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**Elluminate** - Distance Learning Software
 * Shareable, Interactive Whiteboard
 * Import images and PowerPoint slides. Illustrate in real time with built-in drawing tools.
 * Clear, Two-way Audio Over the Internet
 * Push-to-talk hot key makes live voice communication easy.
 * __Universal Access__ - Works with Windows, Macintosh, broadband and dialup.
 * __Intuitive, Easy-to-Use Interface__ - Participants quickly get up to speed and are then free to focus on the conference.
 * __Designed with Pedagogy in Mind__ - Not just a Web conferencing application, Elluminate was designed for teaching and learning.
 * __Robust Moderator Tools__ - Instructors monitor and control the conference environment.
 * __Emoticons__ - Get a feel for what's going on "out there" with affective feedback from students.
 * __Polling__ - Push a question to your students and get immediate feedback.
 * __Direct Text Messaging__ - Instant public and private messaging offers another avenue of communication during conferences.
 * __Accessibility__ - Instant public and private messaging offers another avenue of communication during conferences.

**Discovery Education** - Launched in 2001 as //unitedstreaming//, Discovery Education //streaming// is now used in about half of U.S. schools. That adds up to about 1 million educators and 30 million students.  The word "streaming" probably brings to mind streaming audio and video files that people can play on demand. But streaming videos are only one component of Discovery Education //streaming//. The program also includes lesson plans, curriculum materials and other tools for both teache­rs and students. Your project, which is due 6/24/10, will incorporate elements of Discovery Education within the lesson plan.

**WebQuests** - http://dowdswebquest.wikispaces.com/