Create a lesson plan and qualify to win a mobile digital camera lab plus as many as 43 different grants for hardware and software.

Step 1 - Register Your Classroom at Digital Wish

Locate your school on the map, and register your classroom. Digital Wish provides great tools for creating a detailed class profile. You will be automatically entered to win a myriad of different technology grants, plus your class story will be publicly posted so that potential donors can make a contribution to your classroom.

Step 2 - Write a Lesson Plan

Login at Digital Wish and enter a lesson plan. Every lesson plan you enter, will be automatically added to your class profile. Start by visiting the free Digital Wish Lesson Plan Library and get some great ideas for integrating digital technology in your classroom.

All teachers who submit a lesson plan on Digital Wish will be automatically entered to win a Mobile Digital Camera Lab plus as many as 43 technology grants.

Print a flyer for your staff.

Deadlines

Grants will be awarded on the 28th of every calendar month.

• Tool Factory's Mobile Digital Camera Lab -October, January, and April. Worth $3,649 each.
• Olympus Digital Cameras - every month, September-June. 10 Awards, worth $200 each.
• Tool Factory Podcasting - every month, September-June. 10 Awards, worth $100 each.
• Tool Factory Keyboarding Site License - August, worth $1,200.
• 10 Elementary Zone Site Licenses - September. 10 Awards, worth $130 each.
• Tool Factory Movie Maker Site Licenses - October, worth $1,000.
• On Track Reading Series Site License - November, worth $2,250.
• Fresco Site License - December, worth $380.
• Tool Factory Database Site License - January, worth $1,000.
• Tool Factory Word Processor Site License - February, worth $1,000.
• Tool Factory Slide Show Site License - March, worth $1,000.
• Autism Bundle - April, worth $520.
• Math Bundle - May, worth $720 (Elementary or middle).
• Tool Factory Workshop Site License - June, worth $2,000.

Judging Criteria

Grants will be judged based on:

• Creativity and depth of your Digital Wish user profile. Tell your story and let the world know how you will use technology in your classroom. The judges look for detailed profiles and compelling classroom ideas. Your profile is your application!
  
• Popularity of lesson plans. Your lesson plan will automatically become part of your class profile. The very best lesson plans will be invited to become part of the national lesson plan library. Every lesson plan on Digital Wish can be viewed, shared, and rated by other educators. The more popular your lesson plan becomes, the better chance you will have to win a grant. Invite your colleagues to share their lesson plans on Digital Wish. Your entire "Friends" network will be one-step closer to winning an award by virtue of sharing.
  
• Quality of lesson plan. Coherent and well-written lesson plans will always be given higher ratings by the judges. Make sure your plan is relevant to the curriculum. All subject areas are rated equally.
• Activity of the Digital Wish user. Keep your profile current, invite lots of friends to join your network, and get higher marks from the judges. Remember, every month there are more grants deadlines maturing. You don't have to re-apply to be considered each month!

We'll do our best to match the winners to the most appropriate grant awards based on your wish list of materials.

About Digital Wish

Digital Wish is a public charity designed to help educators locate much-needed funding for technology. Regardless of whether you win one of these grants, your technology wish list will be posted publicly so that donors can make a contribution to your classroom. It's basically a wedding registry for technology products! There's a searchable library of grants, and a myriad of ideas for fundraising. The entire site is designed to help teachers find funding for technology for the classroom.

Link to Digital Wish, surf the national lesson plan repository or write your own lesson plans. Locate friends from other schools and see how other educators are integrating technology in the classroom.