What+is+Project+Share?

[[image:Stickmen003.gif width="135" height="121" align="left"]]**What is Project Share? **
//Project Share is a website which was cr​eated by Epsilen in partnership with TEA and the New York Times. This portal is to be used by administrators, teachers, and, eventually, students in an effort to offer an engaging learning environment for all to communicate, collaborate, and access 21st century digital content.//

A list of online resources available through this website includes:

1. **digital portfolios** Here's an article from Education World which explains electronic portfolios further, Electronic Portfolios in the K-12 Classroom

2. **social networking** The use of social networking sites is growing tremendously this year. Sites such as Facebook, Ning, LinkedIn, are very popular. These sites gives users the opportunity to communicate with others through the use of an online site.

3. **professional learning communities** A professional learning community is a powerful tool for enhancing learning and engages students, teachers, and administrators by providing a network where cooperation, sharing, and learning can occur.

4. **professional development** Online learning opportunities for teachers and administrators provide a convenient and economical avenue for school districts with regard to training and workshops for their staff.

5. **NY Times repository for documents** The NY Times repository provides content from 1851 until the present time. Teachers and students can search the content for specific topics and incorporate this into any lessons or assignments.

6. **online course creation** Creating an online learning environment for teachers provides them with a wealth of experience, knowledge and tools to take that back to their district and classroom.
 * dropbox -- provides an easy way to store and share files online. (Dropbox home page)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">workgroup -- a group of teachers who can collaboratively work on a project.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">forum -- an site used for discussion.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">chat -- assigned time for communicating with one or more than one persons.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">blog -- online journal where people can post and share with others.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">wiki -- a website which allows for collaboration within a group.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">online gradebook -- collection of grades online.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">online tests/quizzes -- create and take tests online.