New Partner: Hyperstudio
Media fusion software joins together with online community
My eCoach and HyperStudio of Software MacKiev, will announce their partnership at the June 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington D.C. Created by Roger Wagner, The My eCoach - HyperStudio partnership provides an exciting way to extend classroom learning by creating, sharing, collaborating, and publishing interactive projects created with HyperStudio 5 to the Internet using a safe and supportive online learning community. Certificate eCoaches will be providing training on HyperStudio and manage an online community for HyperStudio users.
Visit HyperStudio, along with appearances of Barbara Bray, at the HyperStudio Booth #1412 and Digital Arts Playground at NECC in Washington, D.C. from June 28th - July 1st.
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Stimulus Money
Federal funding can pay for My eCoach services for your
educational institution
My eCoach provides the tools and services that support 21st Century learning environments required in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and other funding sources including:
- Comprehensive Professional Development Integration
- Technology Coaches/Integration Specialists
- Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
- Education Portals
- Digital Content
- Portfolio Assessments
- Blended Assessments (of 21st Century Skills)
- Virtual Learning
To learn more about funding opportunities and how My eCoach aligns with these programs, visit our frequently asked questions.
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CEO Receives Award
Bray as Top Online Educator
My eCoach CEO/President Barbara Bray was recently honored the Top Online Educator award in recognition as an esteemed leader in technology and learning. Barbara was awarded this honor in hope that through the celebration of her work, other educators will be inspired to embrace technology as a tool for transforming their classroom into an environment where all students can be successful. More...
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Future Team Tools and eTeacher Teams
Organized and Secure Place for Group Work
Our members have been asking us for help in making their team work more efficient, so we listened. In a few weeks, we will be launching our new team tools where you can add multiple tabs and pages, drag and drop content, embed tools on any page, and where eCoaches can manage their team more effectively. In fact, we just added a quick way to get to any of your teams from every page.
Why are we doing this? My eCoach is growing. There are more teams especially Class Teams with students where we found our existing team tools are not enough. We have a new eCoach type called eTeachers who can manage a team with their students during the class year. Look for exciting opportunities for eTeacher training during the summer so you will be ready to set up your Class Team before school starts next Fall.
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Tip: WolframAlpha- A New Way to Search
Monthly Newsletter Tips and Tricks
WolframAlpha.com provides a new way to search the web because it acts like an "answer engine." With most search engines, you base your search on keywords and the search engine compiles a list of websites where you can find more information about those keywords. WolframAlpha provides a different result, showing the actual facts you are looking for with sources to cite or your search. The benefit of WolframAlpha for fact-based searches is that you don't have to click through a bunch of websites to find your answer. They are already found for you. This can be most helpful if you are looking for a specific date or fact for a project. More...
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