While doing my Centra presentation on Synchronous Tools, I was researching a "Centra-like" product called iLinc. It is very similar to the way Centra works - an online course or meeting software that creates an engaging virtual classroom. Since we are limited in time during our presentation, I wanted to talk about the Green Meter. iLinc is using this concept as their way of marketing this product so that it stands out above the rest - and for a neat reason.
The way the meter works is this: attendees who are located in different locations will have their name and location in a chart. What the green meter calculates is how much money you are saving in travel costs and, more importantly, how much is being saved in CO2 emissions. It finds your location based on your IP address, and longitude and latitude coordinates. If its less than 200 miles, its calculates automobile CO2 and travel costs. If its over 200 miles, they base it on a filght. It will then give you a legend on how much CO2 is emitted.
It shows some pretty daunting information about how much CO2 is released into the atmosphere. Its a great, accountable tool in addition to the online conferencing capabilities it offers.
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2 comments:
That's really cool! It'd be interesting if Centra provided something like this.
It would be nice if people had a "green meter." For people, it should show how much of a wasteful person you are (in regards to gas, refuse, pollution, litter, etc.). Then maybe we could shift our discriminations of people based on enviro-consciousness instead of race, age, or gender.
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