Monday, March 3, 2008

FYI: Guess What, Moodle Users?

Elluminate, Inc. , a provider of live elearning and web collaboration tools, has announced the release of Elluminate Bridge for Moodle, which integrates the Elluminate Live! virtual classroom environment with the Moodle open-source course management system.

Elluminate Bridge for Moodle enables academic institutions using Moodle open-source technology to easily add synchronous distance learning and collaboration into coursework. Instructors can schedule, deliver, and record classes using Elluminate Live! – an Internet-based, real-time elearning tool that includes voice over the Internet, shared whiteboards, chat, breakout rooms, application sharing, import capabilities with PowerPoint presentation software, and more. For more information, visit http://www.elluminate.com/moodle_course_management_system.jsp

In addition, Elluminate is offering any K-12 academic institution free, unlimited access of Elluminate Live! Lite Edition for one year. The product, which features full-duplex audio, shared whiteboard, public/private chat, math symbol library, graphing calculator, and advanced moderator tools, adds live interaction and collaboration to coursework and can be easily upgraded to the full functionality of Elluminate Live! Academic Edition. Elluminate Bridge for Moodle is included in the free offer. For more information, visit http://www.elluminate.com/k12.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Thanks for passing along the information about our new Bridge for Moodle!

You should also know about Elluminate vRoom, our free virtual meeting room for up to three users. It has all the functionality of Elluminate Live! (except recording)and is great for virtual office hours, one-on-one tutoring or mentoring, small group work, etc. And you can use it for as long as you like. Visit www.getvroom.com.

- Beth, Elluminate Goddess of Communication