Education Technology Grants and Funding

Education technology grants are out there; it's just a matter of finding them! Funding classroom technology is always a concern when discussing implementation of clickers and whiteboards in the classroom. In our trainings, one of the activities that we do asks participants what are some of the biggest obstacles to implementing these tools in your classroom, and invariably the answer that always comes up is "money!"

Funding classroom technology seems to be a game of "hunt and find" for education grants and funding sources, and the fact of the matter is that most classroom teachers just don't have the luxury of enough time to do this. So, we've put together a few resources for education technology grants to act as a starting point for you.

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Teach@15 Award Program

Teach@15 Award program helps schools serving any grades 7-12 meet their technology needs. Teens (age 13-18) who are registered members on at15.com can nominate their schools to win a Teach@15 Award. Starting early September 2009, teen members can vote once a day for 15 days for one nomination. Every 15 days, Best Buy will award 3 schools with Best Buy Gift Cards based on member votes. The school with the most votes will win $1,500, second most votes wins $1,000 and third most votes wins $500.

Although you can't purchase eInstruction technology with your Best Buy gift cards, your school can still get some great classroom technology (including the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen), so rally the troops!

Get full program details here...

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Qwest For Education

Qwest for Education focuses on increasing the enjoyment of education by providing funds for innovative programs. Grants range from $5,000 to $10,000. Funding is limited to Qwest's geographic area of interest.

The primary geographic area of interest for Qwest is their 14-state region, including Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Get full program details here...

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EInstruction Grant Assistance

EInstruction provides grant writing services and assistance through their Professional Services Department. Visit www.einstruction.com, where they have also supplied links for 10-20 major national grants, along with a featured grant each month.

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Visit Grant Wrangler

Keeping up with all the possible grants for K-12 schools that might be out there is a BIG job, and Grant Wrangler does it for you.

Click on the widget to the left to search for education technology grants for K-12 schools or to subscribe to their bi-weekly newsletter featuring the latest grants and awards. You can put technology or a subject area in as a keyword and narrow your search. This website is an incredible HELP for finding available grants!

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Pizza With An Interwrite Mobi On Top

Struggling to find the cash for classroom technology? Does your school have an active PTO organization that purchases technology for your school?

You now have the opportunity to earn a completely FREE Interwrite Mobi from Club's Choice Fundraising. Club Choice offers value-added fundraising products and a food lineup featuring gourmet and traditional pizzas.

As well as offering fun incentive programs for your students, Club's Choice is now offering a FREE Interwrite Mobi with a qualifying fundraising order.

In addition, funds that your school or organization raises with your fundraising efforts can be used to purchase more classroom technology like eInstruction clickers, Interwrite DualBoards, or Livescribe Pulse Smartpens!

For more information, contact:

Steve Higgins Club's Choice Fundraising Sales Representative
Email: shigg@clubs-choice.com
Office: 800.346.5599 x390
Cell: 402.890.7570

Bill Skidmore Club's Choice Fundraising Sales Representative
Email:bskidmore@clubs-choice.com
Office: 800.346.5599 x339
Cell: 402.210.7531

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Fundraising With Pexagon Technology

Are you interested in a set of clickers or a wireless tablet but just can't seem to gather up the moo-lah?

Pexagon Technology has a way to help you get the technology you want. Check out these fundraiser documents and see how you can raise some great cash for your campus to get more of the eInstruction technology you love!

We're excited to have partnered up with Pexagon Technologies in order to obtain our own drives for some of our trainings. The company is a pleasure to work with, their drives are high quality (with a lifetime warranty), and their art work is very professional! Check them out at www.pexagontech.com!