Grants & Philanthropic Opportunities
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Welcome! ISTE 100 is pleased to present this listing of no-cost
resources
from our corporate members. The resources below offer a wide
range of
opportunities to further integrate technology in teaching and
learning
practice regardless of funding availability, with some providing
creative
fund–raising assistance.
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Adobe Systems, Inc.
Digital Kids Club provides tips and lessons for digital video and
digital
photography. Help your students tell their stories with photos, with
video,
or with both.
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/
AlphaSmart, Inc.
Grants and Funding provides guidance in writing grants, and
AlphaGrants provides
annual classroom solutions for one-to-one computing.
http://www1.alphasmart.com/k12/solutions/grants.html
Apple
Apple Learning Interchange provides rich digital resources for
students and
teachers including virtual field trips, digital documentaries, and
professional
development.
http://www.ali.apple.com/
Atomic Learning, Inc.
Free trial of curriculum tools and online tutorials for dozens of
programs.
http://www.atomiclearning.com/
Blackboard, Inc.
Bbionic Course Content and Greenhouse Project contests reward
innovations and
best practices in e-learning and e-education with cash awards and
visibility.
http://communities.blackboard.com/
Cable in the Classroom
Cable in the Classroom is the non-profit foundation for the
telecommunications
industry and provides a variety of collaboration opportunities for
educators.
http://www.ciconline.org/
CDW•G
The Technology Resource Center provides reference, research, special
training
events, and case study materials to provide decision makers with a
rich knowledge
base upon which to make buying decisions.
http://www.cdwg.com/webcontent/resource_ctr/resource_center.asp
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
CPB presents safe, engaging, and educational destinations on the
Internet,
a place where "tweens" aged 9–12 can be engaged and
learn.
http://www.cpb.org/programs/
Cox Communications, Inc.
Cox provides complimentary cable television service and high-speed
Internet
access to schools and libraries in their service areas as well as
specific programs
such as Line to Learning and Model Technology Schools.
http://www.cox.com/about/education/
DELL
The DELL Foundation supports innovative and effective programs that
provide
fundamental prerequisites to equip youth to learn and excel in a world
driven
by the digital economy.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/foundation/en/index?c=us&l=en&s=corp
Discovery Education
DiscoverySchool.com, featuring free resources for K–12 teachers
and students,
is the Winner of the 2004 Association of Educational Publisher's
Distinguished
Achievement Award for "Best Educational Web Site."
DiscoverySchool.com
saves teachers countless hours of preparation time with easy-to-use
technology
tools and ready-made materials.
http://school.discovery.com/
Gateway
The Gateway Foundation's mission guides the company's charitable
giving-to
invest in our communities and futures by providing state-of-the-art
technology
and technical support to underserved youth and schools.
http://www.gateway.com/about/corp_responsibility/gtw_foundation.shtml
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
"Beyond the Textbook" interactive Web sites provide
students and
teachers with extended knowledge and skills through the integration of
technology
based on thematic lessons.
http://www.glencoe.com/
HP
The HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative is designed to
support the
innovative use of mobile technology in K–12 education, and to
help identify
K–12 public schools as well as two- and four-year colleges and
universities
that HP might support with future grants.
http://grants.hp.com/us/programs/tech_teaching/
IBM Global Education
IBM offers a variety of philanthropic programs including Reinventing
Education,
KidSmart Early Learning, and TryScience.
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/grant/education/
Intel® Innovation in Education
Intel® Innovation in Education provides a rich and renowned
assortment
of tools and resources for educators and students including classroom
projects,
interactive learning tools, professional development, community
resources, and
more.
http://www.intel.com/education/
i-SAFE America, Inc.
Interactive classroom lessons, community outreach activities, and a
youth empowerment
campaign link students, educators, parents, law enforcement, and
community leaders
to foster the critical thinking and decision making skills necessary
for youth
to make wise online choices.
http://www.isafe.org/
LearningStation
LearningStation's program titled, "I will LEARN today!"
emphasizes
the importance of authentic engagement, as well as the role of
technology in
supporting engaged learners. As part of this program, LearningStation
will be
providing grants to participating districts in order to subsidize the
purchase
of technologies acquired through LearningStation in order to further
student
achievement. Grant recipients will receive the Education Desktop(sm).
The Education
Desktop(sm) is a custom Web desktop used for teaching and learning
while providing
engaging tools and applications for enhanced teaching and authentic
learning.
http://www.learningstation.com/grantapp/
KidzMouse
Little Kidz Click™ is a philanthropic program established to
donate KidzMouse
products to select inner city schools.
http://www.kidzmouse.com/little_kidz_click/index.html
MarcoPolo Education Foundation
MarcoPolo features seven content Web sites with lesson plans, student
interactive
content, downloadable worksheets, links to panel-reviewed Web sites,
and additional
resources created by the nation's leading education organization.
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx
Microsoft
Digital Inclusion and Education initiatives include two programs,
Partners
in Learning and Unlimited Potential, which are dedicated to providing
technology
resources and training in school.
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/
Olympus America, Inc.
Envision Your World educational resource guides provide innovative
and interactive
programs including lessons plans, galleries, and tools for
exploration.
http://www.envisionyourworld.com/
Oracle Education Foundation
The Oracle Education Foundation sponsors ThinkQuest and Think.com,
free online
programs for the primary and secondary education community, promoting
global
collaborative learning with technology. ThinkQuest is an international
competition
in which teams of students and teachers are challenged to create the
best educational
Web sites. These sites are hosted in the ThinkQuest library, a free
resource
used by millions worldwide. Think.com provides a free online internet
environment
for students and teachers, allowing them to share information within
the protected
community and to post their own work for other students to read and
provide
feedback.
http://www.oraclefoundation.org/
PBS TeacherLine
Thousands of free lesson plans, activities, and resources for all
subjects
and age groups.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
SMART Technologies, Inc.
The SMARTer Kids Foundation is a private organization that provides
opportunities
for students and teachers to learn new skills and gain self-confidence
by providing
technology programs and grants including Imaginations and SmarterKids
Research.
http://www.smarterkids.org/
StudyDog, Inc.
StudyDog is a no-cost, complete, early reading, computer-based
program aligned
with the findings of the National Reading Panel.
http://www.studydog.com/
Tech4Learning, Inc.
Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and
students.
The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have
been
donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. Unlike many
Internet
sites, permission has been granted for teachers and students to use
all of the
images donated to the Pics4Learning collection.
http://www.pics4learning.com/
Tech4Learning, Inc.
MyT4L is your best resource for supporting project work with
students. MyT4L
includes software tutorials and reference guides, online tools (rubric
maker,
citation tool, and graphic organizer), and a step-by-step process for
implementing
project-building with students.
http://www.myt4l.com/
Texas Instruments
An assortment of classroom activities including innovative
contributions from
educators around the continents is available in the Activities
Exchange.
http://education.ti.com/us/activity/main.html
Vernier Software & Technology
Descriptions of and links to grant writing tips and resources along
with the
new cash Vernier/NSTA Technology Award.
http://www.vernier.com/grants/index.html
vivED
Share information and knowledge more efficiently. Leaders at all
levels can
collect and analyze relevant data more efficiently using the Dashboard
applications.
Listen to your stakeholders, teachers, staff, etc. to create more
effective
strategies. The Dashboard is an easy to use, nonproprietary, and
customizable
system for collecting and analyzing the data that will make your
organization
more successful.
http://www.vived.com/
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