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**Engage--Online Learning of Web 2.0 Tools for Instruction and Professional Development**

In today's classroom, how do we approach our students in a way that they find engaging? Are we continuing to instruct with old methods? Are we asking our students (digital learners) how they like to learn using technology? Are we engaging them by using those tools? How do we as educators move forward with confidence using the technology students want us to use in order to challenge and engage them? Is there a way to provide training for our teachers so they can choose what they want to learn, when they want to learn it, in a way that models the Web 2.0 tools? You bet!

But, first, let's just take a moment to explain what E=D3*L. What in the world is THAT? Well, we decided we should come up with a catchy formula for this initiative. We wanted this to be all about engaging the teachers so they could then apply what they had learn to improve engaging their students. So what does E=D3*L represent? Engage=Define, Discover, and Develop by the Learner.(teacher.) The Engage online learning can then be extended by the Learner into Instruction that will engage students as learners.

Using the Engage wiki, you will be able to link to pages where you can define, discover and develop your understanding of Web 2.0 tools. You choose what you want to learn, when you want to learn it, how much you want to learn and whether you want to obtain professional development credit for your work. It's easy to get started. Just choose a topic from the navigation bar on the left, click on the link and begin.

For each Web 2.0 tool, every page will contain:
 * If you are just curious about a definition of a Web 2.0 tool, just go to the Define section.
 * If you want to play around with the Web 2.0 tool, go to the Discover section.
 * If you want to apply your new learned knowledge and develop instructional content, go to the Develop section.
 * If you want to receive professional develop credit, click on the (add image) to go to the Documentation section.