Technology Grant Writing

   

     Soon I will start my new job, at a new district, at new grade level. I am really excited to start this next phase of my career. I will miss interacting daily with my old friends at my old school. I will also miss the fantastic technology resources I had in my old classroom. I had a state of the art Promethean ActivPanel and a document camera. Not only did I have a classroom set of iPads for three and a half years, my room was right across the hall from the computer lab.  Needless to say, I was a little spoiled.

     However fabulous the technology was at my old school, I will be so glad to have a room with a lock on the door, a locking closet, and real desks. It doesn't take much to make me happy. In my new classroom, I will have a new desktop computer and a brand spanking new SmartBoard. What I will need is a document camera and some devices for my students to publish their work. We are a Google school and I want to take full advantage of the cool features of Google Classroom. No problem, I'll just flop down $7,000.00 and supply the class with everything I need. Who am I kidding, I'm a teacher! Heck, I'm lucky to have a new job. So what is a poor teacher in the state of Oklahoma, which has had the highest cuts in the nation in education since 2008, to do? Time to start grant hunting!

     With the blessing of my new rock star boss, I have permission to start pursuing technology grants. My professor is helping me polish up my first proposal that will be the foundation for all of the ones to follow. 

     I used to be in sales, so I know this is going to be a numbers game. Not only do I need to sell our school, our need, and my "expertise", I need to put my proposal in front of as many institutions as possible. I will spend countless hours in front of my computer searching for that elusive source of cash to propel my students into the 21st Century and beyond... I have a feeling Google will become my new best friend.

    Lucky for you, I started this blog. I will post my progress and provide links to grant opportunities. What better way to improve your readership than promising loads of dough for classrooms?