Futurekids Honored at National NECC Conference for Key Contributions in Hurricane-Ravished Schools
Dzana Homan, CEO of Futurekids, was honored for key contributions
as part of the Hurricane Education Leadership Project team on Wednesday,
June 23, 2007 in Atlanta during the National Educational Computing
Conference. Ms. Homan co-chairs the Instructional/Professional
Development/21st Century Schools Committee.
The committee is
responsible for support, consulting and providing educational
technology-related resources at no, or minimal cost to schools that were
damaged or destroyed and to students who have been displaced as a result
of the hurricane.
Terry Smithson, manager of the HELP Team Program
and Education Program Manager with Intel Corporation, presented Ms. Homan
with the award.
“On behalf of the entire HELP team, we’d like to
extend our sincere gratitude,” Smithson commented. “Ms. Homan’s active
participation has been crucial to the team’s success.”
“Helping
the Gulf State schools after Hurricane Katrina was clearly the right thing
to do, and I received a lot of help from my committee,” Homan said. “I
want to personally thank everyone who contributed to the efforts, which
are still ongoing.”
The committee is made up of key members of many
of the nation’s top technology educators, companies and organizations
including Intel, Apple Computer, McGraw-Hill, Dell Computer, Scholastic,
Carnegie Learning, and SMART Technologies. Key2Ed, Ignite Learning,
DyKnow, Thinkronize, eInstruction, Cable in the Classroom. Pitsco, the
Princeton Review, ISTE, SIIA, Tiger Woods Learning Center, Impact
Partnerships and the Miami-Dade County Public Schools are also
involved.
About the Help Team
For more
information about the HELP Team, log onto http://www.educationhelpteam.org/.
About Futurekids
Futurekids is the
premier provider of technology teacher training solutions for schools and
universities around the world. Futurekids has a 22-year record of success
in technology education. Their core competency is providing technology
training as it relates to teaching and learning. They have relationships
and achievements with many key educational partners such as Intel,
IBM and
Dell.
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