"OK, now I can give my staff something
concrete to use online as we strive to develop increased communication
and get into the 21st century of technology. Better than receiving my
15 emails a day!"
Gloria Simmons
Education Coordinator
Discovery Hills & Valley - Vista, CA
"Working within the framework of the
Universal Builder helps you to clarify your thoughts and make your
project clearer and more appealing."
Camille LoParrino
Reading Specialist 8 - Bronx, New York
"It has been a real boost to have a blog
that parents and students can go to and see not only the finished
product, but the planning and putting everything together that the kids
do. My eCoach has helped me so much by providing a space to show the
process AND to share resources."
Angela Gottschall,
Los Angeles Unified School District - Woodland Hills, CA
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Greetings!
The year is moving along quickly as schools in North America are finishing Spring Break. We have so many wonderful new things to release that now is a perfect time to explore My eCoach. Please read below to learn more about our additional new themes, teacher training and Barbara Bray's radio interview, members' featured projects, grants, our new My eCoach store, a monthly tip, and more. Happy Spring!
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April Contest for Teachers
"Why I Love Teaching" Contest
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Why do you love to teach?
We love hearing from you and want to share inspirational thoughts and words that can help get other teachers motivated. Tell us in 250 words or less what excites you to teach by April 30th. Three random winners will each win a free
membership to My eCoach's New Themes Team where they can have access to
fun and inspiring themes for their class website, projects, lessons,
and ePortolios. Winners will have access to the New Themes Team as long
as they want (normally $15/year for members) and a membership to My
eCoach if they are not a member yet.
How to enter:
It's easy! Simply click here to fill out our survey telling us who you are, what you teach, your email address and why you love to teach in under 250 words or less before April 30th. Three lucky winners will randomly be chosen and notified by the email associated with their comments. Winners who are not yet full members of My eCoach will win a My eCoach membership too.
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New Features
My Notes
We added a new feature to the team page: My Notes. Each team member has their own notes tab. Click on the My
Notes tab and you get a pop-up window where you can keep notes, add
links, and more while you work, browse, and research.
Even MORE New Universal Builder Themes
We added some more new themes this month for members of select teams. These new themes can help customize your projects, lessons or even your ePortfolio. Some of the new themes include Art, Clouds, Professional, Music, Winter Flowers and Fall Trees. These new themes are only available to specific teams. An eCoach can request themes to be added to their team.
New Themes Team
Not on a team and want access to these new themes for your projects or ePortfolio? Join the New Themes Team for only $15/year.
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Powerful Teacher Training
5 Things Powerful Teachers do...
 Global Association for Teacher Empowerment (GATE) offers live training
opportunities for teachers. GATE is an association of educators developed for
educators by
educators that is dedicated to empowering teachers everywhere.
Join Teresa Roebuck on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 1pm CST (11am PST) as she interviews Barbara Bray on empowering teachers how to be proactive about their work and themselves. Barbara will share how to: Identify your Strengths and Weaknesses
Actively
participate in Web 2.0 and Social Media Create an Effective Digital Footprint Build your Personal
Learning Network Showcase Evidence of Learning and Expertise
Join us on this FREE call by registering at http://wp.me/PvbtF-5Q
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Featured Projects
eLibrary Spotlights
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Educational News, Grants and Updates
Noteworthy updates from the educational community
Do you have some news or grant information to share? Please send it to us at staff@my-ecoach.com for possible inclusion in our next newsletter.
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8 Quick My eCoach tips
My eCoach has a lot of features that members may not be aware of, so we
decided to share some quick tips with you. Some of these tips are
new features for everyone while some are new features just for teams:
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Tip: Embed Websites to your Page
Monthly Tips and Tricks
You can have outside website appear right in your My eCoach Universal Builder
page.
Using an iframe in a label allows you to embed code into the
embed box on the Universal Builder page or a tab in the team pages.
You cannot use iframe code with a text editor. Instead, use the code without the brackets <> that you can copy,
replace the URL, add the brackets, and then paste the code into the
embed box. more...
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Love My eCoach?
My eCoach Gifts and Stuff
Some members have asked us to create a store with our new logo - so we did. Now you can get yourself or a gift for a friend a shirt, teddy bear, tote bag, and even a mug with our logo. Show off that you are a proud member of My eCoach!
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My eCoach is an online learning community built on a coaching platform complete with collaboration, communication, curriculum, resources, and publishing tools all in one place. My eCoach works for everyone: organizations, schools, districts, classrooms, individuals, businesses, universities, families, etc. For questions or more information about how we can customize our services to meet the needs of your organization, contact us today.
Sincerely,
Barbara Bray
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Barbara Bray
President/CEO
My eCoach
800.633.2248
ecoach@my-ecoach.com
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