Please print this e-mail for future reference.

Our records indicate that you have not yet completed your online course through Connected University. Each Project E-Teach participant is required to complete 1 on-line course. Any course taken must be 6weeks in length (4 weeks for My First Web Page) and may be taken as either a general or independent learner. You will not receive credit or a stipend for 3-week or self-paced courses. Upon successful completion of your first course, you will be paid a stipend of $125.00. A second and third course may be taken for a stipend of $100 per course. Stipends will only be paid for courses that are completed or in progress by June 30, 2001.

If you enroll in a course after the June 30, 2001 cutoff date, you will still receive credit toward the Project E-Teach requirement. The final deadline for completing the online course as a requirement for Project E-Teach is September 30, 2001.

If you have already completed your Connected University course and have not yet submitted your request to receive a stipend for it, please follow these steps to receive your stipend. (For any course completed prior to June 30, 2001 paperwork must be received in the Project E-Teach office by June 30, 2001)

1. Print out the completed course transcript or certificate found under "My Transcripts" in your Connected University account on-line
2. Download a stipend form from the E-Teach website http://eteach.esc13.net/teachers.htm
3. Send both the completed course transcript or certificate and stipend form to the Project E-Teach office at the following address:

Stacy Avery
Region XIII ESC
5701 Springdale Rd.
Austin TX 78723
(Faxed copies of the stipend request form can't be accepted)

To access the Connected University courses:

1. Visit the Connected University website: http://www.cu.classroom.com
2. Enter your login and password in the appropriate areas. (If you do not know your login and password, please contact Shaunda Guthrie)
3. You will then enter your account area.
4. You will see several buttons across the top.
5. The Course Catalog button has a listing of all courses with start and finish dates.
6. Choose the 4 or 6 week course(s) you would like to take and register for the course as a general learner or independent study (self-paced courses are not allowed).
7. Your portfolio (different from the portfolio you will create during the face to face training) lists the courses for which you have registered.
8. The Campus Union is where you can meet other educators to discuss educational issues.

If you have any questions or need to find out your username and password please contact the Project E-Teach help desk 512.919.5228 or 866.438.3224 or via e-mail shaunda.guthrie@esc13.txed.net

Stacy Avery
Project Director
Project E-Teach-TIE Grant
Education Service Center, Region XIII
5701 Springdale Rd
Austin, TX 78723
512.919.5391
512.919.5296 FAX
http://eteach.esc13.net