We would like to welcome back our current NYLearns.org users and extend a big HELLO to all our new users. We hope you had a terrific summer, and we wish you much success in the upcoming school year. This summer brought many enhancements to NYLearns.org tools. We hope you find them useful in supporting your teaching and learning objectives! Along with updated tools, you will find a vast amount of new content. Each week, we will highlight a resource for each academic level in the Featured Content section. Be sure to check out these resources and other instructional content at your grade level or in your subject area. We also want to hear from you! We need your feedback to make NYLearns.org all it can be for users. So feel free to use the helpdesk line or the "contact us" button to let us know your ideas or if you need any assistance getting reacquainted with NYLearns.org. Have a great year! We will be presenting at the following conferences: Association of Math Teachers of New York State (AMTNYS) Buffalo, NY, November 4, 2005, 9:30am - 10:30am. Conference Dates - November 3 - 5 Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) Ellenville, NY November 8, 2005, 9:30am - 10:30am. Conference Dates - November 6 - 8 New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE) Albany, NY. Presentation time to be determined, Conference Dates - November 19 - 22 NYLearns.org Professional Development Update Training Over the summer, several enhancements were made to NYLearns.org to improve functionality and usability. These enhancements were prompted by teacher interviews, responses to training evaluations, competitive analysis, and research into best practices and technology trends.  Read the full story... NYLearns.org covered by Erie I BOCES COSER CATE and Erie I BOCES have entered in the first Cooperative Service, or COSER agreement, in the state, to make the licensing and professional development costs of NYLearns.org aidable for the 2005-06 school year. The agreement, signed in July, means that approximately 100 districts in Western New York served by Erie I BOCES through the Common Set of Learning Objectives COSER can subscribe to NYLearns.org at a cost savings. The two-day basic professional development workshops to help teachers learn to use the resources and teacher tools effectively are also covered by a COSER.  Read the full story... New and Improved Tools go Live! As many of you know, we rolled out our new and improved NYLearns.org tools in early August. Among the enhancements is an easy-to-use webpage builder which educators are using to communicate with students and parents. The webpage builder also includes the ability for teachers to post homework assignments as well as important announcements.  Read the full story...
	New Content Providers in NYLearns.org Establishing new partnerships with notable content providers is an on-going priority within our NYLearns.org initiative. This summer, we focused our efforts in building instructional content and resources at the commencement level. Additionally, we have added some on-line, self-pacing teacher workshops in our professional development section. Read the full story...
	I'm viewing my personal website, and I no longer see My Portfolio... What gives? In the update to NYLearns.org, the My Portfolio link was removed from the personal website navigation. Don't worry though—you can still easily add portfolio information to your website by choosing the "manage your portfolio" button in the web editor. My name is spelled wrong. How do I change it? Simply navigate to My Profile, update your name, and click Save. I found an error on your site. What should I do? We appreciate your help by clicking "Report an Error" in the page footer. Read the full story...

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