Welcome to ETDC, a place for sponsoring, coordinating, and disseminating statewide projects, events, and opportunities for educational technology in Washington State.

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Verizon MarcoPolo is now Thinkfinity!

Visit www.thinkfinity.org/about/about_index.aspx to
learn about Verizon Foundation's vision for literacy, education and technology in the 21st century."

Read Al Browne's (VP, Education and Technology Verizon Foundation) message regarding the transition at www.thinkfinity.org/about/about_index.aspx.

Gaggle.Net provides safe, student email accounts, meeting the needs of over 13,000 schools throughout the U.S. and in 23 countries. Through Washington's agreement with Gaggle, you can receive all of the Gaggle.Net email features for a discounted price of $2.35 per student, per year. More info . . .


December 14, 2007

 

Coming soon:

Advanced Academics, Apex Learning, A+nywhere Learning, Autoskill, Collaborative Learning, Texas Instruments, Achieve 3000, and more!

Apex is an online curriculum publisher that provides standards-base courses in math, science, English, social studies, world languages, electives and Advanced Placement for grades 6 through 12.  Apex Learning offers different product lines to meet specific educational objectives and to support varied instructional situations such as Distance (Virtual) Learning, Credit Recovery, Remediation, Alternative Schools, Summer School, After School, and Enhanced Classroom Experiences with curriculum resources.  The Northwest Association of Accredited Schools accredits Apex since 1999. The curriculum includes formative, summative, and diagnostic assessments and has a very high degree of correlation to all relevant national and state standards. More information

The popular FileMaker Pro software (FM Pro 8, Server, Mobile) is now available for discount purchasing. Click here for more information.


The ETSCs have partnered with i-SAFE America to deliver a prevention-oriented Internet safety education program targeting K-12 students. For information on training, click here.

Comprehensive analyses of what the research says does and doesn't work with technology. Find out how to access this information through your regional ETSC.


This site helps district leaders in technology and curriculum to answer important questions addressing the use of educational technology in the classroom. It contains links to websites where research findings can be located.

A compilation of tools and processes available to you through the Ed Tech Support Centers to support districts as they implement technology into their curriculum.

To learn about the ETDC Program, visit About ETDC.

To explore the different projects in which ETDC is involved, visit Statewide Projects.

To find the best prices for software or online products, visit Purchasing Programs.

To find other educational technology resources, visit Resources and Services.

To find out about the Ed Tech Support Center program in Washington, visit ETSC Corner.

 
Statewide News:
Check out the Classroom Tiers Model, developed by the ETSCs, answering the question, "What should we do with technology in classrooms?"
ETSC Presents . . . View and download presentations given by ETSC Directors.
Earn Clock Hours using Element K--Several ESDs are now offering educators the option of earning clock hours while learning technology skills online and at their own pace. More information . . .
Great Opportunity: Is your school or district interested in putting some courses online without making a huge investment? ETDC has a Blackboard server and will host your online needs at a very reasonable cost. More information . . .
A Technology Assessment Tool PILOT--A professional development resource to help educators identify their strengths and weaknesses in educational technology and chart a course for improvement.
Washington ETSCs are now delivering the Microsoft Peer Coaching program throughout the state. Read on . . .
We need you to participate in PSeLearning to preview education technologies and make statewide purchasing agreement recommendations.
Thinkfinity in Washington: Discover this excellent website devoted to Internet Content for the Classroom. Training, resources, and more . . .
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