Get Elluminated! Paula Sandridge – Technology Services Special Guest Moderator: Terry Holechek – Staff Development

What is Elluminate? A web-based tool that enables real-time online learning, training, coaching, mentoring, and meeting space for a full range of academic and professional purposes Easy to use and administer Minimum hardware requirements, designed to work on low-bandwidth Paula

Uses Aligned with MTTS Standard II: Communication Use technology effectively and appropriately to interact electronically. Use technology to communicate information in a variety of formats. Standard V: Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in the curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem-solving, communication or collaboration. Standard VII: Professional Growth Develop professional practices that support continual learning and professional growth in technology

Uses in Carroll County Deliver LIVE professional development integrated with curriculum using a variety of applications at times convenient to teachers. Online meetings when face to face is not practical Recorded sessions for viewing independently Curriculum collaboration Class to Class Collaboration Virtual Office Hours Synchronous Training Kelly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Kidspiration, Internet, virtual Office hours, start page of recordings

Participant Interface Whiteboard Window Participant Window Chat Window Audio Controls

Participants Window Raise/Lower Hand Emoticons Polling Step Away

Audio Tools  Audio  Audio Setup Wizard Permission to use Microphone Audio Setup Utility Tools  Audio  Audio Setup Wizard Optimal Microphone Setting

Chat Window Permission to use Chat Send a Text Message Public Private

Whiteboard Tools Permission to use the Whiteboard Tools Laser Pointer Clip Art Filled Rectangle Filled Ellipse Eraser Highlighter Text Editor Selection Pen Text Ellipse Rectangle Line Import an Image Screen Capture

Polling Yes/No Multiple Choice Slowdown/Speedup Class Pace Types Responses will appear in the Participants window if the moderator has selected to show them

Other Tools: Application Sharing File Sharing Web Tour Video Webcam Quizzing Note taking Timer More!

Recorded Examples Burns and Carr sharing projects: https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2008-02-25.0837.M.6FBF518681D88DE95E89743A641CF8.vcr   Recorded sessions posted to CCPS website : http://www.carrollk12.org/instruction/staffdevelopment/tech/outlook07/default.asp FTP Curriculum recording: http://www.carrollk12.org/instruction/instruction/elementary/default.asp

Recorded Examples First attempt in 2/08 of student use of Elluminate: SCHS and WHS https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2008-02-25.0557.M.C5D8AA92417E4F37CA2891A11D226A.vcr Sharing Good news about elementary mathematics https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2008-08-28.1012.M.1ADDCFBE9C2F2C651AC2047B403609.vcr Green School Project https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2009-06-08.0723.M.9C03591CD418867ACB64AB1B82B7D4.vcr

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Resources Visit www.elluminate.com/training for: User Guides Quick Reference Guides Recorded Training Sessions Register for Live Training Sessions Elluminate Technical Support http://www.elluminate.com/support/ The Elluminate User Group available from www.learncentral.com 3 for Free vRoom www.elluminate.com/vroom/

Request a Room or Help with Elluminate Contact Paula Sandridge or Terry Holechek for assistance.