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Georgia 4-H Technology Leadership Team Application
2008-2009
Due July 15, 2008

4-H members interested in applying for the 2008 - 2009 Georgia 4-H Technology Leadership Team download and complete the application (more information below) and return it to ga4h@uga.edu by July 15, 2008. Please include Technology Leadership Team Application in the subject line. The completed application should be sent from 4-H'ers personal email account with a copy directed to 4-H Agent. Current Technology Leadership Team Members must reapply and are strongly encouraged to do so.

All applicants must have a 4-H Agent recommendation sent separate from application to ga4h@uga.edu. The current 4-H Technology Leadership Team has had great success. I am looking forward to building on this success in the next year. Please encourage interested 4-H'ers to apply. The new team will be announced in August, 2008.

Cheryl R. Varnadoe
Extension 4-H Specialist
Marketing, Public Relations, and Recruitment
cv4h@uga.edu

Georgia 4-H Youth Technology Leadership Team


What is the Criteria to be selected?

  • Interest in information technology.
  • Skills in one or more of the following areas:
    • Training / Teaching Skills (especially peer teaching)
    • Graphic design / Flash, etc.
    • GPS/ GIS knowledge or interest in learning about GPS/GIS
    • Journalism / Writing / Editing
    • Video / Photography / Video Editing / Film, Video and Movie making
    • Audio
    • Web Page Design, Creation and Maintenance and Creative Web Design
    • Computer Programming (HTML, Java, PERL, C, etc.)
    • Podcasting
  • 4-H'ers must be enrolled in the Senior 4-H Program in their county
    (grades 9-12 for the 2008-2009 school year) or enrolled in Collegiate 4-H. Volunteers should be active in their county 4-H program.
  • Interest in working collaboratively on district, state, and national projects.
  • Interest in improving personal technology skills and sharing these skills with others.
  • Has or can obtain access to a computer, Internet, and e mail daily or at least every other day.
  • Responsibility and ability to follow through in order to complete projects in a timely manner.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Recommendation from your 4-H agent.

What are the expectations of the 4-H Technology Team Members?
  • Must attend Fall Retreat September 19-20, 2008, Spring Retreat April 28-29, 2009 and any special Tech Team Project
    weekends as assigned.
  • Must complete a certain number of assigned Tech Team projects throughout the year you are chosen to be a team member
  • Must have e-mail and computer access and internet browsing skills and be willing to check email daily or at least every other day.
  • Must be willing to commit the time necessary to complete assignments and meet deadlines.
  • Must be willing to post regularly on the Tech Team message board. IMPORTANT
  • Must be willing to participate actively in all aspects of Tech Team.
  • Must abide by Georgia 4-H Cyber Code of Conduct and Georgia 4-H Code of Conduct.
  • Must be interested in using and learning more about technology and promoting 4-H programs through technology.
  • Must be willing to learn and explore new technologies.
  • Should be able to work independently as well as with a team.
  • Must be willing to teach workshops / sessions at various 4-H events as needed.
  • Must be willing to mentor others using skills gained.
  • Must be an ACTIVE member or adult in a county 4-H program.
  • Should attend Fall Forum 2008, and State Council 2009.

What are the costs of team membership?
Many team activities are donor or grant funded. However, there will be some costs associated with attending team retreats (usually $35.00 or less). Team members will also purchase a team shirt which will cost $25.00 or less. For those selected for special events such as National Technology Conference, other costs will apply. Fundraising opportunities and grant applications will help team members defray costs.

Please remember: You do not have to be an expert in any area. If you have a special 4-H club, project, leadership position, or activity (i.e. Horse club, District Officer, Clovers & Co., etc. ) that you would like to work with please list it in the Section IV, Areas of Interest. Please contact Cheryl Varnadoe at cv4h@uga.edu should you have any questions about the application.

2008 - 2009 Georgia State 4-H Technology Leadership Team

Application for Youth and Adults

Complete and return to: Cheryl Varnadoe, Extension 4-H Specialist

ga4h@uga.edu

E Mail Subject line: 4-H Tech Team Application
Applications must be received by e mail on or before July 15, 2008!

4-H'ers: YOU MUST HAVE A RECOMMENDATION LETTER FROM YOUR CEA!
Have them e-mail a letter to ga4h@uga.edu. This letter should be sent separately from your application.

I. Personal Information

Name:

E mail:

Home Phone:

Cell/Mobile Phone:

Mailing Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Parent(s) or Guardians Name(s):

County:

4-H Agent:

School Grade:

Membership Status:

What is your AOL IM (AIM) screen name?
If you do not currently have an AIM screen name, you can make one. It is completely free.

Do you currently have a computer or regular access to a computer? Yes No

Do you currently have internet access or regular access to a computer with internet? Yes No

How often do you check your email? Many times a day Once a day Every few days Once a week

II. 4-H EXPERIENCE

a. List County, District and / or State 4-H events in which you have participated in the past year.


b. What are your major 4-H project areas?


c. List any special 4-H clubs, positions, or activities(i.e. Horse club, District officer, Clovers & Co.) you are involved in.


III. TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING SKILLS

Accurate knowledge of your skills will help us plan trainings and select a team with complementary skills. Please describe your level of skill in each of the following areas:

  NONE SOME AVERAGE EXPERT
Web Skills
Using the Web
(ie. Browsing, using search engines, etc):
Email:
Instant Messaging:
(ie AIM, Yahoo! IM, MSN Messenger, GTalk)
Using Online Communities For Communication
(ie message boards, Facebook, MySpace, etc)
Blogging
(ie using Blogger, Xanga, MySpace, WordPress, etc)
Sharing Photos Online
(ie using Flickr, Photobucket, other online photo gallery)
Creating Websites:
Using File Transfer (FTP) software:
Using PHP, ASP, or
another web programming language:
Multimedia Production
Video production (ie Windows Movie Maker,
iMovie, other video editing software)
Audio production (ie GarageBand, Audacity,
other audio editing software)
Creating Presentations or slideshows using
presentation software (ie PowerPoint, Keynote, etc)
Podcasting:
Using graphic design software:
(ie Photoshop, Fireworks, Paint Shop Pro, etc)
Creating animations:
(ie Flash, other software)
Other Technology Related Skills
Publishing ( i.e. newsletters):
Journalism / Writing:
GIS / GPS
Geocaching
Creating CDs & DVDs
Word Processing:
Repairing Computers
Sharing With Others
Public Demonstrations:
Teaching Adults:
Teaching Youth:

Please attach links to any websites you have created, manage or any items you have created and shared online (photos, videos, audio files, presentations, etc):


We strongly suggest that you mail in a CD of other items you have created
(photos, videos, audio files, presentations, etc) if you do not have a way to share them online to:
Cheryl Varnadoe
State 4-H Specialist
State 4-H Office
Hoke Smith Annex
UGA
Athens, Ga 30602
Please list any Web Development Application Programs you have experience with
or have used to create web pages:


Please list any specific Computer Programming / Scripting/ Languages you are familiar with:
(i.e. PHP, ASP, Visual Basic, PERL, Java, C, C++, CGI script)


Other Related Skills:
If you have other technology related skills that you feel are important
and weren't listed above please list them in the box below.


How do you think you can use your personal skills on the tech team?

IV. Area(s) of Interest

Please describe what areas you are most interested in learning more about or participating
in with the tech team.

Remember: You do not have to have experience in every area. Just identify the areas in which you do have experience and tell us about it.

V. Working on a Team

Rank yourself on completing projects
independently and with virtual help:		 Great Good Better at Face to Face
Rank yourself as a learner: Quick Relatively quick Good Need guidance, but good
Rank yourself as a team member/player: Great Team member Good Team Member Work better independently
Rank your ability to meet deadlines for projects or assignments: Great Good Need guidance,
but able to complete project or assignment.

Experience Working as a Team:

The Tech Team is a virtual team. We usually meet twice a year and the rest of our time is spent working in a virtual environment. We have several online communication tools to help us communicate with each other and frequent online chats. How do you plan on staying involved in the team throughout the year when the team cannot meet face-to-face?



Past Technology Leadership Team members must re-apply.
Due: July 15, 2008!

  


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