computerdisc-l: Free Computer Training for Teachers (fwd)

["Patti S. Abraham" <psa1@ra.msstate.edu>]

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Dr. Patti S. Abraham psa1@ra.msstate.ed
Professor, Department of Technology and Education
Mississippi State University
Voice: 601-325-2280	FAX: 601-325-7599	Internet: psa1@ra.msstate.edu

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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 20:01:32
From: scholarships@ioip.com
Subject: Free Computer Training for Teachers


Tuition-Free Computer and IT Training for Teachers

Dear Teacher/Educator,

To help the Nation's teachers and others in education to become 
computer-literate and/or computer professionals, the non-profit
National Education Foundation CyberLearning, with the support of 
Microsoft and others, is offering the first 5,000 applicants full 
tuition scholarship of $2,000 to take any or all of the 
400+ Internet-based online personal computing and computer 
professional courses.

The high-quality, user-friendly courses are either self-study 
or instructor-led. They cover all levels and almost all topics, 
including  PC Basics, Internet Basics, Web Design Basics, A+,  
Network+, MCSE, CNE, Internet, Microsoft Office (in English and Spanish), 
MOUS, WordPerfect, Lotus, Operating Systems, Windows, Windows 2000, 
Linux, Unix, Networking, WAN, LAN, Programming, C++, Visual Basics, 
Web Design, Web Applications, Web Master, E-commerce, Databases, 
Oracle and Cisco.

To sign up, just visit www.cyberlearning.org and click on "Free IT Training,"
and pay a nominal registration fee of $75 with official or personal credit card. 
The $75 is your only cost.

You  can receive  immediate access to all 400+ online courses, an online
library of the latest 1,000+ computer/information technology books, 
instructor assistance, course-specific chat areas and round the clock 
technical support. 

Please feel free to forward this information to interested teachers, 
educators and others in education. Also, feel free to post it in your 
web site, as many teacher associations and other organizations are doing. 
If you do not wish to receive any further scholarship information from us, 
please reply with the message, "remove" in the Subject line. Thank you.

The non-profit National Education Foundation's (NEF) main missions include 
training 100,000 IT professionals and one million disadvantaged students and 
adults. NEF has earned many distinctions including "The Ivy League of IT Training," 
"1995 Fairfax Human Rights Award Winner," and " A Leader in Bridging the Digital Divide." 

"You are helping to empower America. I salute you for your ongoing
 commitment to creating a better America," --- President Clinton

"This is an awesome opportunity." --- Washingtonjobs.com

"Microsoft is pleased to play a part ... NEF can make a positive
 difference in the lives of a great number of individuals." --- Microsoft