| Digital Wish Grant Schedule |
|
Grants are awarded on the 28th
of every month. |
|
|
|
|
| Mobile Lab Grants |
Award |
Total |
Grant Description |
October,
April |
Olympus/Tool
Factory Mobile Digital Camera Lab Grant |
Tool Factory's
Mobile Digital Camera Lab |
$7,298 |
THIS
IS THE GRAND PRIZE! Every school in
America will want a mobile digital camera lab. Wheel it from class-to-class, open the
sturdy crate, and pass out cameras to the students. Then build projects using
Tool Factory software. It's the
fastest way to start a digital camera program in your school. We'll give away
one mobile lab at each deadline month. |
|
|
|
| Monthly Grants |
Award |
Total |
Grant Description |
| Every
Month: September - June |
Olympus Digital
Camera Grants |
Olympus Digital
Cameras |
$2,000 |
Every
month this school year, Olympus will give away a point-and-shoot
digital camera to the teacher who writes the best digital camera lesson
plan. Invite your students to help
brainstorm a fantastic classroom project. |
| Monthly: September - June |
Monthly
Podcasting Grant |
Tool
Factory Podcasting |
$1,000 |
Get
out your radio voice and get ready to start podcasting. Every month we'll
award a free copy of Tool Factory Podcasting to the teacher who writes the
best podcasting lesson plan. |
|
|
|
|
| Software Grants |
Award |
Total |
Grant Description |
| August |
Prep for School
Start |
Site License of
Tool Factory Keyboarding |
$1,200 |
Get
the latest touch typing technology into your classroom just before school
starts! Apply for the August Digital Wish Software Grant and win a site
license of Tool Factory Keyboarding Adventure or Tool Factory Keyboarding
Skills for your school! |
| September |
Back
2 School |
10 Elementary Zone Site
Licenses |
$1,200 |
As
your kids become reoriented with the "back to school" schedule,
encourage your student body to learn at home or school. Your students will love the 100 interactive
learning activities in Elementary Zone.
A school site license allows students to log in at school, or at
home. Bring your curriculum to the
home computer. 10 schools will be
awarded site licenses for submitting the best elementary-level lesson
plans. |
| October |
National
Arts & Humanities Month |
Site
License of Tool Factory Movie Maker |
$1,000 |
October
is National Arts and Humanities Month.
Celebrate this month by introducing Tool Factory Movie Maker to your
school. Edit video, build animated movies or claymation projects with
this brand new software program. The best video-integrated lesson plan will
win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker for the school! |
| November |
National
Novel Writing Month |
Site
License of the On Track Reading 5 CD Set |
$2,250 |
November
is National Novel Writing Month.
Prepare your future authors with the basic building blocks of reading
using Tool Factory's On Track Reading Programs. This 5-part set is the perfect addition to
the school's current reading curriculum.
From letter recognition to phonemic discrimination, this series covers
all the fundamentals of reading. Start developing reading skills to mold our
future novelists! |
| December |
Holidays |
Site
License of Fresco |
$380 |
Celebrate
the holidays by providing the gift of technology for your school. Fresco is an incredible paint program that
allows the students to create virtual masterpieces with simple mouse
movements. Configurable to any age
level, Fresco is the perfect tool for the enhanced classroom. Let the inner artist shine using Fresco! |
| January |
Kick
start the New Year with Database Management! |
Site
License of Tool Factory Database |
$1,000 |
New
and Improved - the latest version of Tool Factory Database will really
enhance your technology program. After the holiday season, how better to
organize all those holiday gifts but with a database? A precursor to advanced
database programs, Tool Factory Database makes the process simple and fun for
students in grades 2-12. |
| January |
New
Year's Science Exploration |
Site
License of Tool Factory Science Diagrams |
$1,000 |
Start
the new year right with a dive into science study. A site license of Tool Factory Science
Diagrams will be awarded to the school with the best science lesson
plan. Draft worksheets in mere minutes
and enhance the curriculum. |
| February |
Black
History Month |
Site
License of Tool Factory Word Processor |
$1,000 |
New
and Improved - the latest version of Tool Factory Word Processor will enhance
your teaching during Black History month. Have your students write research
papers including text, images, sounds and video using Tool Factory Word
Processor! It's configurable to any
age group and is now much improved to allow easy click-and-drag of images
from the internet as well as other applications! |
| March |
Women's
History Month |
Site
License of Tool Factory Slide Show |
$1,000 |
As
spring approaches, why not celebrate Women's History Month with a Tool
Factory Slide Show presentation project.
Even beginners can easily create slide show presentations for their
class, school, or parents! Simple mouse clicks is all it takes to add
animation and fabulous graphics to any presentation. |
| April |
Autism
Awareness Month |
Autism
Bundle |
$520 |
April
is Autism Awareness Month. Participate
by adding a lesson plan including the Tool Factory Autism Bundle to your
Digital Wish Account. Tool Factory's
Autism Bundle is a compilation of many titles designed to interact with
students at varying cognitive levels. |
| May |
Spring into Math Skills |
Math
Bundle |
$720 |
Spring
into Spring with Mathematics!
Exponentially enthuse your students with Tool Factory's Math Bundle,
bursting with titles to improve core math skills. The variety and complexity of subjects
covered in the math bundle will keep your students challenged across the core
standards. |
| June |
End
of School Push |
Tool
Factory Workshop |
$2,000 |
As
the school year winds down, don't forget to prep for next year! Check out the latest version of Tool
Factory Workshop! New and improved,
Tool Factory Workshop V4 includes the highly acclaimed Word Processor,
Database, Spreadsheet and Painter programs. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
