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2009 Qwest Foundation Learning Technologies Grant

Washington State K-12 educators are invited to apply for a 2009 Qwest Foundation Learning Technologies grant. This grant application is the first step in a competitive process that will award $10,000 grants to individual public school teachers or teacher teams.

These grants reward learning projects that integrate technology into standards-based curricula. The grant is managed by Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Educational Technology unit.

Completed grant applications are due at OSPI no later than 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2009. For more information or to download the application materials, click here.

Thanks to Julia Fallon for the scoop!

Grant Alert: Awards for Tech-Savvy U.S. High School Girls

Applications are now open for the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)/Bank of America Award for Aspirations in Computing.

Award winners receive $500, a new laptop and a trip to the awards showcase in Charlotte, North Carolina. Application and materials are due by December 1, 2008. You can get all the details and application material for the award by clicking here.

HP Launches 7,000 Mini Laptops in Fresno Schools

Last week at the 2008 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), HP announced that they would be deploying 7,000 of their HP Mini Note laptops in the Fresno Unified School District.

This is part of a growing trend, kicked off with the introduction of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative, of personal computer companies providing more students with access to computers and the vast array of resources on the web.

In addition to providing students with affordable technology, the program also includes free online professional development courses to help educators learn how to effectively integrate technology into their curriculum.

This is a smart move by HP. So many vendor's throw technology at teachers without any support or professional development resources or handouts. When I was working on the Yahoo! Teachers project we made a conscious effort to provide relevant, easy-to-follow and just in time professional development materials for educators and they really appreciated that we went the extra step to provide those materials.

Related Resources

• HP K-12 Technology for Teaching Grants
• eSchool News > HP unveils Student Laptops
• Maine Laptop Initiative
• Dell TechKnow
• NECC 2008: Social Media & Education

Education Grants, Donations & Resources

Yahoo! News > Education: "Teachers know all too well how quickly the limited money they receive for classroom supplies is spent. Some teachers can now turn to DonorsChoose to supplement their own resources." (via) Web Links

• DonorsChoose
• Yahoo! for Good
• techLearning

School Grants

• Ongoing Grants
• Date Grants
• Grants @ Education World

Education Foundation Grants

• Hewlett Foundation
• Skoll Foundation
• Verizon Foundation

Samsung "Hope for Education" Technology Grants

"Samsung’s Hope for Education is a distinctive educational philanthropy program designed to better educate U.S. elementary, middle and high schools through the delivery of new digital technologies and software.

This year we will donate an additional $2 million through our online Essay Contest and the School Makeover program on the Tony Danza Show."

HP Grant for Mobile Technology in Schools

The HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative is designed to support the innovative use of mobile technology in education and to help identify K-12 public schools that HP might support with future grants. HP will award grants to schools that are using a collaborative, team-based approach to implementing technology integration projects.

Grant Title: HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative
Value: HP computer products worth at least $30,000 per aw
Deadline: February 5, 2006

Links

• HP US Philanthropy Programs
• HP Global Philanthropy Programs
• debaird.net + mlearning