Communication and information sharing is an important element in the Virginia Ed Tech program.

An online group has been established by the Office of Educational Technology (OET) for the Virginia consortia project managers and fiscal agents. This system is used for threaded discussions, Whiteboard collaborative work, and online virtual group planning sessions. The system is also one of the methods OET uses to provide technical assistance and professional development to consortia members and individual formula grant participants.

Each consortium has a system for its members to email, work collaboratively, and have virtual planning sessions. Some of the systems being used by individual consortia for this are Angel, Blackboard, and Tapped In 2.

As a member of one of the Virginia consortium, contact your consortium's project manager if you are not currently participating in your consortium's communication system.