Grants for Technology and Other Library Resources

GRANTSMANSHIP
In today's educational environment, particularly in California, getting sufficient funding for school library media programs is a challenge. LMTs need to know how to locate and "go for the money" in order to help students succeed. Of course, the best scenario is to have an abundance of financial support AND get grants to do innovative services.

Go through this short course on grantsmanship:
http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html

READ David Moursund's guide to obtaining funds for technology: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7emoursund/GrantWriting/index.htm

Tech grant sites:
http://www.techlearning.com monthly list of opportunities
http://fdncenter.org/fundproc
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/KnowabtGrants
http://www.sils.umich.edu/~nesbeitt/nonprofits/nonprofits.html
http://musom.marshall.edu/library/HP/GRANTP.HTM
http://www.technologygrantnews.com/

grant-writing links: http://www.enc.org/features/focus/archive/change/document.shtm?input=FOC-000767-index
LibraryHQ also has multiple resources on library funding: http://libraryhq.com/funding.html

Other useful grant Web sites:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/we/ (CA Dept. of Education's grant tips)
http://www.winona.msus.edu/grants (sponsored by Winona State University)
http://www.grantsplus.mnscu.edu (contains tutorial on grant writing and link to Grantminer)
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.FIND_GRANT_RPT1.show
http://www.science.iupui.edu (click on Grant Web)
http://www.polarisgrantscentral.net/index.html
http://www.raise-funds.com/040202forum.html
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/Chris_Eckert
http://www.grantwrangler.com/
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/programs/grants.htm
http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/BAA_2007.htm

Some specific grants include:
3M: http://www.3M.com/library
http://www.cde.ca.gov/funding
http://wwww.ntia.doc/gov/top/grants/application.htm
Improving Literacy through School Libraries Grant: http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/index.html

Video storytelling

These sites offer stories and booktalks in video format.

Totlol
http://www.totlol.com
Developed by a Vancouverite, this video directory is intended for use with younger children, although more senior users like us will enjoy many of the selections. The site is moderated. It's powered by YouTube.

Book Video Ning
http://bookvideo.ning.com/
Visit or join the ning to find or share videos about books. The ning was initiated by Joyce Valenza on December 12, 2008. As much as anything, the ning serves to show us what is possible in the area of booktalks.

Scholastic's Video Booktalks
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/booktalks.htm
High quality video booktalks, many aimed at middle and senior level students

Speakaboos
http://speakaboos.com/
If you like Storylines at http://www.storylineonline.net/index2.html , you'll love this site as well. There you'll find online books, celebrity readers, teacher resources, and technology that enables kids to make their own recordings.

CogDogRoo Story Tools
http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools
This blog is more about making digital stories (or booktalks). Alan Levine offers 50+ web tools you can use to create your own web-based story. He provides several samples that have been made with each tool. In fact, the story of Dominoe the dog is told repeatedly using all of the tools.

c/o Margaret Stimson