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New Jersey Association for Educational Technology

NJAET News - November 15, 2007

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Grant proposals, proposal reviewers, surveys, and upcoming conferences and awards - There's lots of opportunities in this issue.

IN THIS ISSUE

New Grant Opportunity for Educators
Laptop Institute Partnership
HP Proposal Reviewers Needed
Speak Up for Education Technology
NJAET Wants Your Opinion
NECC 2008
NJECC Confirms Keynote
NJAET Tech of the Year
NJAET Archives

Grant Opportunity for Educators

International grants from the GenevaLogic Foundation of Switzerland

ISTE 100 Member GenevaLogic announces new grant opportunity for educators

The GenevaLogic Visionary Grants are international grants from the GenevaLogic Foundation of Switzerland that help schools equip their computers with classroom management software to effectively integrate technology into teaching and learning. A total of four grants will be awarded consisting of two classroom grants and two full school-site grants along with ISTE memberships for the participating educators. Learn more at http://www.genevalogicfoundation.org/.

Accepting Submissions: October 1st, 2007 – December 28th, 2007
Deadline: Midnight December 28th, 2007
Awards: Grants will be awarded on or before January 31st, 2008
Grant Value: $10,000

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Laptop Institute Partnership

Learning anytime, anywhere

The Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation (AALF) and Lausanne Collegiate School (LCS) have announced that they have joined forces to co-produce the 2008 Laptop Institute. Through this partnership, the Laptop Institute will become the world's major educational conference devoted solely to K-12 laptop learning. For further information, read their press release.

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HP Proposal Reviewers Needed

Applications due by November 23, 2007

Proposal reviewers are needed for the 2008 HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative. Reviewers will gain valuable insights about successful grant writing, and enjoy the satisfaction of helping deserving schools. The HP grant review process involves a limited time commitment with the flexibility of online reviewing.

Please read the announcement to find out requirements and timelines for participation. Applications to be a reviewer are due November 23rd.

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Speak Up for Education Technology

Make your voice heard

Speak Up is a national online research project that annually surveys students, teachers, and parents on key educational issues and then shares the information with local and national policy-makers. Since its inception, more than 850,000 surveys have been collected. The survey period this year is October 15–December 15. Learn more at http://www.netdayspeakup.org.

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NJAET Wants Your Opinion

Help us improve the organization

NJAET wants you to help us improve our organization. We want to provide the best information and services to help you use educational technology in your school/classroom. By taking a brief survey, you can help us serve you better. Please take a few minutes to complete the online survey, which will close at the end of the month.

Thanks for your help.

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NECC 2008

Key NECC Dates

November 7, 2007: Housing reservations go live online; reserve early for best selection!

Mid-February, 2008: Registrations for workshops, tours, and ticketed events goes live online.

March 31, 2008: Deadline for registering at the Super Early Bird rate.

May 1, 2008: Deadline for registering at the Early Bird rate.

June 29-July 2, 2008: NECC in San Antonio.

NOTE: The Opening Keynote and Reception will be held on the evening of Sunday, June 29 — please make your travel plans accordingly. See the preliminary schedule for more information.

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NJECC Confirms Keynote

Marc Prensky to speak at Annual Conference

The NJECC Annual Conference on March 18, 2008 at Montclair State University will feature Marc Prensky as the keynote speaker. For further information on this conference, The Natives are Restless: Growing Up in a Web 2.0 World, check out the NJECC Conference site.

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NJAET Tech of the Year

Applications due by April 1, 2008

The deadline for applications for the 2008 NJAET Technologist of the Year Award is April 1, 2008. The technologist chosen will receive a plaque, free registration to the 2008 NJAET Conference, and $1,000 to be used as the winner sees fit. For further details and an application, go to the NJAET Website at http://www.njaet.org and click on Awards/Contests.

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