An Invitation from Julie Drake, Multimedia Services, Los Angeles COE and Chair of the National Media Market
The challenges facing our educational system today to prepare students for success in a global economy are greater than ever. To address those challenges, we need new teaching and learning tools that include exemplary standards-based content and the best, most reliable technology available. We need resources that teachers and learners can access anywhere at any time.
Educational technology has transformed the way we teach and the way students learn. Along with the great benefits of online and digital technology, we are now facing new problems: finding relevant, affordable content to add to video-on-demand delivery systems, copyright issues on how content can be used, managing licensing issues, and making content available in multiple formats, just to name a few.
I am writing to introduce you to the 30th National Media Market, www.nmm.net, an annual event where 55 prominent producers and distributors of rich video and multimedia content offer their newest and best educational releases for on-demand screening and evaluation. Companies that provide assistive technologies, Web-casting, online booking systems, digital content, metadata services, and subscription services attend the Market. At the market, you’ll meet experienced vendors who will help you to optimize your service to teachers and students. You can quickly identify the vendors that are of interest to you and maximize your time by setting your own priorities. Unlike traditional exhibits in noisy convention halls, the Market allows you to meet individually with the vendors that provide services or content that you choose to learn about.
An additional bonus for participating in the Market is that it also provides many opportunities to network with peers and leaders in education from across the country, as well as daily workshop offerings for your professional development on today’s hottest topics.
As a Market attendee for many years, I know that the National Media Market is a smart decision for those in leadership positions from across the country. Now serving on the Market’s Board of Directors, I am fully aware of the thoughtful planning that goes into making this premiere event both effective and affordable. The registration for four days, including luncheons and two receptions, is only $190! When you consider that vendor-discounts and special pricing available only at the Market will likely cover most of the cost of your attendance, it is a great bargain.
If you are not personally involved in the selection of instructional media, please consider sending an appropriate member of your staff so they may have the opportunity to gain practical skills in the use of educational technologies.
To request a brochure and registration information, please contact the National Media Market at P.O. Box 87410, Tucson, AZ 85754-7410, email the Market Director Ursula Schwarz, uschwarz@earthlink.net, or visit the website, www.nmm.net for detailed information.
