RECORDINGS:

The Role of Technology and New Media in the Tsunami Relief Efforts Recorded:  February 9, 2005
Description: The webcast examined how technology and new media tools are being used in response to the tsunami, their strengths and limitations, and the role these technologies may play in future natural disasters.
Role of the Internet and New Media in Tsunami Relief Efforts Recorded:  January 12, 2005
Description: The webcast examined how blogs, RSS feeds, SMS text messaging and other tools are being used in response to the tsunami, their strengths and limitations, and the role these technologies may play in future natural disasters.
Tour of the Disaster Relief & Emergency Preparedness Community Recorded:  December 30, 2004
Description: A virtual tour of the new Digital Divide Network disaster relief community workspace, including its e-conferencing tool, which was used to conduct the webcast.

IMPORTANT TECHNICAL NOTES:
If this is your first time accessing the virtual classroom, you may be prompted to download Sun Microsystem's Java Web Start (or OpenJNLP for Mac), a pre-requisite for the virtual classroom. You only need to do this the first time you access a live event or recording. (See additional technical information about session playback below.)

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The archive is accessible on both PC and Macintosh platforms. The minimum PC requirements are a Pentium II 266 Mhz with 64MB of memory and a sound card. The minimum Mac requirements are a G3 233 Mhz with 64MB of memory when using OS 9.0 - 9.2 or 128MB of memory when using OS X.

NOTES ABOUT PLAYBACK:
A few moments after you enter the session recording, the audio will begin. If you are on a slower connection (i.e. dial-up modem), it may take somewhat longer. Please be patient.

You may pause the recording at any time using the pause button at the top left of the interface, and then click play to resume. You can also fast-forward using the controls at the top left; click the play button when you are ready to resume at normal speed. Note: Once inside the archive playback area, for the best audio quality, you may want to use the pause button to wait for the blue bar at the bottom left to fully load before clicking the start button.

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