Dear NetSmartz educators,

Would you like a chance win $10,000 for your school? Check out this contest from KidSmartz - our sister-program focusing on abduction prevention. 

The KidSmartz™ Safety Dance Video Contest offers educators a fun and novel way to help K -5 students engage with lessons about personal safety. Film your students dancing to the KidSmartz remix of the 80s hit song "The Safety Dance." 

One school from each of the four regions across the U.S. will be chosen to win. Each school may submit one video entry although K-5 students from multiple classes may perform together.  Entering is easy!    Download and read the entry packet. Record your students' dance. Upload your video by March 16, 2015.     

Now Live - The Incredible Egg Sweepstakes!
Elementary educators nationwide are invited to enter The Incredible Egg Sweepstakes daily, now through April 17, 2015 for their chance to win up to $5,000 for classroom resources!

Enter Here

There's More! 
Submit a photo of your classroom using Education Station resources and you could win an iPad and a chance to have your classroom photo featured in our Spring 2015 Virtual Field Trip! 

Our Egg-cellent Resources!
Explore the Farm-to-Table journey with your K-5 students, using various resources provided by Education Station.

• Interactive Lesson Plan - This elementary standards-aligned interactive lesson plan,highlights the benefits of a protein-rich breakfast 
• Farm-to-Table Interactive Challenge - Students learn about each stage of the egg's journey from farm to table.

To learn more about Education Station's resources, visit educationstation.discoveryeducation.com

Digital Wish Grants Submit a lesson plan to win over 50 different grants from Digital Wish!

Step 1 - Register Your Classroom at Digital Wish

Locate your school on the map and register your classroom.

Step 2 - Write a Lesson Plan

Login to your Digital Wish account and submit a technology-based lesson plan for a chance to win over 50 different technology grants (see judging criteria below.) In addition to serving as your grant application, every lesson plan you enter will be automatically added to your classroom's profile, allowing you to share technology integration ideas with colleagues and fellow educators across the country!

Deadlines

Grants will be awarded on the 15th of every calendar month after the grant application deadline.

Judging Criteria

• Guideline adherence. Lesson plans must follow the directions outlined in each grant's description.
• Coherency. Lesson plans must be well-organized and well-written.
• Proper Grammar Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling. Lessons should contain no grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors.
• Curriculum Relevance. Lesson plans must be curriculum-oriented.
• Creativity and Fun. Lesson plans must be unique and exciting to implement.
• Student Involvement. Lesson plans must encourage student participation.
• Technology Integration. Lesson plans must incorporate technology.

Lesson plans may cover any subject area. For monthly recurring grants, you don't have to reapply to be considered. Relevant lesson plans will be stored and reevaluated each month.


About Digital Wish

Digital Wish is a non-profit on a mission to help teachers solve technology shortfalls in their classrooms. Apply for grants, create a wish list of technology your classroom needs, and share lesson plans and fundraising ideas with fellow educators across the country. Digital Wish also provides asearchable library of grants and a myriad of ideas for fundraising. The entire site is designed to empower teachers to find funding for technology for their classrooms.

Win EdTech For Your Classroom!If you want technology that you can’t afford, maybe you could get what you’re looking for by a different means. Luckily, we have a way for you to do that! Starting on the 19th of September, you can enter to win one of three “Classroom Refresh” prizes from Compass Learning.

To enter, you’ll need to submit a music video expressing how edtech will enhance the learning experience in the classroom. 

You can submit entries until 11:59:59 AM EDT on October 24. On November 3, five finalists from each grade category (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12) will be announced and the public will be invited to vote for the best submissions through December 1. One grand prize winner will be announced for each grade category on or around December 10, 2014.

The winner in each category will receive a classroom technology makeover with engaging tools and resources, including:

• Compass Learning® – Learning Acceleration Software™ and Professional Development Services
• Education Elements – Launchpad and Virtual Launchpad Training
• SMART® Technologies – SMART Boards and projectors
• NWEA™ – Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) licenses

Prize package values vary according to grade category and range from $57,000 to $70,000.

Learn more by visiting www.ClassroomRefreshContest.com. What will your video look like? Share it with the edtech community on Twitter with the hashtag #edtechmusicvideo

One person wins everything we make, every day. Enter the Everything We Make daily giveaway for your chance to score free GoPro gear—including a HERO3+ Black Edition camera plus one of every compatible mount and accessory that GoPro makes.  We pick a new winner daily, and only entries received today will qualify for tomorrow’s daily drawing. So enter once a day, every day, to stay in the running. Sorry kids—you must be 13 years or older to enter. 

Win a Meru MEGTM wireless network 
for your school! 

K-12 schools everywhere are using mobile devices and digital content to prepare students for success. From popular teaching methods, like flipped classrooms, to Common Core online testing – robust school Wi-Fi has never been more vital. Yet, it can’t always keep up with such demand.

MEG™ Wi-Fi solution bundles are designed to make it easy to enable uninterrupted learning with high-performance, reliable Wi-Fi. Fortunately, this summer, Meru is giving away a Meru-Education Grade (MEG™) wireless network to one lucky school! 

Entering to win is as easy as 1-2-3:
    1)  Review the Sweepstake Official Rules 
    2)  Complete the requested information on the Entry Form
    3)  Submit your entry form before the July 18, 2014 deadline.

Don’t miss this opportunity to upgrade your Wi-Fi with a MEG™ wireless solution!

Click here to Enter Now

Students: Describe your goal, win an iPad Mini

This year’s contest asks students to answer the following question: What is a goal you want to accomplish and why? Students can answer the question in the form of a video or an essay, and they can also elaborate by explaining what motivates them, who has encouraged them, how they plan to accomplish this goal, and how their education will help them. Four students will win a new iPad Mini. Additionally, the four winners’ teachers will receive a $100 gift card.

Deadline: May 16, 2014

For more information and details on how to apply, visit our Grants & Funding page.

http://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/grant_awards

Deadlines

Grants will be awarded on the 15th of every calendar month after the grant application deadline.


Judging Criteria

• Guideline adherence. Lesson plans must follow the directions outlined in each grant's description.
• Coherency. Lesson plans must be well-organized and well-written.
• Proper Grammar Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling. Lessons should contain no grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors.
• Curriculum Relevance. Lesson plans must be curriculum-oriented.
• Creativity and Fun. Lesson plans must be unique and exciting to implement.
• Student Involvement. Lesson plans must encourage student participation.
• Technology Integration. Lesson plans must incorporate technology.

Lesson plans may cover any subject area. For monthly recurring grants, you don't have to reapply to be considered. Relevant lesson plans will be stored and reevaluated each month.


About Digital Wish

Digital Wish is a non-profit on a mission to help teachers solve technology shortfalls in their classrooms. Apply for grants, create a wish list of technology your classroom needs, and share lesson plans and fundraising ideas with fellow educators across the country. Digital Wish also provides a searchable library of grants and a myriad of ideas for fundraising. The entire site is designed to empower teachers to find funding for technology for their classrooms.

Prizes include

• 2 Grand Prizes of $45,000 in classroom technology: 20 notebooks or tablets; an interactive whiteboard; three wireless access points; notebook cart; document camera; and a printer from CDW-G. Plus, a $5,000 digital media grant from Discovery Education.

• 1 monthly classroom technology prize and 1 weekly prize left to be awarded

Only one week to go!

Enter daily through May 1st to give your school the best shot at winning the Grand Prize. You can also tweet about the sweepstakes for an extra entry, or share your referral link with colleagues to win the "top referrer" prize.


ENTER NOW