Fast facts

Features: IHETS Interactive offers a number of robust tools for teaching, learning, and collaboration.

• One-way and two-way video
• Two-way audio
• Virtual hand raising
• Text chat (both public and private)
• Application sharing—instructor or meeting convener can display and or/share any Windows application in real time
• Web touring and/or co-browsing—instructor or meeting convener can push Web pages to all session participants
• Electronic whiteboard
• File sharing
• Live PowerPoint presentations with support for builds and custom animation
• Real time online quizzing and polling
• Archive and retrieval—entire session (video, audio, slides, chat, and other material) can be stored for later playback by students or meeting participants
• Digital attendance lists
• Robust scheduling capability
• Authentication and authorization system, with administrative interface for campus scheduling contacts
• Firewall traversal

System requirements: IHETS Interactive can run on almost any Windows or Macintosh computer purchased within the last few years. For detailed information on what type of equipment offers the best possible exoerience, see the hardware and software recommendations page.

Bandwidth requirements: Bandwidth consumption varies from as little as 20-50 Kbps up to 300-500 Kbps, depending the meeting room configuration and the specific tools in use at any given point in time. Video and application sharing are the most bandwidth-intensive activities. A cable or DSL broadband Internet connection is recommended for home users. Locations supporting two or more concurrent users should allow 300-500 Kbps per user. 

Capacity: The capacity of the IHETS Interactive is measured in concurrent users. By June 2006, we expect to have licenses for as many as 600 concurrent users. The number of licenses will be increased as demand for the service grows.

Home access: Students can use the service from home or work with a cable or DSL broadband Internet connection and a Windows or Macintosh computer meeting minimum system requirements.

Other information: If you did not find the information you need here, "contact us" and a IHETS staff member will respond to you directly.