GET THE WORD OUT
Volume III Number VI

1.) New Version of the T4T Website
2.) Follow-Up on T4T Open House
3.) Stephen Rockwell – Recipient of ET3 TEC Champion Award for Outstanding Community Technology Leaders Award
4.) Community Impact Training Institute Catalog Now Available
5.) Announcing NetDay Speak Up Day: October 29, 2003

1.) New Version of the T4T Website
Teaming For Technology Web Developer Steve Hutson has done an amazing job in creating the latest version of the T4T website. You’ll find even more thorough information on our assistance program, our work with community technology, the One Economy Initiative, and resources that best serve your technology needs. Check it out at www.uwsepa.org/team4tech.

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2.) Follow-Up on T4T Open House
The Teaming For Technology Open House was a successful event, and we thank all attendees, presenters, and those who supported this open house for making this a memorable day! A special thanks goes out to Urban Technology Project, IBM and TechFoundation for providing raffle prizes, Diane Melley and Trap Jervay, who were instrumental in securing the Zone as our open house space, as well as IBM staff who accommodated all of our needs.

Finally, because the open house ended later than anticipated, we did not hold the raffle until today. Here are a list of raffle winners and their prizes:

Anthony M. Lloyd Sr., Beneficial Bank: will receive a free membership to Skillsoft eLearning Solutions (www.skillsoft.com)

Jon Zemanek, Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance: will receive free entry into a T4T Community Impact Training Institute class of his choice

William Holmes III: will receive a refurbished computer

There are two more prizes – 5 free T4T consultation hours and a free T4T membership that have yet to be claimed. These winners will be announced upon their response.

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3.) Stephen Rockwell – Recipient of ET3 TEC Champion Award for Outstanding Community Technology Leaders Award
Stephen Rockwell, Director of Technology Outreach at United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania/Teaming For Technology, is a recipient of this year’s ET3 TEC Champion Award, recognizing his work in community technology. The Education Technology Think Tank or ET3 (www.et3online.org), a collaborative of business, civic and government sector representatives committed to harnessing technology and telecommunications for economic and educational empowerment of traditionally underserved communities, has asked CTCNet (www.ctcnet.org ) to identify nominees for an exciting new national award for community technology leaders.

Winners of this First Annual ET3 TEC Champion award for Outstanding
Community Technology Leaders will be honored on September 26th, 2003 at a
ceremony in Washington, DC at the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)
Legislative Conference and its Education Braintrust meeting. The awards will
be conferred by Congressman Major Owens (D-NY), Chair of the CBC's Education
Braintrust. Each year, the CBC Conference and its Education Braintrust draw
over 20,000 of the most influential African American leaders from education,
government, the private sector and community-based organizations. These
leaders seek to chart a course that will improve the future economic and
educational conditions and outcomes of our nation.

Learn more about this award by clicking on this link: http://ctcnet.org/outstanding/

Congratulations Steve!

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4.) Community Impact Training Institute Catalog Now Available
The latest edition of the Community Impact Training Institute Catalog is now available as a pdf on the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Teaming For Technology is offering a wide selection of classes this year and we look forward to seeing many of you soon! Go to the United Way website at www.uwsepa.org for your copy of the catalog.

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5.) Announcing NetDay Speak Up Day: October 29, 2003
Speak Up Day will be a widespread effort to reach out to students across the
U.S. and to learn how they are using technology and the Internet during an
online event organized by NetDay, a national non-profit organization. Public
and non-public schools everywhere-in rural communities, inner city schools
and suburban areas-- will lead classroom discussions and students will
complete a short survey online. NetDay will report the results to
participants, partners, and to the U.S. Department of Education for
inclusion in the National Technology Education Plan

To "Speak Up," a school only needs a computer with a network connection, a
teacher to register the class's participation and students with ideas to
share. Schools will register prior to the event, receive a template with a
series of questions and teacher and classroom support materials to guide
them through the process. On the day of the event the comments pertaining to
the questions will be submitted on line through a specific NetDay website.

Make Sure Your Students Voices Are Heard on Speak Up Day. To ensure that
students in your state are part of this significant undertaking, we need
your help in getting the word out to each and every school and school
district. Please share this e mail with the appropriate staff in schools and
districts across the state. Schools can register to participate at
www.netday.org starting September 22. Don't wait! Speak Up Day is October
29, 2003

If you have any questions about Speak Up Day, please contact Julie Evans,
Julie@netday.org, Irene Spero, (irene@netday.org), or Karen Greenwood
(kareng@netday.org)

About NetDay
NetDay's mission is to connect every child to a brighter future by helping
educators meet educational goals through the effective use of technology.
NetDay (www.NetDay.org), a national non-profit organization known for its
successful school wiring programs, today manages community and web-based
programs that promote enhanced student achievement through the effective use
of technology.

Irene Spero
Director, External Relations
NetDay
301 529 2731
irene@netday.org

www.netday.org

 
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