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May 2, 2024

1. Complete the WYAW activity: Where Will You Go?
   
   
2. Getting money for technology:

• Writing a grant
• Fund a project or specific purpose (e.g. Keeping It Green - Recycling program, SMART Boards for Improving Literacy)
  
• Use existing data from your school, system, and classroom (your assessment or anecdotal data!)
  
• List other sources of possible or existing funding (e.g. matching grants, school budget)
• Stick to the RFP (Request For Proposals) guidelines STRICTLY
• SUTEP Grants if you'll be in our service region......
  
  
• Selling Stuff
  • BURNING QUESTION: Who makes most of the money?
  • Why do schools use these services?
  • Consider an alternative: https://www.signupgenius.com/school/school-fundraising-ideas.cfm
    
    
• Doing fundraising
• Be detailed about what you will purchase or fund with the proceeds
• Set a goal of a dollar amount and provide updates on how the fund raising is going
• Follow up, especially with large donors
• Once goal is met, purchase immediately and alert the media!
• Register with donor websites such as: http://www.donorschoose.org/
• How this works for teachers: https://www.donorschoose.org/teachers
• Other ideas: https://blog.fundly.com/fundraising-ideas-for-schools-and-education/
• List of other sites like donor's choose and beyond....
  https://www.helpteaching.com/blog/raise-funds-for-your-classroom-needs.html
  
  
• Partner with organizations (Foundations, Universities, Non-Profits)
• Share resources (e.g. facilities, personnel, volunteers)
• Make the agreement very explicit and it's best in writing so that all parties are clear on expectations and requirements
• Is this a reliable charity or non-profit? http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=9284

BEFORE YOU GO....

Consider your work for research......

Please complete the Post-Assessment Survey in Canvas now or before May 8th. Thanks!!

LAST WORDS......

• Please complete the course evaluation if you have not yet done so.
  
  
• If you wish to access our agendas for this semester in the future (available after May 10th), go here: http://paws.wcu.edu/ncluke/digital_literacy/spring2024
  NOTE: You may wish to write this down in your planners.
  

Resources with Digital Citizenship:

• http://www.jasonohler.com/wordpressii/?page_id=2
• http://askatechteacher.com/great-kids-websites/digital-citizenship/
• http://www.cyberwise.org/
• https://www.commonsensemedia.org/social-media

Digital Divide and Tech Equity:

• http://www.internetworldstats.com/links10.htm
• http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/digital-divide/
• https://www.edutopia.org/article/leveraging-technology-support-students-needs

GRANT RESOURCES

• http://www.fundforteachers.org/
• http://www.grants4teachers.com/
• http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/index.aspx
• http://www.neafoundation.org/
• http://www.guidestar.org/Home.aspx

NC RESOURCES:

• http://www.tgci.com/funding/top.asp?statename=North%20Carolina&statecode=NC
• http://www.cfwnc.org/
• http://www.nccommunityfoundation.org