Speak Up Day for Students 2004

[Steve Bean]

NetDay announces Speak Up Day for Students 2004. The survey will be open 
for student input this year from October 11 through 29 - with a big media 
push on October 20th!
 
Please help NetDay get the word out about Speak Up Day for Students. Our 
goal is to have 500,000 K-12 students representing 7,000 public, private, 
charter and parochial schools from all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and on 
American military bases worldwide take this year's Speak Up Day survey. 
 
Exercise your virtual network! Post an announcement this week about Speak 
Up Day for Students 2004 on your website, in an online newsletter, or post 
it on a listserv that you frequent. 
 
Below is a sample message for you to use. Or, if you just have room to 
post a small message, we have included that for you as well. 
 
            Short Message for small spaces, listservs, or a newsletter
 
Help students' voices be heard!
 
NetDay Speak Up Day for Students - October 20, 2004. 
Help your students' voices be heard by joining this online event where 
students across the country speak out about using technology and the 
Internet. NetDay, a national non-profit organization, is launching a 
revised survey with an exciting goal to collect input from 500,000 
students on the issues that matter to them and to you. (The survey will be 
open for student input from October 11 - 29.  Register your school 
starting September 23. Visit www.NetDay.org <http://www.netday.org/> for more details)
 
            Website Text or Email Sample 
 
Help students' voices be heard!
 
Speak Up Day for Students is Wednesday, October 20th, 2004!
(The survey will be open for student input from October 11 - 29. Register 
your school starting September 23 - visit www.NetDay.org <http://www.netday.org/>  for more details)
 
(Organization Name) is proud to be an Outreach Partner for NetDay Speak Up 
Day for Students. Mark your calendars now for this 2nd annual online event 
where students across the country speak out about using technology and the 
Internet. NetDay, a national non-profit organization, is launching a 
revised survey this October with an exciting goal to collect input from 
500,000 students on the issues that matter to them and to you. 
 
Last year's Speak Up Day survey reached 210,000 K-12 students from 3,000 
schools in all 50 states as well as Department of Defense Overseas 
Schools. It was the largest collection of student ideas on education ever! 
A national report of the data was shared with local, state, and national 
decision makers including the Department of Education, the Department of 
Commerce, and members of Congress. (See the report or look up your 
school's data online at http://www.netday.org/speakupday2003_report.htm) 
 
We are working with NetDay to make sure that every student has an 
opportunity to be involved in this landmark collection of student voices 
this year! 
 
How will this year's data be used?
*                This year's Speak Up Day data will be shared with 
national, state, and local policymakers who make funding and program 
decisions on technology use in schools. Your students' voices will 
influence their decisions for years to come.
*                The data will also be used to inform the implementation 
of the new National Education Technology Plan. Speak Up Day data played a 
significant role in the development of that plan and student voices can 
play a significant role in how the plan is implemented. 
*                Schools that participate will have easy access to their 
own students' aggregated data to use for planning and decision-making. 
 
What does it take to participate?
 
It's so easy! To "Speak Up" a school only needs to register their 
participation and then provide students with the school's "secret word" 
for access to the survey site. 
*                The survey only takes 15 minutes.
*                Students can complete the survey from any Internet 
connected computer-either during class time, at school, or away from 
school. 
*                The online survey will be available for review in advance 
along with lesson plans and other helpful support materials.
*                All information for participating schools and teachers is 
online at http://www.netday.org <http://www.netday.org/> 
*                The survey will be open for student input from October 11 
through October 29 to allow everyone time to participate. 
 
Why should a school participate in Speak Up Day this year? 
 
*                Because your students have a unique opportunity to 
influence big decision making.
*                Because this year's Speak Up Day survey has been revised 
and reviewed by NetDay's Student Advisory Council to represent the most 
current issues and topics.
*                And, because this year's survey includes an opportunity 
for students to email the presidential candidates about the issues they 
care about most, making it a timely way for students to share their ideas 
with our future leaders. 
 
We are looking forward to your participation! Please share this 
information with anyone interested in students, technology, and education. 
 If you have any questions about Speak Up Day, you can email the NetDay 
team directly at SpeakUpDay at NetDay.org
 
 
Thanks again for helping to reach students and learn their views about 
technology and education
 
 
 
Irene Spero
Director, External Relations
NetDay
301 529 2731
 <mailto:irene at netday.org> irene at netday.org
www.netday.org

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