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Featured Member September 2012

By Barbara Bray      December 22, 2012 -- 01:39 PM

 

 

 Pam Lowe

 Curriculum Director/Instructional Facilitator

 Naylor R-2 School District

 Naylor, Missouri

 

 

 

I was a Missouri eMINTS fourth grade teacher when I was introduced to My eCoach in 2000. The ease of use and being able to create online resources for my students that aligned with state standards made the program the perfect tool for me.

 

I created many online resources, an e-portofolio and as I grew as an educator and began presenting workshops to schools and teachers, I began to use My eCoach for my presentations. ...   more...

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Featured Member December 2012

By Barbara Bray      December 22, 2012 -- 01:27 PM

 


  Ken Bakken

  Retired Teacher and Technology Trainer,

  Certified My eCoach Trainer and eCoach,
  Washington State

 

 

Ken has been a member of My eCoach since 2003 and particpated in its early evolution. He helped administer state grants using My eCoach in his role as an inservice technology trainer in Washington State. Because of the geographical distances between the schools in his grant projects he found that the tools within my eCoach greatly helped bridge these distances.

 

Most of the projects that he developed were focused on middle ...   more...

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Spotlights to Check Out

By Barbara Bray      December 22, 2012 -- 12:41 PM

Here are a few of the websites and resources that we spotlighted this year. We also added vocabulary, questions, and extension activities for you:

  • Teaching from Space offers experiences and resources not found anywhere else. You can get involved in real NASA missions and research, gain access to NASA experts, and use NASA equipment to take learning to a new level.
  • FBI Online Surfing (SOS) promotes cyber citizenship and help students learn about online safety while engaging in fun, interactive games. The program was designed to address current Internet safety threats while keeping each grade ...   more...
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Featured Member November 2012

By Barbara Bray      December 22, 2012 -- 12:36 PM


  Cynthia ChandlerCynthia Sistek-Chandler, ED D

  Assistant Professor, National University

  Certified eCoach




Cynthia has been a My eCoach member since 2006. She has been actively engaged in the online teaching community since 2000 for higher education and k-12. She has over 50 projects in My eCoach which she uses for teaching and for presentations at conferences. From 2007 through 2012, she worked with almost 500 School Administrators in AB 430 Training. As part of their training, administrators engaged in My eCoach by creating blogs for archiving their practicum evidence and by constructing ...   more...

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Featured Projects Examples from 2012

By Barbara Bray      December 22, 2012 -- 11:30 AM

Teachers are amazing. We continue to be surprised by the quality of projects teachers create in My eCoach. Here are a few examples of projects we featured over the last few months.

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Featured Member October 2012

By Barbara Bray      December 1, 2012 -- 08:55 PM

  Cynthia Melendez

  ESOL Specialist, Grades 1-5

  McMullen Booth Elementary

  Pinellas County, Florida

   


Cynthia has been an active member of My eCoach since 2009. She is currently working on a site for ESOL parents and students. She wanted one place where they could go to practice and learn more about reading by playing games and singing songs. The tools, easy project builder and secure website publishing that My eCoach offers suited her needs perfectly. Cynthia also incorporated Web 2.0 tools by creating glogsters that feature games and songs, all ...   more...

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