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Become a Facebook Fan and Win! November Contest
By Sara Zimmerman October 27, 2009 -- 10:40 AM
November Contest: Become a Facebook fan by Nov 16th Become a fan and follow My eCoach on the new My eCoach Facebook Fan Page by November 16th and win! We will randomly select three of our fans to win: A copy of FableVision�s Animation-ish An Amazon.com gift card for $25 Two Individual Lifetime Memberships to My eCoach The My eCoach Fan Page has regular updates, links to interesting projects, discussion ideas, information on upcoming grants, photos and more (pls note: this is NOT the My eCoach Share Place Group page). Facebook is free to join. Once you have an account, go to this link and click ... more...

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October Contest Winners!
By Sara Zimmerman October 27, 2009 -- 10:39 AM
Winners and Projects of last month's eLibrary submission contest Thank you to all of our members who submitted fantastic projects to our eLibrary. Below are our winners, their projects and prizes: Russ Knopp won a copy of Animation-ish for his project Writing: Creating and Communicating the 'Write' Way. Angela Johnson-Drummonds won a Class Team membership for her Mrs. Drummond's Class site. Jennifer Smuckers won an Individual Lifetime Gift Membership for her project Is a Picture Worth 1000 words? Camille LaParrino won the Starbuck's Gift Card for her project ... more...

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Educational News, Grants and Updates
By Sara Zimmerman October 27, 2009 -- 10:38 AM
Noteworthy information from the educational industry Article: Studies show online learning helps increase student performance. Website: Digital Wish is a site that helps put technology in the hands of teachers. Contest: eSchoolNews is looking for people to nominate Tech-Savvy Superintendents - deadline is soon: Oct. 30 Article: about Developing School Leaders from Educational Leadership Grant: Equity in Mathematics Grants for Grades 6-8 Teachers ($3,000) - deadline Nov 13 Project: Halloween projects and resources Article: A true story... more...

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Blog Spotlight: eCoach Ken Bakken Escorts a Holocaust Survivor to Taipei
By Sara Zimmerman October 27, 2009 -- 10:37 AM
eCoach Ken Bakken Escorts a Holocaust Survivor to Taipei "Today Noemi gave her first talk to the ninth and tenth grade students about her experience of the Holocaust. Her message of hope, love, and understanding was warmly accepted by the students and staff of TAS. When she told her story to the 500 plus students, you could hear a pin drop. Later in the day, she met with two groups of students who were given the opportunity to ask her questions. The questions were fascinating. For me the most interesting question was: Do you ... more...

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New Search Feature: Easily search keywords, tags, and more from every page
By Sara Zimmerman October 27, 2009 -- 10:36 AM
Trying to find projects or pages in My eCoach with specific keywords or tags? Now you can easily search from every page within My eCoach with our new search menu. This drop down menu is located near the top of the right-hand bar above the list of your friends and recent projects. Click and select ... more...

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My eCoach Leadership Team
By Sara Zimmerman October 27, 2009 -- 10:35 AM
Free team for My eCoach members in leadership roles We just launched a free team for My eCoach members who are in leadership roles called the My eCoach Leadership Team. This free team is for leaders from around the world to: ask/ answer questions with people in similar roles find resources and research connect/ communicate/ collaborate with others share tips or tidbits that will help make you and your job more effective explore My eCoach's customizable team tools and new features in this supportive environment To learn more, login to My ... more...

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How to sign up for free teams?
By Sara Zimmerman October 23, 2009 -- 01:27 PM
Would you like to collaborate and communicate with other My eCoach members who have similar interests as yourself? My eCoach offers several free teams for Lifetime Members. Teams provide a great way to use My eCoach tools, access resources, share with others, and more. Watch this 1-minute video on how to log in and sign up to join one of our teams. more...

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How to access the Leadership Team once you've joined
By Sara Zimmerman October 23, 2009 -- 12:14 PM
So, you�ve joined the free Leadership team in My eCoach, but can�t remember how to access it? Watch this quick video that will take you step-by-step from logging in to finding your team. Please note this video uses the My eCoach Leadership Team, (which is a free team for My eCoach members and leaders of programs, institutions, and organizations), to demonstrate how to reaccess the team and the components of the team. Though this video is for revisiting the Leadership Team, the instructions on how to revisit your own team are the same. Also note, not all teams will have the same tabs once ... more...

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My Personal Space Video Tutorial
By Sara Zimmerman October 13, 2009 -- 04:30 PM
Have you ever wondered what that area called "My Personal Space" is at the bottom of your home page? This is an editable section that you can customize however you like. Ken Bakken, a Certificated eCoach, takes us on a tour of how you can personalize this space with easy-to-access links to Web 2.0 tools and My eCoach projects. Watch this short 2.5 minute video to learn more. more...

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