From: Mark Maxey [mailto:mmaxey@yorktel.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:17 AM
To: Winterfeldt, Lori S.
Subject: NIFL webcast available for online viewing
The National Institute for Literacy webcast “Getting Reading Results in the Classroom: What Research Tells Us” is now available online for viewing on-demand.
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Login Information: Please use the username and password provided when you registered for the September 1st webcast to login and access the on-demand webcast archive. This may default to your e-mail address as the username and your five-digit zip code as the password, although this is not necessarily accurate for all. if you encounter problems logging in with your specific user information, you may wish to try accessing the archive using a global guest webcast account for which the username is “nifl” and password “webcast” without the quotations, of course.
Windows Requirements: For best results, it is recommended that Windows users have Microsoft Windows 2003, XP, Vista or 2008, and use Internet Explorer version 7.0 or later, Firefox 2.0 or later, or Google Chrome 1.0 or later. Windows computers come with Windows Media Player pre-installed and you should confirm that it is version 9.0 or later. If you’re using Microsoft’s Silverlight Players, version 3.0 or later is preferred. You may download the most current versions of Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and Silverlight Player free-of-charge at www.microsoft.com
Internet Requirements: Webcasts will look and sound best when viewed over a broadband Internet connection of 300kbps or greater sustained bandwidth. You can confirm your available bandwidth by running the bandwidth test available at www.speedtest.net
Firewall Requirements: Some corporate network administrators block streaming media at the network firewall. If you are unable to view streaming video, you may need to notify your network/IT administrator that you wish to participate in a webcast. Please advise them that the following firewall ports may need to be opened for proper webcast viewing: TCP/80, TCP/1755, UDP/1755, TCP/554, and UDP/554
More information and resources are available online at www.nifl.gov but please note that on October 1, 2010, the National Institute for Literacy closes and current NIFL content and functions will be available at http://lincs.ed.gov/
Information about the webcast itself, its moderator, panelists, and the research discussed may be viewed at: