************************************************************** Educational CyberPlayGround Community http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ NetHappenings Mailing List ©1993 -- Subscribe - Unsubscribe - Set Preferences http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html Advertise on Nethappenings the oldest K12 Mailing List http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html All Mailing Lists http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/ ************************************************************** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! National Educational Computing Conference - June 27 - 30, 2005 Holly M. Jobe IMS Director NECC2005@xxxxxxxx The National Educational Computing Conference will be in Philadelphia this year. It is a rare and timely opportunity for area educators to join over 14,000 colleagues from around the nation and world in the premier forum to see the latest in educational technology, and exchange ideas about learning and technology with colleagues. This annual conference=ADpresented by ISTE, co-sponsored by PAECT and keyed= to the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)=ADfeatures hands-on workshops, lecture-format and interactive concurrent sessions, discussions with key industry leaders, and the largest educational technology exhibit in the world. It will be held at the Philadelphia Convention Center. With over 14,000 expected guests coming to the area, the local committee is in need of about 800 volunteers to help extend a warm welcome to visitors to Philadelphia. We will need greeters at the airport and train station on days preceding the conference, greeters and information kiosk volunteers at the convention center, transportation greeting/curb-side assistance, and for social events for the luncheon, Fun Run, tours, Wednesday special events, Opening Reception, and Dance/social. You will need to register for the NECC Conference and will be eligible for the super early bird registration discount =96 you will see a volunteer= check off box when you register. Volunteers will be asked to serve in three-hour blocks, (you may do one block or many) and you will also receive a volunteer t-shirt and will be invited to a special volunteer reception. This is a great opportunity to get inside the conference, make new friends, and to be of service. We need you! We look forward to the best NECC conference ever! Steps for volunteering: 1. Go to the NECC website at http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2005/ and review the program to see when you would be available to volunteer. 2. Go to http://www.mciu.org/mciu23/necc2005.html and register to volunteer. Please indicate what tasks most interest you and when you would be available. You will receive an email confirmation in May. Thank you for helping PAECT and ISTE to host a great Philadelphia NECC! We look forward to seeing you there! Holly M. Jobe IMS Director Montgomery County Intermediate Unit 1605 W. Main St. Norristown, PA 19403 610-539-8550 610-539-9185 - fax 484-429-4232 - cell hjobe@xxxxxxxx <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> The Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ National Children's Folksong Repository http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/ Hot List of Schools Online and Net Happenings, K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/ 7 Hot Site Awards New York Times, USA Today , MSNBC, Earthlink, USA Today Best Bets For Educators, Macworld Top Fifty <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> =20 <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com Copyright statements to be included when reproducing annotations from Nethappenings. The single phrase below is the copyright notice to be used when reproducing any portion of this report, in any format. > From NetHappenings copyright > Educational CyberPlayGround. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html Net Happenings, K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/ FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/ HOT LIST REGISTRY OF K12 SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/ <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>