This document discusses eXtension, an online platform for cooperative extension professionals. It describes how eXtension allows extension professionals to collaborate in communities of practice on various agricultural and natural resource topics. It outlines the many ways extension professionals can get involved with eXtension, such as by leading or contributing to communities of practice, reviewing content, giving presentations, and publishing work. The document also notes how eXtension activities can be recognized by states and help with search engine optimization.

1. Why eXtension?
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3. Who’s out there?
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9. How do users arrive at extension.org?
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10. Communities of Practice
The A, B, C’s of Omega-3’s Cotton
Agricultural Law DAIReXNET
All About Blueberries Diversity Across Higher Education
Animal Welfare Drinking Water Issues
Apples Entrepreneurs and Their Communities
Bee Health eOrganic
Beef Cattle Industry Extension Disaster Education Network
Better Kid Care America Extension Wildfire Information Network
Community Health Families, Food and Fitness
Community Planning and Zoning Family Caregiving
Companion Animals Farm Energy
Consumer Horticulture Financial Crisis
Cooperatives Financial Security for All
Corn and Soybean Production
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11. Communities of Practice
Food Safety Niche Meat Processing Assistance
Forestry and Climate Change Network
Freshwater Aquaculture Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
Goats Plant Breeding and Genomics
Grapes Pork Information
Home Energy Precision Agriculture
HorseQuest Rangelands
Imported Fire Ants Sustainable Living
Invasive Species Sustainable Marine Fisheries
Just In Time Parenting Teen Leadership
Livestock and Poultry Urban Integrated Pest Management
Environmental Learning Water Conservation for Lawns and
Centers Landscapes
Map@Syst Wildlife Damage Management
Military Family Wood Energy
Youth SET for Life
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12. What you can do?
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What you can do?
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14. people.extension.org
What you can do?
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16. faq.extension.org
What you can do?
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17. search.extension.org
What you can do?
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22. Scholarly Contributions
CoP Leader
Content Team Leaders
National Reviewer
National eXtension Content Management Board
Publication of peer reviewed content in eXtension
Working across CoPs as a contributing author and/or reviewer
National and Regional recognition for expertise and contributions
Professional presentations on behalf of their national CoP
Publications in professional journals on behalf of the CoP
On-line professional papers to peers via web conferencing
On-line professional presentations to clientele
Invited web cast speaker
Invited pod-cast speaker
High quality interaction with CoI via Ask the Expert
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23. State Recognition of eXtension Activity
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