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Road Warrior Stays Connected to Family with Elluminate vRoom™
By Ken Hubbell
My career has forced me to be located 750 miles away from my family and home for several weeks out of every month. This means the bulk of the work raising and supporting the education of my three children (5th, 6th and 11th grades) is on my unbelievably, exceptional wife. In the past, my help would have been limited to a brief, long distance call each night and the short time each month I am home. Elluminate vRoom™ has changed all that.
Last year Elluminate opened a portal for me to be able to communicate with my children and help them with their schoolwork as I never could before. I was able to use the whiteboard to show my daughter and her friend (at the same time, each at their own home) how to do algebra.
I also spent an entire day (yes, nine hours straight) sharing my desktop so that my littlest could see me using the Internet and Google search. In turn, she shared her desktop with me so I could help her use MS Word while she learned to write a research paper. We can share pictures and music together. Your product has allowed me to once again play an active role with a “physical” presence and given me back to my family.
The best part was how easy vRoom was to use. The first time we tried it, my oldest was babysitting (read as no IT support from Mom) and we had to set up for her sister's report. I remembered your product from an email I had received and thought I would give it a try. I signed up, the automated emails went out, and installation was a breeze. The girls had no problem at all getting set up.
Our connection speed did not allow for video. However, the audio worked great, and the shared space and desktop worked flawlessly (for nine hours straight with no hiccups). You all saved the day that Saturday. By the time mom came home, the report was finished, and she and my daughters were very happy.
This year, my oldest daughter is taking physics (a very visual science and hard to teach via phone alone), and my son is adding a science fair project to the mix. My youngest daughter and I are even going to try playing chess on vRoom this year using the image object functionality of the whiteboard to prepare her for the school’s annual chess tournament. Beats sending chess positions by email!
Your gift of contact is a blessing for every road warrior out there. I recommend your product to everyone who asks me the question, "How do you stay in touch when you are on the road?"
