Welcome back to an exciting new school year! We hope your summer was great and your school year has gotten off to a fantastic start!

As you may well know, Project E-Teach is winding down. Our funding ends September 28, 2001. We have had an incredible year and we sincerely hope you have found your training and online courses valuable!

There are just a few items that we wanted to remind you about.

Help Desk
The help desk is still available. If you need help with any technology related question let us know. Help desk hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The help desk may be reached via phone 512.919.5228 (or toll free 866.438.3224) or via e-mail shaunda.guthrie@esc13.txed.net.

Post Assessment
At the beginning of Project E-Teach, you completed a pre-assessment. Since the grant is drawing to a close, it is time to take the post assessment. Within the next couple of days, you will be receiving e-mail with your login, PIN number and instructions. Please use this information to complete your online post assessment prior to Friday September 14, 2001. It is VITAL that you complete this post assessment! This data is used to determine the success of the program. If you have questions or need assistance please contact the help desk.

Connected University Stipend
If you have completed your CU course and have not submitted for payment, you need to do so immediately. Stipend requests received after September 7, 2001 may NOT be ACCEPTED. Remember, you may submit stipend requests for up to 3 online courses (6 or 4 weeks in length) completed as an independent or general learner. To receive a stipend, the course must have begun PRIOR to June 30, 2001. If you have questions or need assistance downloading a stipend form, please contact the help desk.

Quest Channel
Connected University will be launching Amazon Quest in September. Classroom Connect is extending our subscription to include the Amazon Quest. Amazon Quest will begin September 24, 2001 and conclude October 26, 2001. Support materials will be available online very soon. If you would like a Quest subscription for your classroom, please contact the Project E-Teach helpdesk. Quests are an exciting and motivating way to involve your students in an online interdisciplinary unit on Amazon life and culture.

Magazine Subscriptions
In November 2000 you were subscribed to three different professional magazines. Leading and Learning with Technology and Technology and Learning magazines are print magazines that you have been receiving since December 2000. These magazine subscriptions will expire by September 28, 2001. If you wish to continue receiving these publications, you may subscribe individually directly through the magazine. The third subscription has been to an electronic magazine called Learners Online. Learners Online can be found by logging onto the Project E-Teach website (typing in your login and password and clicking on submit) and clicking on training files. Learners Online has great lesson plans and TEKS correlations! If you need any assistance accessing these resources, please call the help desk.

All participants completing the 5 days of training and one online course will be receiving a completion certificate and special award prior to September 28, 2001.

The project staff is here to assist you. We will all be here until September 28, 2001. If we can do anything to assist you please let us know.

Thank you for all that you do to enrich student's lives!

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