The site's emphasis is on interactivity and freshly updated content rather than on extensive depth of information. There's also a teacher center, discussion boards, live chat, and a guide to the web with site reviews by educators. The connection is speedy, and the site is easy to navigate for the most part. There's an area for nonsubscribers, too, but it's mostly just a sales pitch extravaganza for Scholastic products. Luckily, there's a free 30-day trial, so you can try the service out before you buy.
Help is at hand.
A product of the South Central Regional Technology Consortium and the University of Missouri College of Education, the Planet Innovation web site offers numerous sophisticated online planning tools to assist you in your task as technology planner. Highlights include a technology cost estimator, a collaboration tool to help your group work together, a decision analysis tool to help you weigh different courses of action, and searchable databases of technology innovations, technology plans, syllabi, and computer lab configurations. Here you'll also find a software library, an employee locator, discussion boards, and a computer lab scheduling tool to help you get the most out of your school's investment. Users must register to gain access, but registration is free. There's a lot here, and it's well worth a visit.