SOIA Important Announcements

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NEW! Online Community

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Deadline Extension:
January 17, 2011

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New Videos:

Students
Teachers

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Sign Up!
Orientation Webinar

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How to:
Start using the Community

Spirit of Innovation Awards
Important Announcements

SOIA Online Community
officially launches today!
Create your team and start accessing our community of experts today!

Submission Deadline
Extended to January 17, 2011
Review other Timeline date changes

SOIA videos
Check out our new videos:
See what previous SOIA Students have done
Hear from the Teachers

Sign up for a Webinar:
SOIA Online Community Orientation
In this Webinar you will learn how to use the community to engage with students, teachers and mentors through team profiles, blogs, videos, the forum and more. Sign up with links below:

Thu, Nov 18, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 AM PST
Fri, Nov 19, 2010 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST
Space is limited.

Start Using the Community:
How to Register as a Teacher/Coach:

Go to www.conradawards.org and create a teacher/coach account
Start your account with the activation link automatically emailed to you

Create your Profile:

Once registered>Community >you will see your homepage
Choose Edit My Profile to add a profile picture and information about yourself
Choose My Profile Tab to add blogs, photos and videos

How to Create a Team:

Decide who will create the team:
If you are creating your team go to >Create a Team Tab
Enter your team name, team tagline, and competition category > Submit
Edit your team by adding team affiliation, description, and team logo > Submit
Now, you will see a My Team tab where you can post blogs, photos, videos, team documents, and send invitations to your team!

How to Invite Team Members and Teacher/Coach:

After you create a team> My Team profile> Invitations Tab
If a team member is already registered begin typing their name>select in blue from names suggested
If the team member is not registered type out entire email address >select it in blue
Team members will receive email invitations and join by clicking invitation link

Now, you can collaborate with students, teachers and mentors!

How to Ask Mentors questions:

Click the magic wand/Ask the Mentors Tab
Choose question category: Aerospace Exploration, Clean Energy, Cyber Security
Type your question in box provided > select appropriate sub category > Submit

Check back to see what Mentors and community members have to say!