This
newsletter contains important updates about netTrekker. We value our
relationship with you as a subscriber and want to be sure that you are
current with ongoing announcements and helpful tips so you can better
utilize netTrekker.
We encourage you to share this information with other netTrekker users in your school and district.
netTrekker
is pleased to support these education organizations and will be exhibiting
at the following conferences in 2004 and 2005. Learn
More...
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GaETC (Nov. 10th - 12th)
• CSLA (Nov. 18th - 21st)
• FETC (Jan. 26th - 28th)
• TCEA (Feb. 7th - 11th)
• CUE (March 10th-12th)
• NCCE (March 16th - 19th)
• ASCD (April 2nd - 4th)
• TLA (April 5th - 8th)
• NECC (June 27th - 30th)
If you attend one of these shows, we hope you will visit our booth to let us know how things are going with netTrekker in your school or district.
“netTrekker
can be used across grade levels and content
areas to find appropriate Internet resources that support
the curriculum and state standards. netTrekker is a valuable resource that
can even be used by students from home to
extend the school day and provide links for classroom activities
and projects.”
Stephanie
G. Douglas
Technology Coordinator
Carlisle Area School District
Carlisle, PA
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The netTrekker Dynamic Timeline provides a great way to teach history in a new interactive way by showing the cross-curricular connection between important eras, events, famous people, arts and innovations during a specific time period. Read More...
Don’t forget the extensive current events sections in netTrekker that provide great information about people and events in the news TODAY! Bring current events into your classroom daily with over 600 periodicals and more than 3,000 domestic and international newspapers. Read More...
How can you increase your school’s netTrekker usage by 97%* to get the most benefit from your purchase? Schedule netTrekker professional development today for your teachers and librarians, or schedule a Train the Trainer class for your Instructional Technology staff!
netTrekker’s professional development team provides hands-on training at your site to help your educators understand the full functionality of the product so they can easily integrate technology into daily classroom activities. Read More...
To allow newer netTrekker subscribers to participate in the contest, we’ve extended the submission deadline to November 15, 2004. Our contest will reward the top 3 suggestions for successful implementation and communication of the netTrekker program.
- 1st Prize: $100.00 American Express gift certificate
- 2nd Prize: $50.00 American Express gift certificate
- 3rd Prize: $25.00 American Express gift certificate
Read more to learn about the contest and to find out how to enter.
Aldine
ISD of Houston, Texas and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools of Charlotte,
North Carolina were both recently named as finalists for
the 2004 Broad Prize for Urban Education.
The Broad Prize for Urban Education is awarded to the urban school districts making the greatest overall improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps across ethnic and income groups. The prize was created by The Broad Foundation, whose mission is to dramatically improve K-12 urban public education through better governance, management and labor relations.
As finalists for the 2004 Broad Prize for Urban Education, both Aldine ISD and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have been awarded $125,000 for college scholarships. Congratulations to both!
To learn more about the Broad Prize for Urban Education, please click here.
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