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FutureU Recommends  At FutureU, we understand that real-time online learning and Web-based meetings are all about usability (ease of use) and usefulness (functionality and productivity). Sure, your content, instructors, and meeting facilitators have to be good. But if the software is hard to use or you don’t get enough accomplished, you put communication in jeopardy, lose learning opportunities, and confuse and lose your faculty and students. That's why we think Elluminate™ is the best tool for real-time learning and meeting over the Internet. We've looked at most of the market leaders and we decided to use Elluminate™ for our own work. So it is with pride and purpose that we recommend Elluminate™ to our prospects and clients.

You’'ll Be In Good Company  Join the ranks of some of the most prestigious Elluminate users in the country: Babson College Broward County School District California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo DeVry University Georgia State University Johns Hopkins University Los Angeles Unified School District New York Institute of Technology Nova Southeastern University Ohio State University Pennsylvania State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Syracuse University Tennessee Tech University Univeristy of Maryland University of Alaska University of Calgary University of Iowa University of North Carolina University of Pittsburgh University of Texas

Got your interest? Well keep reading. We've summarized the features of Elluminate below. After you look these over, we think you will become a fan, open your own V-Room, and recommend it to your whole department.

That, by the way, is when you should give us a call or send us an email to learn more about our how we integrate Elluminate into our faculty training for designing, building, and teaching a virtual or blended course. Just call 415-648-2667 or write to claude[at]futureu.com

That's been our biggest success, so far. Our approach has to faculty development has been tested on hundreds of faculty from beginners to advanced and allows us to simultaneous teach up to two-dozen faculty at any level of experience. We have more than 100 hours of face-to-face content and an equal amount of online content from which a customized program can be created for your faculty. We've delivered programs that have lasted from 1 day to 8 weeks and that have ranged from fully face-to-face to fully virtual. If your ready to take a big leap forward in empowering each and every individual on your faculty to create their own online courses, give us a call at 415-648-2667 or email us at claude[at]futureu.com.

Full Disclosure: If FutureU helps you put your purchase order in to Elluminate, we make a commission on the sale. But you can go directly to Elluminate, if you prefer. Our main goal is to get you to buy the best tools for the job and then hire us to teach you how to integrate them into the process of designing, building and teaching a virtual or blended course.

Elluminate Live! Lite Edition 

Maybe you don't need all the bells and whistles a fully capable web conferencing system offers. Maybe all you want to do is add a real-time online component to your courses that includes built in audio to avoid cumbersome and expensive teleconferencing.

Or maybe you just need an interactive whiteboard to share images, documents or PowerPoint slides and to allow students to mark them up while your discussing them or to be able to type a url into the white board, click on it, and go to that website.

And maybe beyond that, all you really need are a few moderator tools to make running your online sessions easier, like knowing when students are falling behind because of bandwidth issues.

Maybe you'd like icon indicators that let you know when students raise their hands (and in what order) or applaud or laugh or give you the thumbs down or slow down indicators.

Maybe you'd like to build in instant polls as an learning activity to keep students engaged during your sessions. Maybe you'd like students to be able to use text messaging to communicate among themselves and with you. And maybe you'd like to be able to turn each of these features off so you can be sure you have everyone's attention.

And maybe, at least for now, you don't need to be able to share your applications or your whole desktop or send files to students during a session, or play movies and videos or lead students on guided journeys through a series of web sites, break students up into small work groups, or even use an advanced mathematical calculator.

If this sounds like you, then maybe all you need is Elluminate Lite!. If so, read on. If you're not even sure you know what web conferencing is or how you want to use it, then click here to read about Elluminate's Free V-Room that will allow you to get acquainted and make a better choice later.

Elluminate Live! Lite Edition® is a great way to try out Elluminate's virtual classroom with basic functionality that includes two-way audio, interactive whiteboard, instant messaging, and advanced, yet easy-to-use, moderator tools. Get started with Lite Edition. Upgrade easily to Academic Edition.

Features at a glance Live Web Conferencing Superior technical foundation Crystal-clear, full-duplex voice over the Internet Shared, interactive whiteboard Instant messaging Content Development PowerPoint, StarOffice and OpenOffice import Private and backup slides Dynamic content creation and editing tools AppSnap™ copy and paste from desktop Management and Usability Advanced, yet easy-to-use moderator tools Individual bandwidth management Native look and feel for PC, Mac users Participant status indicators Instant polling Emotion and activity indicators Automatic participant sort Activity timer Announcements Clickable URLs in chat, whiteboard Accessibility and Security Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Solaris compatible Low bandwidth Automatic reconnection to Internet ADA features for those with disabilities

Applications at a glance Training One-on-one training, mentoring Employee status, performance reviews Interviews Team meetings Project meetings Peer collaboration Sales demonstrations Client meetings Tech support Customer service Online user communities

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About FutureU 

At FutureU we've identified and tested dozens of low-cost site-building resources that really work. We're always on the lookout for the next great bargain. It's kind of a hobby around here.

Like all enthusiasts, we have a network of colleagues who let us know about bargains and great ideas they discover. Software developers around the world have asked us to "beta test" their new products. Seems like every week there's something new worth checking out.

Meanwhile, we marvel at how much institutions spend on software that accomplishes little or nothing more than what can be done, just as well or better, on a dime.

We sympathize with the many eager course developers who loyally wait while a campus committee debates the many software options and reaches an agreement on which one to anoint. We've seen that process take years.

With all FutureU Best-of-Breed recommendations, you can count on getting the best value for your investment.

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Mac users: Send us an email at webmaster@futureu.com for a recommendaton about which video screen capture tool works best for your platform.

FutureU publishes Web books, provides online and face-to-face learning experiences, consults with institutions, and studies the fields of online education and virtual communications.

Visit the FutureU Web site for more information or for access to books, tapes and other resources.

For more information, please contact Gail Terry Grimes, CEO, at 415/824-7726 or Claude Whitmyer, Chief Information Officer, at 415/648-2667.

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