use educational software. Teachers are inundated with new software each year. It can be overwhelming learn how to effectively use new software in time to successfully apply it in the classroom. Local or national trainers can use this presentation tool to demonstate applications of new software for teachers.
A disadvantage to this software is the very thing that makes this software powerful, it's syncronous nature. Viewers must be at the right place at the right time or they miss the immediate feedback from questions posed during the presentation. On the flipside, the advantage of Elluminate is that viewers get realtime help and answers to questions about the presentation topic.
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