My Portfolio

Here is the link to my portfolio:

http://www.myteachersite.net/EDT-510-Portfolio/home.html

Educational Grant

Hello everyone sorry the late post I had multiple Thanksgiving to go and now found time to post about the grant. I came from the public schools in California where there was lots of technology. Instead of snow days we had power out days. The public schools, especially the high schools in the north coast of California was using technology and always able to update their computers. Almost every classroom had at least 3 to 4 computers and a projector for presentations. I was in a digital high school where we had a user name and password that\ we could use to log in anywhere in the school and this was even back in 1999. Now I move here to the west coast and it seems that technology is not as prominent in schools today or the teachers' are not using what they have available. I have seen schools get funding for technology, but it never really get's used and I have seen schools not get what they want and still making a technology driven classroom. I went on the website to search for a grant and found lots to choose from. I wanted one that was for a private non-profit and the YMCA fits that perfectly  In the classrooms at the YMCA technology does not seem to be apparent as it should. It would be great to integrate technology into the curriculum, but I do know that technology is not cheap. It is actually quite expensive. Choosing the right grant with lots of flexibility is important to me because it will allow me to design a classroom to how I think it should fit based on the ISTE standards.

• What is the grant?

The grant is a Dr. Scholl's grant which allows for lots of opportunity in the private non-profit school system that has lots of different categories which can give a school anywhere from $5,000 to $25,000 and possibly more depending what the is needed in the classroom.

Dr. Scholl Foundation
1033 Skokie Blvd. Ste. 230
Northbrook, IL 60062

• Why are you interested in it? Why did you choose it?

I am interesting in this grant because it allows for lots of freedom in choosing what you want for this grant. This means that I can propose an idea and if they like it they will give me money for it which I really like. I teach in a  Pre-K setting right now and i have lots of good ideas for what I would like to see in each classroom that could greatly benefit the students' My idea would be to put a smart board in every classroom so circle time and other related academic activities would be greatly improved. There would be no more taping and stapling onto the board of each classroom and in the long run it would save the school money on paper and certain supplies.

• How would you apply for this grant? What would your next steps be?

I go about applying for this grant by writing a formal letter and talking to them on the phone to ensure that what they are offering is actually true and to get a feel for what they are looking for so I can make my written proposal in a way that caters to what they want and to what I want in the classroom. I do not have much experience in applying for grants, but I would like to try and really see if I can get the technology that I desire in all the classroom of where I work. I would also talk to the YMCA that I work and see what additional technology they would like for students' in the classrooms. After that I would write my proposal and have the people at the YMCA view it before I submit to this Educational Grant.

My Curricular Project

Here is the link to my curricular project and other class assignments. Everything is located at the website link below. If you have any question please feel free to ask me. Have a great day! :)

http://www.myteachersite.net/EDT-InstructionalDesignTech-EDT.html