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 * WA State OSPI - ESD - LASER Alliance Educational Technology Overview**

During the spring of 2009, the OSPI - ESD - LASER Alliance community took a survey to identify the level of experience in the group related to technology resources that might prove useful for distance professional learning for teachers. The results of this survey and some additional resources are described below. Feel free to add more resources that may help our community.

Practice making changes to this Wiki by adding to the list that answers this question. ** What is your most useful, interesting, fun, engaging online tool? ** (Use the chain link icon above to make your answer a link to your web resource.) Google searches, [|Pandora Music Site],

(Survey Results) ||~ ======**Questions/Ideas**====== ||~ ======**Online Resources to Learn More**====== (Links that include "In Plain English" are short videos on YouTube that demonstrate the tool.) || Is this different from email/listserve? || * [|Ning Networking] Low level of understanding || Most asked question - What is it? || * [|2 min video on Moodle] What does good facilitation look like? || * [|NSTA Institute] Medium level of understanding || What is the research on the effectiveness of webinars? What are the advantages & disadvantages? Costs? || * [|Eluminate - Tool for Webinars] Low to medium understanding of use || Could this be a tool to help alliances communicate with each other? || * [|Wikis In Plain English]
 * ~  ||~ ======**Technology Tool**====== ||~ ======**Level of Understanding/Use**======
 * || Networks || 38% participate in a network || Are there platforms for education?
 * [|Example - Classroom 2.0 Ning Network]
 * [|Example - Fireside Learning Ning Network]
 * [|Social Networks In Plain English]
 * [|LinkedIn In Plain English] ||
 * || Moodle || Low participation
 * [|Moodle Website] ||
 * || Online Classes || 50% have taken an online class || How to use effectively?
 * [|NTEN - Montana State]
 * [|Annenberg]
 * [|PBS - Teacherline] ||
 * || Webinar || 75% participation
 * [|Go To Meeting - Webinar & Meeting Tool]
 * [|Webex - Webinar Tool]
 * [|PBS Webinars - archived]
 * [|Jean-Michel Cousteau Webinar - Live]
 * [|NSTA - 90 min LIVE Web Seminars] ||
 * || Wiki || 50% Participation
 * [|Twitter In Plain English]
 * [|Wiki from school in Qatar on PD program for teachers]
 * Circ. Sys. Preservice Tchr Project ||
 * || Other ||  ||   || * [|Blogs In Plain English]
 * [|Keeping Track (RSS) in Plain English]
 * [|Google Docs In Plain English]
 * [|Zombies In Plain English : )] ||
 * || Articles ||  ||   || * [|Reinventing PD in Tough Times]
 * [|Teacher Training Goes in Virtual Directions]
 * 
 * [|Building Virtual Communities]
 * [|Six Technologies Soon to Affect Education] ||
 * || Digital Libraries ||  ||   || *  [|Merlot]
 * [|National Science Digital Library] ||
 * || Digital Libraries ||  ||   || *  [|Merlot]
 * [|National Science Digital Library] ||