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September
Education
Spotlight PLUS Vision Grant Due: quarterly enhance education opportunities for K-12
students through a PLUS multimedia projector and copyboard SMARTer Kids Grant for
NEC Visual Presentation Products or SMART Products – Due: Grants are available to all public or private, accredited,
not-for-profit educational institutions, authorized homeschoolers,
museums, and libraries involved in K–12, college, university, vocational and
technical instruction or administration for 11% to 53% of the suggested list
price for the purchase of qualifying NEC visual presentation products or a
Grant amount of 20% to 70% of the suggested list price is awarded on a per
unit basis for qualifying SMART products |
Due: ongoing, the 1st of each month Monthly contest
awarding innovative uses of the Mimio telling how
it would benefit classroom activities and student learning. American Radio Relay League’s Victor C. Clark Youth
Incentive Program – Due: Open Deadline To support the development of amateur radio among high
school age or younger students and enrich the experience of radio amateurs
under the age of 18 |
October
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Macromedia’s Back-To-School Student
Contest Due: Purpose: skill promotion designed to encourage the development of
outstanding web pages using Macromedia's Dreamweaver,
Flash, Freehand, Fireworks or Director products |
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December
International Technology Education Association
educator awards Due: December 1 1. 6-12 technology
education teachers attend upcoming ITEA conference 2. K-12 teacher
who integrates technology into curriculum 3. Demonstrate
high quality, learner-centered technology education 4. Recommended by
another educator for high regard by peers and the community. 5. Teacher in
graduate study to increase the positive outcomes of tech education Education
Spotlight PLUS Vision Grant Due: quarterly enhance education opportunities for K-12
students through a PLUS multimedia projector and copyboard |
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International Technology Education Association
educator awards Due January 1 1. K-6 Technology
education curriculum Inspiration Software Inspired Teacher Awards – K-12 integrated
visual learning technology into the classroom to foster critical thinking and
learning skills, money can be used for professional development |
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Spotlight PLUS Vision Grant Due: quarterly enhance education opportunities for K-12
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Education
Spotlight PLUS Vision Grant Due: quarterly enhance education opportunities for K-12
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If you are
interested in any of these grants, please contact the grant office at jassel@kcmsd.net or x7462.
If you believe your idea does not match any of the
previously listed grants, call the grant office and we will try to research a
grant to match your project’s needs.
Website: http://www.mimio.com
Amount: Mimio products
Due: Each month the innovative applicant receives a free Mimio. If an
application is not selected as a winner, it will remain eligible each month for
as long as the contest is held.
Application includes: Complete the online form, detailing
how Mimio would benefit classroom activities and
student learning.
Aimed: K-12 or university educators
Previous winners: special education teacher, instructional
technology specialist
Online Application: http://www.mimio.com/education/winmimio.html
American Radio Relay League’s Victor C. Clark Youth
Incentive Program
Web site: www.arrl.org/FandES/eac/instructor/instructor/grants.html#start
Amount: Mini-grants of up to $1,000 each
Due: The foundation reviews proposals throughout the year
Who: High school radio clubs, youth groups, general interest
radio clubs and nonprofits that sponsor groups of students or make an effort to
get them involved in radio club activities
Purpose: supports the development of
amateur radio among high school age or younger students and aims to enrich the
experience of radio amateurs under the age of 18.
Application includes: An applicant for a mini-grant must
write a brief, but complete proposal including such items as: names, call signs
(if applicable), addresses and telephone numbers of sponsors; objectives of the
proposed program; existing resources if relevant (e.g. status of school club
station, etc.); concise, realistic statement of financial need; description of
local resources (e.g. matching funds, specific financial and/or
equipment/material contributions); commitment of relevant local non-ham group
(e.g. school, school science coordinator and/or principle, school board); any
relevant supporting documentation including letters of support, letters of
intent, pledges and the like timeframe; local evaluation process; criteria for
evaluating program effectiveness/success.
Possible activities may include: using grants to secure equipment for antennas
for club stations, purchase training materials, support local service projects
that bring favorable public exposure, and similar activities. Preference will
be given to projects for which matching funds are raised locally.
International Technology Education
Association educator awards
Due: most due December 1
Contact: Foundation for Technology Education, 1914 Association Dr.,
Ste. 201, Reston, VA 20191-1539; (703)
860-2100; Fax (703) 860-0353; email iteaordr@iris.org
website: www.iteawww.org
- Autodesk Inc./ITEA
Elementary Grants – Advancement of Technology Education in the Elementary
Schools (K-6): This program will
award seven project grants of $1,000 each to K-6 elementary schools
seeking to boost technology education curriculum. Schools should be ITEA members. Applicants should show a need for
funding; preference will go to those who will be able to reach the maximum
number of students through creative use of funds. Each program should be comprehensive and
project based, concerned with technology and its organizations, personnel,
systems, techniques, resources, and products; and their social/cultural
impacts. www.iteawww.org/12a.html
- Greer/FTE Grant – ITEA
Professional Development: enables technology teachers who are ITEA members
to undertake professional development activities; the winner will receive
$1,000 to attend an upcoming ITEA conference. In addition, all applicants must teach
grades 6-12 and have not attended more than three ITEA conferences prior
to application. www.iteawww.org/12c.html
- Hearlihy/FTE Grant – Excellence
in Teaching Technology: $2,000 will go to an ITEA member K-12 technology
teacher who has effectively integrated an outstanding technology program
within school curriculum. Each
applicant must demonstrate evidence of an effective technology education
program, documented success in using technology with other academic
topics, and plans for professional development (made possibly through this
grant). www.iteawww.org/12b.html
- ITEA’s Program Excellence
Award: honors technology program excellence on the elementary and
secondary school levels. Candidates
must demonstrate high quality, learner-centered technology education;
Contact: Gerald G. Lovedahl or Wiliam Paige, Technology and Human Resources Devel Dept., G-01 Tillman Hall, Clemson Uniersity,
- ITEA’s Teacher Excellence
Award: recognition only award, current ITEA members, have held membership
in ITEA and its affliliated state/provincial
association for at least one year, be certified to teach technology
education, currently be working full time (at least four periods a day)
teaching technology education, and be highly regarded by peers and the
community. Must be nominated by
another educator. Submit to: Steven
W. Moorhead, DTE, teacher excellence award coordinator, 5307 CR 139,
Findlay, OH 45840-9655; (419)
372-8438; fax (419) 423-0298; email: SWM1DTE@aol.com;
www.iteawww.org/14b.html
- Maley/FTE Scholarship –
Technology Teacher Professional Development: $1,000 scholarship to support
ITEA member teachers in preparing to increase the positive outcomes of
technology education; Applicants
will be jedged on evidence of teaching success,
plans for action research, recommendations, plans for professional
development, and applicant need.
Teachers must be working with students in any grade level and be
currently enrolled or just starting graduate study. www.iteawww.org/13c.html
Inspiration Software Inspired Teacher
Awards
Web site www.inspiration.com/prodev/index.cfm?fuseaction=scholarship
Amount: Scholarships of $750 each
Due:
Who: K-12 educators
Purpose: used for professional development
Application includes: explaining how you have incorporated and
championed visual learning in your classroom, school, or district in the past
year; share an example demonstrating how you have used technology to
incorporate visual learning into the curriculum, describe the conference,
class, or workshop you plan to attend and its relevance to visual learning, how
you plan to share the new information gained from your workshop, class or
conference with the students or teachers in your school or district.
Possible activities may include: attending conferences,
creating district-wide visual learning projects, and conduct assessment
initiatives
Download Application: http://www.inspiration.com/prodev/download/scholarship2003_app.pdf
Winners announced
SMARTer Kids Grant for NEC Visual Presentation
Products or SMART Products
Web site: http://www.smarterkids.org/k12/index.asp
Amount: A Grant amount of 11% to 53% of the suggested list price
for the purchase of qualifying NEC visual presentation products (http://www.smarterkids.org/k12/nec/faq1.asp#products)
or a Grant amount of 20% to 70% of the suggested list price is awarded on a per
unit basis for qualifying SMART products (http://www.smarterkids.org/k12/smartproducts/faq1.asp#products)
Due:
Who: Grants are available to all public or private, accredited,
not-for-profit educational institutions, authorized homeschoolers,
museums, and libraries involved in K–12, college, university, vocational and
technical instruction or administration
Application includes: Please write a brief
summary of how your school would use NEC visual presentation products and why
your institution would like to receive a SMARTer Kids
Grant. (minimum 100 words)
Download Application: NEC: http://www.smarterkids.org/k12/nec/iStep1.asp?start=true&check=yes&theSessionID=616779302 SMART: http://www.smarterkids.org/k12/smartproducts/iStep1.asp?start=true&check=yes&theSessionID=616779330
Payment: The foundation will notify you of the committee's decision
by fax or e-mail. The foundation will use its reasonable best efforts to notify
you within five working days if your application is received online. Faxed or
e-mailed applications will be processed within fifteen working days. If
awarded, this letter will state your Grant approval number and the name of the
reseller who has been authorized to process your SMARTer
Kids Grant.
Macromedia’s
Back-To-School Student Contest
Web site: www.macromedia.com/resources/student/bts/student
Amount: Apple iPods to six outstanding student-designed Web pages
Due:
Who: Students age
14 and older who attend middle or high school or an accredited 2-year or 4-year
college as of
Purpose: skill
promotion designed to encourage the development of outstanding web pages using
Macromedia's Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand, Fireworks
or Director products
Application
includes: you may choose the format, content and design, provided your site
does not infringe any third party rights, and is not obscene, defamatory or
offensive. Put your entry on a CD or disk, and include your complete name, your
email address, your date of birth, your school name (and campus, if necessary),
address, phone number, your current grade level or status at institution, your
major or area of focus, the URL of your Web site (if it is posted), and a brief
description of your entry, including strategies, goals and which Macromedia
software you used to create your digital experience. Please fill out the submission form
and submit your entry online. You may also mail your submission form to
Macromedia Back-to-School Student Contest, 600 Townsend,
Possible activities
may include: http://www.macromedia.com/resources/student/contests/swdc/winners/spring2002.html
Aimed:
- Build Stuff sites that serve a specific purpose
such as delivering data, selling a product or playing a game;
- Create sites that take Macromedia’s Back to
School ‘Spread the Word’ advertising campaign’ a step or two further’
- Not
Download
Application: Submission form: http://www.macromedia.com/bin/studentscontest.cgi
Reporting: Two
prizes (one judged by popular vote, one by a panel of experts) will be awarded
in the three categories listed above.
Criteria:
- Creativity/Ingenuity: 25%. Is the entry creative,
unique and inventive? Does the entry employ interesting user interface or
interactive techniques?
- Design/Functionality: 25%. Does the entry achieve
its goals? Is the entry intuitive to use? Does the entry allow the user to
do something? Can the user give and receive?
- Theme/Content: 25%. Is there a consistent graphic
identity scheme? Does the entry effectively use space and movement? Does
the content fit the design?
- Technical Achievement: 25%. Does the entry
maximize or extend the use of the Macromedia tool? Does the entry make use
of multiple media types and promote user interactivity?
Education Spotlight
PLUS Vision Grant
Web site: www.lightware.com/site/spotlight.html
Amount: one
projector and an electronic copyboard
Due: quarterly
Who: School
teachers or administrators
Purpose: enhance
the education opportunities for K-12 students
Application
includes: Applicants need only state the reasons why the use of a PLUS
multimedia projector and copyboard will enhance your
students education and submit some unique examples of how you might use PLUS
tools. We will keep your submission in
our files until the end of the year for consideration towards our next three
selections. There is no need to resubmit your application; it has automatically
been re-entered.
Download
Application: online application: http://www.buyplusdirect.com/site/spotlight.html
Payment: These
will then be hand delivered to the winning school
Criteria: Winners
will be selected based on how they will creatively use the digital projector.