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Tools and Features	Definition	Bonus features
Blogs	A weblog for personal, team, community, and public use	Personal, community, team, and public blogs with easy-to-use templates; published on Internet
Bulletins	Rotating updates about events, workshops and news from eCoaches on your personalized home page	Partners and eCoaches can promote projects, events and services
Calendars	Keeps track of appointments and events	Personal, shared, team and community calendars; advertisement free; viewable in different formats from anywhere
Chat Rooms	A safe and secure place to chat	Members can invite others to chat (IM) from their team or the My eCoach community
Citation Builder	Creates citations matched to MLA and APA Styles	Ability to save citations in alphabetical order
Class Teams	Classrooms can be on a team	<40 students for $100/ school year; afterwards students become Free Members
Cloning	Allows you to clone projects	Universal Builder and surveys can be cloned; no need to copy and paste
Co-authoring	Members can jointly create and edit projects, surveys, and quizzes	Members can add co-authors from My eCoach community
Commenting	Allows optional commenting on blogs and projects	Option to allow anyone to comment, both in and outside of My eCoach
Conversation Corner	Mini-blog for community to ask and answer questions
Curriculum Standards	Local, state, national, content, professional and technology standards	Standards can be matched to resources, WRLs and UB; alignment vetted by curriculum specialists
Digital Locker	Space to save and archive projects and resources
eCoaching	Online and face-to-face facilitation, coaching, mentoring and training on the My eCoach system and other platforms	Sustainable coaching; personalized and group support; training available on your programs; workshops and seminars
eLibrary	Over 50,000 resources and projects	Many matched to standards; members can contribute; resources include lesson plans, images, podcasts, projects, etc.
eLibrary Spotlights	Rotating spotlight about different resources in eLibrary
Embed Code	Allows you to place widgets from other websites inside My eCoach projects	Viewers can open external websites inside My eCoach without having to logout; can copy and paste code from surveys, quizzes, or Web 2.0 tools and embed into Universal Builder
ePortfolio	Like an online resume	ePortfolio templates and template cloning and adaptation
FAQs	Frequently asked questions and answers about My eCoach
Featured Projects	Rotating featured projects from members
Forums	Community and Team threaded discussions
Friends	Invite other members, just like in a social network	Add members to your friends list, add to contact list, and set up groups
Individual Learning Plans (ILPs)	Identifies learning goals and strategies	Create multiple ILPs around goals; receive eCoach support
Integrate Web 2.0 tools	Integrates Web 2.0 tools all in one place	Add programs using embed box in Universal Builder & sidebar
League Manager	Access all teams under league
Message Center	Internal messaging system	Can be accessed from anywhere in My eCoach; can set up groups
Tools and Features	Definition	Bonus features
Online courses/ Teams	Certificated eCoaches offer online courses or teams for members
Personalized Home Page	Personalized box at the bottom of your home page
Planning Tools	To help create a learning strategy and implementation guide	Co-authors can share ideas and access them from every page
Private and public spaces	Provides both private and public spaces to create and communicate	Public access to community areas; private access keeps conversations and proprietary resources private
Quizzes	Create and correct customizable quizzes for teams and classes	Create, clone or co-author quizzes with the ability to correct answers, score tests, and embed code
Recent Activities	10 Most recent activities from members in your contact list appear in right sidebar	Can view all in recent activities; ability to filter activities
Search and Advanced Search	Search for people, projects, and resources	Can narrow searches in the eLibrary using Advanced Search
Searchable Tags	Tags connect members, resources, tips, and projects	Able to assign tags to members, resources, tips, and projects
Settings	Can assign your setting preferences	All members can customize their settings in their profile
Surveys	Customizable surveys	Team, shared, public, and public surveys; can co-author, clone, disaggregate data, and embed
Team Manager	Set up and manage team page and tools; quickly send messages to team and access projects	Team blogs, forums, calendar, announcements, and reporting tools
Teams, groups, and/or individuals	Anyone can join	Individual members can join a team and set up groups from their friends list
Technology Integration Guides	Guides and how-to’s on many external programs	There are over 250 guides in PDF form available in the eLibrary
Technology Support	Support request for technical issues involving My eCoach
Tell a Friend	Any member can send an email using Tell a Friend
Time Stamps	View last login time of team members
Tips and Tricks	Rotating tips about My eCoach features, other programs, and strategies
Tutorials	Every feature has a step-by-step tutorial
Universal Builder	An open-ended flexible builder to create and publish websites, projects or courses	It is like a project and a blog combined; easy to use in no time at all
Upload podcasts	Video and audio podcasts can be uploaded	Available wherever the text editor is available
User control	Members can control who has access to their blogs, builders, calendars, surveys, and quizzes
Web publishing	Universal Builder, Public Blog, and WRL can be published to the Internet	Members can have their own projects viewable on the internet
Web Resource List (WRL) Builder	Quick website builder to put up web links and descriptions
Who’s Online	Lists who is online	Can send mail and view profile
WYSIWYG editor	Text editor	Works best with Firefox
Tools and Features	Definition	Bonus features

"With all the technology tools being developed, I love eCoach for the ability to use multiple tools within one environment. My eCoach has become my one-stop online community to: develop my individual lesson plans, work with colleagues on educational projects and tasks, create web pages for my students and parents linked to my district/school webpage, to create blogs both personal and for my students, and so much more. I continue to be inspired every time a new improvement is added to eCoach assuring me that this professional community is continually growing and changing based on our needs and interests. "

Roxanne Clement
Media Center Specialist
Bay Farm School - Alameda, Ca

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