Wilton, CT-Online Inc., publisher of MULTIMEDIA SCHOOLS magazine, announces
a call for nominations for the second annual Student Technology Leader's
Competition. The purpose of this award is to honor outstanding students who
have made exemplary and innovative use of information technology in their
schools and communities. This award will recognize those students, who in
the eyes of their teachers and peers, serve as technology leaders with
projects created and maintained by the students themselves.
Nominations are now being accepted for the competition and three students
will be chosen to attend the 1996 National Educational Computing Conference
in Minneapolis, Minneosota, June 11-13, 1996. Winning students will present
their projects to those attending the conference and receive an award.
Modest and reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed for the winners
and one chaperone each by MULTIMEDIA SCHOOLS magazine.
ELIGIBILITY
This competition is open to all students attending a public or private
school full-time in the continental United States. Students will compete
in one of three categories based on grade level -- elementary (K-5),
intermediate (6-8), and secondary (9-12). Teams of students may be
nominated; however, travel expenses are only available for one student and
chaperone for each of the three categories.
NOMINATIONS:
To enter the competition the student must be nominated by a teacher, school
media specialist, or school administrator. The nomination should answer
the following questions without exceeding a total of 1000 words:
1. What is the nature of the student's project?
Eligible contributions may include innovative software use and development;
outstanding courseware and/or curriculum plan development; instructional
application of computing or networking, video, cable or satellite TV;
advice/skills to acquire essential hardware; inventive adaptation for
students with disabilities. Mobilizing, advising, mentoring, or training
others will also be considered as a demonstration of student technology
leadership.
2. What technology(ies) has the student used for this project?
3. How was the project initiated or how is it maintained by the student?
4. How has the student's project supported a larger community?
"Community" refers to any group of people in the school, the student's
neighborhood, or even a remote community accessed via networks.
5. How has the student's project helped others learn (adults and/or peers)?
6. Why is the student's project regarded as "outstanding"?
7. What leadership qualities has the student demonstrated through this
project?
Description may address in what ways the student is creative, initiating,
inspiring, dedicated, supportive, helpful, or demonstrating leadership in
other ways.
8. How can we contact both the nominator and student?
Include name, grade/position, school, mailing address, and e-mail address
for both.
Examples of the student's work in any format will accepted but are not
required. Decisions of the judges will be final. Nominations must be
"postmarked" no later than February 29, 1996 and sent via email, fax, or
U.S. mail to:
Deneen Frazier
Student Technology Leaders Competition
107-B W. Carr St.
Carrboro, NC 27514
NRGconsltg@aol.com
Fax: 919/968-1561
Tel: 919/ 929-2913
AWARD CRITERIA
Winners will be judged on the basis of the evidence supplied regarding the
student's contributions to the creative and effective use of technology to
facilitate learning:
We are looking for projects or activities that are effective learning
catalysts either in the classroom or in the community.
We are looking for creative new ideas by students -- projects or activities
that were initiated by students and may continue to be run by students.
While the project may be supervised by a teacher, administrator or parent,
we are looking for projects that are being managed directly by students
and/or were founded and developed by students.
Phone interviews will be conducted with 5 finalists in each grade level.
During these interviews, the student's ability to articulate and describe
his or her project will be evaluated.
The winners must have parental/guardian permission to compete and, if
selected, to travel to Minneapolis, MN for the award ceremony in June 1996.
Student projects must be currently underway or very recently completed.
Those projects currently underway but which may be completed after 6/1/96
are eligible, pending sufficient documentation.
**Nominations will not be accepted after February 29, 1996.** (See
ELIGIBILITY section for details.)
PRIZES
The three winners of the award competition will each receive free
registration and modest and reasonable travel/hotel reimbursement for
themselves and one chaperone to attend NECC'96 in Minneapolis, MN on June
11-13. Winners will be expected to participate in an awards ceremony and
student panel in which they will speak about the role of technology in
their daily lives and demonstrate their own contributions to learning with
technology for which they were nominated.
For more information on the Student Technology Leaders Competition, contact
Deneen Frazier whose address, phone and fax appear above.
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MultiMedia Schools magazine
2809 Brandywine St, NW
Washington, DC 20008
202/244-6710; fax 202/363-9148
Internet: veccia@well.com
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