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Institutions are increasingly turning toward a variety of distance education technologies to provide educational opportunities for students in a variety of settings. Over a two-day period, this webcast included 9 separate presentations by professionals experienced in utilizing a variety of popular online media. The presentations focused on innovative ways to ensure access for a diverse group of students, especially those students with hearing loss.

Click on the links below to see each of the nine products at a glance and to access each Think Tank-2 webcast, its PowerPoint presentation and its webcast transcript.

Program:

Tuesday March 23, 2010

Wenesday March 24, 2010

Accessibility:

Watch and listen to these presentations online via web-based software. Sign language interpreters and captioning were provided as part of each presentation.

Web Cast Viewing Requirements
* Please note that the Microsoft SilverLight plug-in is required for viewing of this archived webcast!

For Windows
- Microsoft Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003
- Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later, Firefox 2.0 or later, or Google Chrome 1.0
- Windows Media Player 9.0 or later
- Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 or later
- Broadband Internet connection (256Kbps or more)

For Macs
- Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
- Safari 2.0.4 or later or Firefox 2.0 or later
- Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 or later if using Mediasite's new Silverlight Players or Silverlight 1.0 or later if using Mediasite's classic Players*
- Broadband Internet connection (256Kbps or more)

For Linux
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, openSUSE 11.0 or later, Ubuntu 8.04, or Fedora Core 9
- Firefox 2.0 or 3.0 depending on Linux operating system
- Moonlight 1.0
- Microsoft Media Pack for Moonlight
- Broadband Internet connection (256Kbps or more)

Links for the software listed above:
Silverlight http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/

Windows Media Player http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/10/default.aspx