Students Across Three Continents Collaborate Online, Create Solutions to Combat Global Warming

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, (December 7, 2006) — Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and Web collaboration software, announced today the launch of Fire & Ice, an online classroom series through which junior high school students from three continents participate in a collaborative project to address global warming issues in local areas. Today, more than 100 junior high school students from Brazil, Mozambique and Canada logged on to Elluminate's collaborative eLearning software, Elluminate Live!® to participate in a project to address global warming issues in local areas. Participants included two Canadian schools — Langevin Science School from Calgary and Lakefield College School based in Ontario — three schools from remote parts of Brazil, and one school from Mozambique. The project objective was for students to collaborate and recommend one activity each school could implement in 2007 that would help combat climate change in their local areas. As a result, these students proposed actionable ideas such as tree planting in devastated areas and energy-saving initiatives in their schools.

"Global warming discussion forums are common these days, but what usually lacks is the translation of dialogue into action," said Stace Wills, director of corporate development for Elluminate. "Each Fire and Ice school has developed a plan that is executable and realistically achievable in their local region. And since all collaborative sessions are held online, they've already effectively reduced the CO₂ emissions that would have been caused by flights to each respective area."

Today's Fire and Ice event is a sequel to a pilot project held in August. Event organizers included Elluminate, the University of São Paulo, and Oi Futuro — the not-for-profit arm of Brazil's largest telecom company, Telemar. The entire live collaboration component of the project took place online using Elluminate Live!, which allowed teachers and students to collaborate using a virtual classroom environment that closely replicated the experience of a face-to-face classroom. The software works on connection speeds as low as 28.8 kpbs and includes such tools as Voice-Over-IP, video, direct messaging and a shared whiteboard.

Components of Fire & Ice
The project began two weeks ago with a kickoff event, where students presented background information on their school and community, as well as research showing the causes and effects of global warming in their local areas. A few examples include the air pollution and high CO₂ emission levels caused by cars and factories in Maputo, Mozambique's capital; and deforestation and desertification in the states of Sergipe, Amazon and Massambara, Brazil.

Next, schools were divided into three groups based on native language: English and Portuguese. In these groups, students were challenged to collaborate and brainstorm one activity that each school could implement to combat a specific global warming issue in their area.

A final event was held today, during which each group presented their recommendations and fielded questions from the other schools. Translators were provided to cross language barriers.

"This project was just a small sample of what can be achieved by the world when our youth works together," said Tarsila Sangiorgi Rosenfeld, project coordinator and spokesperson from the University of São Paulo's School of the Future. "I wish everyone would have the same opportunity to experience this type of initiative. Next year, all of us can gather again to see the difference we've made to combat global warming and create a better world. I really believe that these children's efforts are making a difference."

Students Propose Innovative Ideas for Environmental Preservation
As a result of the Fire & Ice final presentation, participating schools devised a series of innovative action items to positively effect the environment in their areas: A recording of the live event can be accessed by going to www.elluminatemoodle.com and clicking on the "Fire and Ice II" link. For more information, contact Stace Wills at stacew@elluminate.com.

About Elluminate
Elluminate, Inc. provides proven, best-in-class solutions for real-time online learning and collaboration. The company delivers exceptional outcomes, including enhanced learning experiences, increased retention and completion rates, lower Total Cost of Ownership, and higher ROI. Elluminate Live! features high-quality voice over the Internet, robust interactive functionality for participants and moderators, and unique No User Left Behind™ technology, regardless of platform or Internet connection speed. Elluminate is one of Deloitte's 50 Fastest Growing Technology Companies, is the winner of several prestigious industry awards, including a Top Training Product award from Human Resource Executive magazine, Network Computing magazine's Editor's Choice Award for Web conferencing software. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Elluminate is the trusted choice of prominent academic institutions and corporations, such as ADP, DeVry University, Duke University, Georgia State University, Johns Hopkins University, Novell, PA Department of Education, Queen's University, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, and many more.


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