EXPLORAVISION AWARDS 2009

EXPLORAVISION AWARDS 2009
Tomorrow's innovations come from today's young minds.

Have your students started their ExploraVision projects yet? Now in its 17th year, ExploraVision is a science competition that encourages K – 12 students to create and explore a vision of a future technology. Working on an ExploraVision project is an exciting learning experience, and winning students receive $10,000 U.S. savings bonds! The competition is sponsored by Toshiba and administered by the National Science Teachers Association.

There are two ways to enter the 2008 – 09 competition. To enter by mail, download the entry kit here. To enter online, follow these directions for coach registration and entry submission application:

Register as a coach

Register as the coach of your ExploraVision team. The coach must be a teacher of at least one of the students on a team.

1. Click here to register as a coach.
2. Fill out all required fields marked with an asterisk.
3. Click the Register button and a confirmation page will display. You will also receive a confirmation e-mail.


Log in as a Coach to Add a Team

Once registered, log in as a coach to add information about the team and project.

1. Click here to login as a coach using the e-mail and password supplied while registering.
2. In the Your Exploravision Teams section, select: Click to add a new entry. If this takes you back to the original page, lower your browser's internet security settings.
3. Fill out the entry team form. Fields marked in red are required.
4. Click the Submit to Members button and a confirmation page will display. You will also receive a confirmation e-mail detailing the entry with the entry ID and password to give to the team members.


Log in as a Student to Submit Your Entry

1. Click here to log in as a student.
2. Use the entry ID and password that your coach has supplied to your team. Fill out each entry component and save as you go.
* Not all components have to be filled out at the same time
* You can access the project website and log in at any time to update your entry components and add to remaining components
* Fill out the components as your team as your team completes them
3. Once all entry components are complete, submit the entry by clicking on the Submit Entry button.
4. Your entry will then be reviewed by your coach before final submission.

Remember: entries must be submitted by January 28. Keep in mind that once an entry has been approved and submitted by the coach, it cannot be edited.

We hope these online tools are helpful as your team works on its ExploraVision project. Most of all, we hope you and your students have fun!

Good luck!
The ExploraVision Team