THE Journal — Funding
Hitachi Launches Summer School Content Contest
Hitachi has kicked off a new contest--the StarBoard Summer School Contest--designed to get educators sharing their interactive content and lesson plans. The company will offer 10 prizes to educators ranging from HDTVs to wireless tablets.
(8/2/2007)
Sprint Hands Out 80 Grants to K-12 Schools
Sprint this week announced the recipients of its 2007 Sprint Achievement Program, which provides grants to Kansas City-area K-12 educators as part of its community initiatives program. The grants ranged from $500 to $5,000 per school, totaling $347,000 for 80 schools. The Kansas City, Missouri School District (KCMSD) will receive the largest contribution, with 16 grants.
(8/2/2007)
HP Awards $1.2 Million to K-12 Schools
HP has announced the recipients of its 2007 Technology for Teaching Leadership awards. Fifteen K-12 schools received awards totaling $1.2 million in equipment and professional development.
(8/1/2007)
Blackboard To Give Away $25,000 Greenhouse Grant for Virtual Worlds
Learning management provider Blackboard is expanding its "Greenhouse" initiative into the area of immersive virtual learning. Through a new program, called the Greenhouse Grant for Virtual Worlds, a single recipient will receive a $25,000 for the integration of virtual worlds into teaching and learning.
(7/26/2007)
DigiLore kicks Off Software Grants
Ed tech provider DigiLore has launched a new grant program for both K-12 and higher ed institutions. The grant, according to the company, is designed to support United States Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings's call for "a more accountable higher education system that includes a stronger accreditation process with more information about the quality of colleges and universities."
(7/23/2007)
Inspired Teacher Scholarships Program Expanded
Inspiration Software said it's expanding its Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning program. The program awards educators for "creatively using visual learning to help their students think and learn" with $1,000 to support professional development or classroom technologies.
(7/23/2007)
Discovery, CDW-G Award 5 Wireless Labs to Schools
Discovery Education and CDW Government (CDW-G) this week announced the winners in their 2007 Win a Wireless Lab sweepstakes. Each grand prize was valued at approximately $50,000. In total, some $300,000 in prizes was awarded to 45 educators from 22 states.
(7/19/2007)
Olympus, Tool Factory Roll Out Grants
Olympus and Tool Factory have announced 43 new grant programs for educators being operated through a site called "Digital Wish." The site is a registry that allows teachers to make technology wishes available online so that donors can read about their needs and make donations to help fulfill their wishes. Those who register for the registry qualify for the 43 new technology grants from Olympus and Tool Factory, which include, among other things, a mobile digital camera lab.
(7/18/2007)
Best Buy Teach Award Nominations Open
The Best Buy Teach award for K-12 schools has opened it's application window. According to Best Buy, winners will receive $2,000 to $10,000 for creative ideas for uses of technology in the classroom and need help to acquire the equipment "to extend, expand, or enhance current classroom curricula." Both schools and teachers will receive the awards.
(7/17/2007)
San Diego USD Receives $250,000 Teach Award
San Diego Unified School District in Southern California was presented Friday with $250,000 in the Best Buy 2007 Teach Award. The program recognizes "exceptionally creative use of interactive technology to help make learning fun for K-12 students."
(6/25/2007)
House Subcommittee Flat Funds EETT
Things are looking up for education technology funding in the United Sates House of Representatives. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) has approved an appropriations bill that would provide $272.25 million for Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2 or EETT), which had previously been recommended for zero-funding in the Bush administration's proposed 2008 budget.
(6/8/2007)
New Mexico Partners with MS for K-12 Education
The state of New Mexico is entering into a partnership with Microsoft Corp. through the company's "U.S. Partners in Learning" program. The idea is to bolster STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education programs by providing funding for classroom technologies and integrating curricula with opportunities to enhance the economic situation in the rural communities that will participate in the programs.
(6/7/2007)
San Diego School District Receives $250,000 Award
San Diego Unified School District has been awarded the Best Buy Teach Award worth $250,000 for creative use of interactive technology in grades K-12. The winning program, Unsung Heroes, had students interview and digitally document community heroes using consumer electronics, according to Best Buy.
(6/4/2007)
Ed Tech Groups Support ATTAIN Bill
The introduction this week of the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) bill in the United States House of Representatives was met with enthusiasm by groups that support education technology. The bill seeks to revamp Part D of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enhance professional development for teachers, improve technical proficiency in students, and otherwise support technology in various ways to advance student achievement.
(5/24/2007)
AlarmPoint Launches Notification Grants
AlarmPoint Systems has launched a new grant program offering emergency notification systems through its new Crisis Notification Systems Grants Program.
(5/17/2007)
ExploraVision Winners Announced
Winners for the ExploraVision awards program, a science and technology competition for K-12 students, have been announced by the National Science Teachers Association and Toshiba. Students in the competition were challenged to imagine technology that could exist in 20 years using research on existing technologies and scientific principals.
(5/14/2007)
Iowa Schools Receive $50,000 in Technology Grants
The Iowa School Board, in conjunction with the Qwest Foundation, announced that four Iowa schools have been awarded a combined $50,000 from the 2007 Qwest Teachers and Technology grant. The grant program is designed to award public school teachers who improve their students' learning experience with inventive uses of technology.
(5/10/2007)
Science COWs Donated to Oklahoma Schools
Five science COWs (Curriculum On Wheels) have been donated to Oklahoma middle schools by the Apache Corp. through Ignite Learning, a classroom curriculum developer. The donations were made as a part of the Adopt-a-COW program, designed for corporations to donate curricula either to specific schools or to schools and teachers chosen by Ignite.
(5/10/2007)
130 Schools Receive HP Grants
HP this week announced the recipients of its 2007 HP Technology for Teaching grant program. Forty-two colleges and universities and 130 K-12 schools will be receiving more than $7 million in cash, gear, and professional development.
(5/3/2007)
Intel Names 'Schools of Distinction' Finalists
Intel this week named 18 finalists in its 2007 "Intel Schools of Distinction Awards" competition. The finalists compete for grants totaling about $1 million in cash and technology based on the quality of their math and science programs.
(4/26/2007)
Podcasting Grant Goes Online
For schools looking to explore the frontiers of podcasting, Olympus and education software developer Tool Factory have launched a new grant program specifically for teachers. The program supplies mixing and recording hardware and software valued at $3,000.
(4/26/2007)
Erie School District Awarded $15 Million from GE College Bound District program
A $15 million grant has been awarded to the School District of the City of Erie from the GE College Bound District program. The five-year grant is designed to improve student achievement in math, science, and technology and increase students' college readiness.
(4/25/2007)
Horace Mann School Receives $100,000 Donations
Boston Public's Horace Mann School for the deaf and hard of hearing will receive $100,000 of donated technology from 13 different companies participating at AIIM and On Demand Conferences & Expos. Donations will include a variety of equipment and software.
(4/23/2007)
Report: States Fill In for Feds in Ed Tech
Federal funding for technology in K-12 schools has declined drastically since 2002, but states are stepping in to cover the deficit, providing districts with line items within state budgets and offering alternatives for schools and districts to purchase technology. This according to a report released this month by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), "State Educational Technology Funding Report: State of the States."
(4/23/2007)
Qwest Foundation Announces Qwest Teachers and Technology Grant Program
The Qwest Foundation announced its Qwest Teachers and Technology grant program, to provide Colorado Schools with $100,000 worth of classroom technology.
(4/10/2007)
