EdNET Industry Awards Nomination Site

Welcome to the online 2010 EdNET Industry Awards nominations site. The EdNet Industry Awards recognize organizations that have made important contributions through their products and programs to the education industry. Please note, there is a new time line for the 2010 EdNet Awards Program. Submissions open January 15, 2010. Deadline for submitting nominations is March 12, 2010 at 5 p.m. PT. The winners of the 2010 EdNet Industry Awards will be announced in a virtual event in mid-May, 2010. For information on the EdNet Industry Awards rules and the criteria for each category, visit http://www.ednetconference.com/ednetNominationRules.asp To nominate an organization for this award follow these steps: Read the award descriptions below and pick the appropriate category. Information for Impact, Pioneer and Rookie awards is listed below. Download an award question template for the chosen category. You can use this template to prepare your answers for inclusion on the online nomination form. Compose answers to the three questions providing supporting evidence of the nominee's qualifications for the selected award and gather the required contact information. Click the link below to go to the nomination form for that category. There is no way to partially save your submission and return to update it later. Make sure you have all of the necessary information to complete your nomination in one session. All nominations are due by or before 12 March 2010 at 5 p.m. P.T. Questions about how to submit an EdNet Award Nomination? There will be a Webex session, "How to Submit an EdNET Industry Award Nomination", on Feb 11, at 1 p.m. ET to explain the nominating process and review criteria for each award. For Webex event information, visit https://mdr-events.webex.com/mdr-events/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=712752588 Note: Please read the directions on the nomination template as to how you can submit materials that further support your nomination. EdNET 'Impact Award': for positive impact on education The EdNET Impact award will be given to the organization having made the most significant positive impact on education through quality educational support and instructional resources. The recipient of this award has: provided a benefit to education for a significant period of time, showing staying power. effectively advocated and/or implemented quality educational practices that have resulted in improved student learning. applied educational research and/or technology to generate pedagogical change in support of improved student learning or administrator/educator practice made a deep impact nationally or internationally exhibiting benefits to a diverse array of students. moved beyond the conceptual stage and is systemically implemented with learners and/or educators in multiple sites. demonstrated a positive impact on education. Download the Impact Award nomination template EdNET 'Pioneer Award': for contributing to growth of a portion of the education market The EdNET Pioneer Award recognizes organizations for their contribution to the growth of the education market. The recipient of this award has: significantly contributed to innovative product and/or program design and implementation for the education market. created a new niche, offering, or category within the industry by developing a new product or service, and is attracting buyers/adopters in a way that represents a new opportunity for others in the industry. changed the market size of a segment of the educational technology industry. (Measured by annual sales volume, number of installations, assistance in creating legislation affecting educational resource adoption, curriculum implementation, professional development, etc.) funded projects or initiatives that have increased the activity or attention to the educational enterprise as being, in part, a philanthropic endeavor. Download the Pioneer Award nomination template EdNET 'Rookie Award': for the most promising start-up venture The EdNET 'Rookie Award' is restricted to small or start-up ventures, existing freestanding organizations, or “skunk works” business development groups within larger organizations. The nominated organization should be less than two years old. In your profile, please describe the organization's structure. Is the company a new venture or a new group within an existing organization? (Organizations may apply two consecutive years in this category.) The recipient of this awards has: the promise to be seen in five to ten years, as a significant player in the education industry by providing the foundation for a continuing and successful enterprise. developed a significantly new product, service or business strategy, within the education industry, which is deemed to have exemplary potential to grow the nominated business or nonprofit to substantially greater revenues and/or impact on education. Download the Rookie of the Year nomination template EdNET Award website designed and maintained by Educational Systemics Inc, 2010.