NetDay's Online Tool Gives Students a Voice in Educational Decision-Making
08 Mars 2005 - 2:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
NetDay's Online Tool Gives Students a Voice in Educational
Decision-Making ATLANTA, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Students now have
an online support center for getting involved in their schools' use
of technology. NetDay, with support from BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) and
Advanced Network & Services, Inc., launched today the Student
Voices Resource Center (SVRC) -- an online tool designed to give
K-12 students an influential role in local decision making
regarding the use of technology in education. The Student Voices
Resource Center was created in response to NetDay's Speak Up Day
programs and is a unique resource building a bridge between
students, parents and educators to ensure students' ideas on
technology use are translated into significant actions in their
schools and communities. "The Speak Up Day research illuminated the
nation on the importance of including students' thoughts in
education and technology planning discussions," said Julie Evans,
NetDay CEO. "SVRC gives students a more meaningful role in their
own education-especially pertaining to the use of technology." "By
utilizing technology and providing an opportunity for students to
share their views with the broader community, NetDay is helping to
further the important dialog about the role of students and
technology in shaping the future of our schools," said Timothy
Magner, deputy director, Office of Educational Technology, U.S.
Department of Education. The NetDay SVRC (
http://www.netday.org/svrc ) provides valuable resources and tools
including: - A step-by-step student-appropriate How-To guides for
students interested in technology decision-making at their schools;
- A directory of the best online resources, including current
research and news articles on learning and technology, youth-led
research, grants, national education technology events, and
information from organizations that support youth engagement; -
Best practices and real stories about what students are doing to
make a difference at their schools; - A calendar of online chats
with students and key individuals from national education and
technology arenas; - And, coming soon-information for parents and
educators on how to understand and support students in their local
school engagement efforts. SVRC reinforces the critical importance
of adding student voices to the national dialogue around technology
in education called for in the recently- released National
Education Technology Plan, Toward a New Golden Age in American
Education. ABOUT NETDAY The mission of NetDay, a national education
technology nonprofit group, is to connect every child to a brighter
future by helping educators meet educational goals through the
effective use of technology. NetDay ( http://www.netday.org/ ), the
national 501.c.3 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. NetDay's Speak Up Day focuses
awareness on the importance of student voices in the national
dialogue on education and technology. ABOUT BELLSOUTH CORPORATION
BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and a parent company of Cingular
Wireless, the nation's second largest wireless voice and data
provider. Backed by award winning customer service, BellSouth
offers the most comprehensive and innovative package of voice and
data services available in the market. Through BellSouth
Answers(R), residential and small business customers can bundle
their local and long distance service with dial up and high speed
DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless
service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local
and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth
also offers online and directory advertising through BellSouth(R)
RealPages.com(SM) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). More information
about BellSouth can be found at http://www.bellsouth.com/ . ABOUT
ADVANCED NETWORK & SERVICES Advanced Network & Services,
Inc. (ANS) was formed in September of 1990 as a nonprofit
corporation dedicated to advancing education by accelerating the
use of computer networking applications and technology. From 1990
to 1995 it helped to build the backbone of the Internet, and in
1995 ANS sold its assets and operations to AOL. In 1996 and beyond
ANS became a philanthropic organization creating ThinkQuest, The
National Tele-Immersion Initiative and funded many other
educational programs. DATASOURCE: BellSouth Corporation CONTACT:
Julie Evans of NetDay, +1-949-609-4660, or ; or Karen Pace of
BellSouth, +1-404-249-2504, or Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/
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