computerdisc-l: Snips from Monday Memo

["Teresa Jones" <TJones@mde.k12.ms.us>]

The Tech Prep November 17 Central Region Follow-up Training has been
rescheduled for January 11 at Hinds Community College's Rankin Campus.
To register go to http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/vocational/techprep and click
on "Summer Training Follow-up Registration Form." For additional
information, contact the Tech Prep Office at 601-359-3986. 

MECA members will be gathering January 29-31, 2007 for the 24th Annual
MECA Conference (Mississippi Education Computing Association) at the
Hilton Convention Center in Jackson. The $65 early bird registration
will continue through November 15. Registration prices - which include
membership - escalate closer to the conference date. There is still
plenty of time to submit session proposals (through November 30). Please
encourage staff within your districts to attend and, for those with a
special flair for technology, to propose presentations. The more we
learn from each other, the more successful we'll all be in our teaching,
learning, and technology endeavors. For more information on registration
and proposal submissions, visit the MECA web site at
http://www.ms-meca.org. 

The registration deadline for spring 2007 online professional
development training is November 15. The courses, offered by MDE and
delivered by the Research and Curriculum Unit (RCU) at Mississippi State
University allow teachers to improve their instruction while earning
continuing education credits toward licensure renewal. The fee is $25.
To register go to http://pd.rcu.msstate.edu/onlinepd or contact Dr.
Marilyn Bowen at 662-325-2510 or mdb7@ra.msstate.edu. 

The Hear Me Project is sponsoring an HIV/AIDS story-writing competition
for young people ages 14 to 22. The contest "Your World/Your Words,"
requires participants to send in original real-life or fictitious
stories about vulnerability to HIV and AIDS and the winner will receive
$2,500. The deadline for entry is December 1. Entry forms are available
at http://www.hearmeproject.org or
http://www.healthyschoolsms.org/health_education/contacts_resources_data.htm.
For more information, contact Christina Conde at 212-941-2309 or
christina@hearmeproject.org.



Teresa P. Jones, Program Coordinator
Business and Computer Technology
Mississippi Department of Education 
Office of Vocational Education and Workforce Development
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601-359-3940
Fax: 601-359-6619
Email: tjones@mde.k12.ms.us