Ellumniate is software that allows teachers to record lectures for students to listen to. The question was asked is there a benefit for keeping you in your seat and quiet while someone lectures to you in real time, and I think the answer is yes. It may not be like that all the time but for some lessons it might be a good idea. I am one of those people who likes to make sure that people actually understand what is going on and it is kind of hard to do that when there is only one of you. I think that this software would help with that. If the teacher could have the software lecture while the actual teacher walks about the classroom making sure everyone is paying attention then it would enhance the learning. It is also known that in most classrooms the teacher has to repeat themselves several times before the students understand what is going on. So if the teacher already has a lecture prepared online then that would cut down the amount of times the actual teacher has to repeat. I think that would be beneficial because that frees the teacher and allows them to help students individually while the lecture continues.

They sound like weird commands, but they are actually terms for interactive sites. Students and teachers can use these sites for educational purposes. They mostly contain games that students can play interactively with other students. Those students could be in their own classroom or somewhere across the world. Depending on the lessons that are being taught the teacher can find a game or create their own game that helps students retain the information for future use. Being able to interact with other students is helpful because then the student gets a perspective from someone their own age who is learning the same concepts. After looking at the sites the games kind of remind me of those that you play for Xbox or playstation. You can hook those games to the internet and interact with others who are connected in the same way. The only difference is that the games on the MUD are educational and the ones for Xbow are just for entertainment.