1. You'll use your own computer today - BYOD. Chromebooks are available if needed.
   
   
2. Complete the WYAW activity to add yourself to the place you'll go.
   
   
3. 446 Digital Stories! Confetti compliments for our friends and two out loud.
   
   
4. 466 The Successful Middle School: This We Believe
• https://www.amle.org/the-successful-middle-school-this-we-believe/
• https://www.amle.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AMLE_SMS_Summary_Color.pdf
  
  
5. 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
  
  
• 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....

Please complete the Post-Assessment Survey in Canvas now or before May 3rd. Thanks!!

LAST WORDS......

• Consider your work as research......TOTALLY your choice!
  
  
• 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 15th), go here: http://paws.wcu.edu/ncluke/digital_literacy/spring2022
  NOTE: You may wish to write this down in your planners.
  

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