Previous Years' Winners

2011 Grant Winners

The following grants were awarded in 2011:

View Details $5,660 for laptops, digital audio recorders, flip camcorders with headphones and microphones School District: Thornton HS, Adams 12 Teacher(s): Snowden Campbell Description: Grant will provide technology through laptops, digital audio recorders, flip camcorders with headphones and microphones. Technology will be combined with a LCD projector to create the opportunity for students to engage in ongoing digital production by creating a digital production cart that can be wheeled from classroom to classroom and make this experience available on a regular basis to a number of classes.

View Details $6,674 for SMART Tablet 230i Interactive Learn Center School District: STARS Early Learning Center, Adams 14 Teacher(s): Andrea Laser Description: Grant will provide a SMART Tablet 230i Interactive Learn Center. Technology will be used to improve reading, writing, math and technical comprehension in early learning aged children.

View Details $2,020 for iPads for math classes School District: Boston K-8, Aurora Teacher(s): Kate Curran Description: The grant will provide iPads for math classes. The classes target students who have proficient or unsatisfactory CSAP scores. Technology will be used to increase growth and test scores.

View Details $4,341 for Weather Hawk Station and solar panel kit School District: High Peaks ES, Boulder Teacher(s): Beth Struble Description: Grant will provide a Weather Hawk Station for outdoor science classroom. This will include software, a solar panel kit and a tripod mast for ground and roof.

View Details $7,848 for Probeware and an Anatomy Learn Center School District: Prairie View HS, Brighton Teacher(s): Veronica Randall Description: Grant dollars will purchase Probeware and an Anatomy Learn Center to support biomedical & life sciences programs in the school. The technology will be used to explore, diagnose and treat illness.

View Details $7,320 for Apple iPod Learning Lab equipment School District: Broadmoor ES, Cheyenne Mountain Teacher(s): Rebecca Royall Description: In an effort to close performance gags in reading and writing, Apple iPod Learning Lab equipment will be purchased for use in elementary classes.

View Details $5,273 for Intel Readers School District: Colorado School for the Deaf/Blind, various Teacher(s): Jan Megarry Description: Intel Readers will be purchased to improve literacy of blind/visually impaired students by increasing independence in Science, Language Arts and Social Studies.

View Details $5,108 for iPod Touches w/3500 preloaded videos School District: West HS, Denver Teacher(s): Heather King Description: Grant dollars will provide iPod Touches w/3500 preloaded videos for special needs students to help recall independent living and social skills.

View Details $3,379 for "vodcasted" lectures School District: Highlands Ranch HS, Douglas Teacher(s): Michele Renfrow Description: Grant will help to integrate technology into the classroom and provide students with 24/7 access to learning resources via a comprehensive website via a "vodcasted" lectures at home. The purpose of "flipping" lecture time and homework is to allow classroom activities to center around critical thinking, hands-on labs/activities, small group collaboration and individual tutoring.

View Details $4,947 for protein analysis using Poly-acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis School District: Rock Canyon HS, Douglas Teacher(s): Shawndra Fordham Description: Grant dollars will provide technology to allow students to perform advanced level protein analysis using Poly-acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis. This technology is critical to all fields of biotechnology.

View Details $1,680 for digital and video cameras School District: Gold Rush ES, Douglas Teacher(s): Bev Holtzer Description: Grant will provide digital and video cameras for students/teachers to produce weekly news reports highlighting school events/celebrations and posted to school website.

View Details $6,250 for measurement sensors School District: Vista Ridge HS, Falcon 49 Teacher(s): Jaime Levi Description: Money will be used to incorporate the use of measurement sensors in the science class to increase interest and visualize data that is being collected by students.

View Details $5,450 for AutoCAD Suite hardware & software School District: Grand Valley HS, Garfield County 16 Teacher(s): Robert Winn Description: AutoCAD Suite hardware & software to provide expanded opportunities for students in automotive technology, architecture, engineering, drafting, game design, robotics and construction.

View Details $5,480 for camera projector, camcorder memory cards and clickers School District: Greeley West High School, Greeley Teacher(s): Sarah Bruemmer Description: Grant money to provide ELMO digital document camera projector, camcorder memory cards and clickers to record multimedia presentations in science classes.

View Details $3,857 for Vernier Light Sensor, Temperature Probe and Watts Up Pro Electricity Monitor School District: Evergreen HS, Jeffco Teacher(s): Brent Olyowski Description: Grant dollars will purchase a Vernier Light Sensor, Temperature Probe and a Watts Up Pro Electricity Monitor. Students will use technology to determine which light bulbs are most efficient as the incandescent bulb is being phased out due to amount of light, power consumption, cost and lack of efficiency.

View Details $5,723 Three Floodlight Kits, video cameras, a backdrop, posing stool and Mac Computer flip camera School District: Rocky Mountain Deaf School, Jeffco Teacher(s): Sara Lee Herzig Description: Grant money will purchase Three Floodlight Kits, video cameras, a backdrop, posing stool and Mac Computer flip camera to help enhance English Literacy Skills for deaf and hearing impaired students.

View Details $2,500 for electronic readers School District: Mt. Garfield MS, Mesa County Teacher(s): Lexi-Anne Taddeo Description: Grant to provide electronic readers for special education students to increase the rate of learning and reading for at risk students with hopes to impact & encourage the school/district to institute similar technology in other schools.

View Details $2,220 for Laptops, Microsoft Office, Photo Elements & Premier, flip video cameras, projectors, and microphones School District: Chipeta ES, Mesa County Teacher(s): Marti McNamee Description: Laptops, Microsoft Office, Photo Elements & Premier, flip video cameras, projectors, Powers hot 1300 microphones will be purchased with the grant money to create video & email to communicate globally with other students. The project will start with students in Mexico.

View Details $2,029 for flip cameras, headsets with microphones, and a scanner School District: Damon Runyon ES, Littleton Teacher(s): Wendy Erickson Description: Grant money will provide flip cameras, headsets with microphones, and a scanner for 4th and 5th grade classrooms. These materials will allow students to create digital portfolios of their work. These materials allow the students to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate their learning; express their opinions and share their knowledge verbally, visually, and in writing in a variety of meaningful, real-world situations while improving their technology skills

View Details $3,244 for 10 Netbooks School District: Revere High School, Platte Valley Teacher(s): Elizabeth Scheck Description: Grant will fund 10 Netbooks for English/Reading classes to motivate and enhance learning at a higher level and push growth for the following years in testing. Students will be able to get WeToku, an interview tool that automatically records and does play back. Students in the creative writing class will be able to create their own cartoons as well.

View Details $5,475 for E-readers School District: Linton ES, Poudre Teacher(s): Sandy Scheirman Description: Money will be used to provide E-readers to struggling elementary aged students to improve reading comprehension, student engagement and enjoyment of reading.

View Details $6,800 for SMARTboard, camcorder, and several Vernier products School District: Lincoln MS and IB World School, Poudre Teacher(s): Sarah Bayer Description: Grant money to provide SMARTboard, camcorder, and several Vernier products to help students learn how human activity affects water quality. Fieldwork will include testing rivers, wells, lakes and host public dialogue about important water issues.

View Details $5,021 for SMARTboards with response systems and Notebook PCs School District: Irish ES, Poudre Teacher(s): Katy Marshall Description: The grant will be used to purchase SMARTboards with response systems and Notebook PCs to expose ESL and low income kindergarten aged children to technology and improve student confidence.

View Details $6,899 for ipod Touch technology with iPod VGA adapter and MacBooks School District: Fossil Ridge HS, Poudre Teacher(s): Kevin Murray Description: Grant dollars to provide ipod Touch technology (4th generation) with iPod VGA adapter and MacBooks to use both in the class and in the field for life science/biology experiments.

View Details $6,233 for whiteboard, document camera flip video projector, and Mac Book Pro School District: W.H. Heaton MS, Pueblo Teacher(s): Alissa Vertovec Description: E-Beam Edge Whiteboard Aver Media & Aver Vion Document Camera flip video projector, Mac Book Pro will be purchased to incorporate multi-media technology to 7 and 8 th grade literature classes.

View Details $4,908 for robotic technology School District: Steamboat Springs MS, Steamboat Teacher(s): Rebecca Fulk Description: Grant dollars will provide Green City Challenge Set & Combo Pack, Robot C Software class license, Intelligent Control Pack, TETRIX Education Base set, NXt Intelligent Brick to enhance STEM curriculum using robotic technology.

View Details $5,097 for Mac Laptops & Vernier probes School District: Telluride HS, Telluride Teacher(s): Jeremy Voytko Description: Mac Laptops & Vernier probes for chemistry and physical science to allow students to collect data in an instant & digital format to empower students to perform independent experiments.

View Details $4,960 for iPads, Camera Connection kits, and iTunes School District: Sky view ES, Weld Re4 Teacher(s): Teri Romshek Description: Grant will provide technology in the form of iPads, Camera Connection kits and iTunes to empower the 5th grade students to be interested participants in their own learning. There is also a desire to create a student centered mobile lab to broaden the use of new school wireless technology.

View Details $5,421 for Mimio Teach and Mimio Votes School District: Highland MS, Weld Re9 Teacher(s): Megan Hattan Description: Dollars will provide Mimio Teach, Mimio Votes for both English language learners and Special Education students in middle school to help them physically interact with text, graphics, video and computer content to increase and retain learning.

View Details $2,700 for Pad CPS Pulse clicker systems School District: Sproul Junior High, Widefield Teacher(s): Lynn Bustamante Description: Grant money will be used to purchase Pad CPS Pulse clicker systems for junior high math classes to improve student motivation and achievement in the class.

2010 Grant Winners

The following grants were awarded in 2010:

View Details $7,336.00 for Digital Micropopettes, Electrophoresis Lab Equipment, Forensics DNA Fingerprinting, GMO Investigation School District: Liberty HS, Academy School District 20, CO Springs Teacher(s): James Kanaby Description: Impact initially 120 with hopes to increase to 590 in biology grades 9-12 -students can use their own DNA material for lab testing and test everyday foods to see if they have been genetically modified and to help discover causes of food allergies due to the modification of food. Students will also be able to perform DNA fingerprinting and PCR experiments, be able to compare DNA samples at hypothetical crime scenes. One of the exciting projects with this would be to genetically manipulate the DNA from a jellyfish and E.coli to cause the glowing gene from the jellyfish to function and glow in the E.coli, leading to a discussion of how pharmaceutical companies develop new drugs and products.

View Details $6,430.00 for Macbook, mini Notebooks, Network Printer School District: George Washington HS, Denver Public Schools, Denver Teacher(s): Derrick McNeill Description: Impact at least 100 the first semester alone in physics grades 10-12-introduce hybrid classrooms to upper level physics students as well as provide self-pacing classrooms that will be equipped with versatility in specific topic selections and address the challenge of teaching and engaging our digital age student by innovative technological uses. Hybrid courses blend face-to-face, in class sessions with web-based activities. Students in grades 10,11,12 will be able to customize their education and maximize their learning opportunities allowing to move and learn at an his/her own pace.

View Details $6,300.00 for Bretford Power Sync Cart for i-pod, i-pod touch devices School District: Ridgeview ES, Moffat County, Craig Teacher(s): Debbie Yeager Description: Impact 267 students sign in language/reading grades K-5- products to meet the technology and core content areas needs of 267 students in our 5th grade class. This technology will assist with learning in a range of studies including, social studies, world languages, ELL, math, science and language arts/reading. It will give student access to the World Wide Web and the limitless applications that are uploaded to the iPod Touch devices. The updated technology will allow for greater achievement in all areas of education

View Details $6,272.00 for iPads, power adaptors, keyboard docks and iPad cases School District: KIPP Denver College, Denver Public Schools, Denver Teacher(s): Robyn Thomas Description: Impact at least 130 first year chemistry, science/biology in 10th grade- be empowered with the ability to self-direct and self-pace proficiency level-based learning by utilizing iPad computers to access VirtualLaboratory (software). The software will maximize efficiency in wet lab learning experiences by skill building. Additionally, students will use the iPads to prepare presentations, conduct research, and access teacher-developed podcasts and vodcasts for extension and skill remediation.

View Details $6,229.49 for Spectrophotometers, EKG sensors School District: Steamboat Springs HS, Steamboat Springs, Steamboat Springs Teacher(s): Cynthia Jamison-Gay Description: Impact 637 students in biology grades 10-12 -purchase Vernier LabQuests and Sensors to complete a classroom set (6) of probeware to be used in Biology, Anatomy-Physiology and AP Biology to improve student achievement in Life Science and technology literacy by integrating multiple technologies. Probeware will be used by all 637 students as well as special populations (ELL, Special Education) in mini-lessons to preview/review content, advanced students for independent study, and student presentations to parents and community.

View Details $5,873.00 for Macbooks, touch screen, flip video recorder School District: Lincoln ES, Delta Joint District 50, Delta Teacher(s): Susan Reisman Description: impact 56 plus special education students grades K-5 with mild, moderate, severe needs and Tier 3 reading intervention students will be impacted. The technology will improve writing reading skills, and will allow students to be better equipped to access their environment and enhance their communication skills.

View Details $5,808.00 for Digital notepads, cases and wiring recognition software School District: Shadow Ridge MS, Adams 12 Five Star, Thornton Teacher(s): Tara Donahue Description: impact primarily 6th grade students however all students can benefit if they join the Current Events/Geography Club in the 201-2011 school year. The goal of this project is to use the digital notepads to improve writing scores in all facets according to the State of Colorados Writing Standards. Students will have the functions of traditional notebooks and writing devices with the additional capabilities of storing every piece of work digitally. By doing this, students will enhance the daily learning by allowing students to create an on-line portfolio of their everyday work.

View Details $5,756.00 for Unit sets TI-Navigators School District: Goddard MS, Littleton, Littleton Teacher(s): Shannon Anderson Description: Impact 120 this year alone in 8th grade math-bring wireless learning into the math classroom by engaging students and providing immediate feedback so lessons can be instantly adjusted thus maximizing learning and achievement. This grant money will help purchase two classroom sets of Texas Instruments navigator systems to work in conjunction with TINspire hand-held devices, currently in use, and to provide staff development for the math department.

View Details $5,600.00 for Learn TCI student subscriptions School District: Roaring Fork HS, Roaring Fork School, Carbondale Teacher(s): Ben Bohmfalk Description: 10th grade social studies & geography impacting 80 Learn TCI students grant money will provide subscriptions for social studies, we hope to increase student literacy, engagement and achievement in geography, through the use of an engaging web-based curriculum, while also providing and accessible and interactive curriculum that enables students to assess their comprehension and prepare for in-class cooperative learning.

View Details $5,400.00 for Backdrop kit, continuous lighting kit, camcorder, microphone, remix tools School District: Windsor MS, Windsor RE-4, Windsor Teacher(s): Tom Osborne Description: Impact all 541 students in the school in the media center-project will benefit the entire school by creating a recording studio where all teachers and students may use computers with multimedia software, a digital camera, lights, backgrounds, microphones and headphones to create multimedia presentations such as Webcasts and podcasts. These tools will be used to enhance instruction and curriculum thereby engaging students with the end goal of improving student achievement.

View Details $5,078.23 for SMART Board, multi media projector, wireless access point, Cross Tec School Vue software, Dell laptop School District: Sought HS, Pueblo City Schools, Pueblo Teacher(s): Karen Steflik Description: Impact at least 300 per year in business/computers grades 9-12- to create a more rigorous and interactive learning experience for students and to provide more effective classroom management for over 300 students grades nine through twelve in a computer-lab classroom. All subject matter is taught in this digital learning class. Students will embrace digital learning and complete classes at a steady pace and will use the digital learning education provided instead of on-line sources to complete classes. The equipment will also aid in visual learning and staff access to upgraded technology professional development by 10%.

View Details $5,073.50 for ReStyles Inventory reports, 4 Power PaK Reading Programs, Medium Colored Overlays Assorted KtDVD CD Players School District: Heritage ES, Pueblo City School District 60, Pueblo Teacher(s): Linda Robida Description: Impact 690 students involving over 50 teachers in K-5 language arts/reading-provide scientifically based research intervention strategies to improve the five components of reading, i.e. phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills by actively engaging students in the Carbo Recorded Book Method. By interpreting the computer-generated RSI (Reading Styles Inventory) report, teachers cultivate the ability to identify students particular styles and strengths and target specific reading methods and materials to individualized reading instruction with high-interest literacy resources. Student achievement in reading will be realized through the school-wide implementation and consistent applications of this standards based program.

View Details $5,000.00 for Digital cameras, camcorder, flip video camcorder, tripods, monopods School District: Lincoln HS, Fort Morgan Re-3, Fort Morgan Teacher(s): Cindy Jones Description: Initially impact 5-7 students that have not been successful in traditional schools in grades 9-12 in arts, audio visualtech.-to create a career pathways option for students in the arts, audio visual technology, and communications career cluster

View Details $5,000.00 for Sign/Reading backpacks School District: Stratton ES, CO Springs District #11, CO Springs Teacher(s): SueAnn Gurwell Description: Impact 370 students in language arts preK-5 -products to create 60 sign/reading backpacks with library book, student created DVD, and journal included. The deaf and hearing students (that would like to learn sign language) will create movies and book-movies of themselves reading and signing repetitive rhyming books. The students will film one another reading and signing children's books and create digital movies with video clips from their footage. Any student in the schools can borrow the backpack to take home. In the first year they hope to create twenty book movies in order to increase reading comprehension skills.

View Details $4,981.28 for Ti-Nspire graphing calculators School District: Caliche Jr./Sr. HS, RE-1 Valley School District, Iliff (near Sterling) Teacher(s): Jennifer Svoboda Description: Impact 240 in math grades 7-12 -calculators will be shared between classrooms will be used to compliment student's ability to find and solve math quickly, manipulate spreadsheets

View Details $4,791.70 for Beyond Interactive Classroom, save, and post School District: Highland MS, Ault-Highland RE-9, Ault Teacher(s): Tammie Lind Description: Impact 190 students in science grades 6-8-products will help teachers display, save, and post material such as lecture notes, power point presentations, video clips, and internet content, while also allowing both teachers and students to interact with the content on the board. This rural school that serves a high poverty population is also is expecting that this grant will bring pride to not only to the students but to this small rural community as well.

View Details $4,650.21 for Dell Latitude 2100 Netbook(s) School District: Ft Collins HS, Poudre R-1, Ft. Collins Teacher(s): Sue Hunter Description: Impact 1500 first year in biology/chemistry grades 9-12- purchase a set of 9-10 wireless notebook computers for use by the science department for Internet access and computing applications by the science students. The equipment will be used, for among other things, Internet research and projects, electronic dissections of biological specimens, graphing of data and document publication.

View Details $4,485.94 for Neo laptops, Renaissance Receivers School District: Galeton ES, Eaton RE-2, Galeton Teacher(s): Audra Plaisance Description: Impact 140 in grades K-5 in writing,science and typing- enhance the teaching of reading and writing, science and 21st century skills in a small rural community. The grant money will be use to purchase 3o light weight, relatively indestructible laptop computers that will allow K-5 teachers to develop engaging writing lessons, address science misconceptions immediately and assist with typing skills as early as in second grade.

View Details $4,458.00 for SMART Boards, floor stands, Powerlight projectors School District: Kemp ES, Adams 14, Commerce City Teacher(s): John Hicks Description: Impact 128 this year alone, preK students ages 3-5-support increased language, literacy, science and math skills with preschool children predominately entering preschool as ELL Students with overall low test scores. Students served rage from three to five years of age. Preschool aged children learn best through visual learning, auditory, sensorial and tactile stimuli, so if they can see it hear it, experience it, and touch it they are more likely to integrate it into their learning. Developmentally, young children are more successful when learning to write or draw when they can work on a vertical surface hence easels are an excellent tool to use in preschool classrooms. This hands-on approach is also being supported district wide which is important in the sustainability of the technology and the project.

View Details $4,403.00 for Qwizdom Q4 Student Remote remote sets plus Q7 presenter, math WizTeach Bundle license, Tablet/Presenter Solution School District: Cripple Creek HS, Cripple Creek-Victor Schl. Dist. RE-1, Cripple Creek Teacher(s): Susan Van't Hul Description: Impact at least 125 first year math/science grades 7-12- provide students with state of the art 21st century technology while expanding their learning and productivity, in addition, increasing their interests in math and science. The Qwizdom Program uses clickers which are wireless personal response systems that can be used in a classroom to anonymously and rapidly collect an answer to a question from every student; an answer for which they are individually accountable. This allows rapid feedback to the instructor and the students and this program could enhance student understanding of math, science technology and engineering concepts all in the STEM areas. Some examples could be measuring, graphing, predicting outcomes, problem solving along with scientific reasoning, computation, classifying, recognizing patterns and relationships, and making cross-curricular connections

View Details $4,338.52 for REDCAT all-in-one sound system with remote microphone, Short Throw Projector, SMART Board & projector, Document camera School District: Westgate ES, Jefferson County, Lakewood Teacher(s): Stacey Landes Description: Impact all students in school (600) in grades K-6-help the entire student population throughout the school in with instructional methods in music. This technology will be effective in encouraging collaborative learning, augmenting interdisciplinary learning and attracting the attention of no traditional students.

View Details $4,136.45 for SMART Boards, projector, Camera Elmo ETT-Q2RX Document Cameras School District: Escalante MS, Durango School District 9R, Durango Teacher(s): Walter Duhaime Description: Impact 60 this year alone special ed. students in grades 6-8-provide additional kinesthetic learning styles and to the Special Education students grades sixth through eighth. With interactive white board technology students will be able to manipulate computer screen elements and images with gross motor movements with their arms, hand and/or fingers. Instead of a student learning to write in cursive on paper they will practice skywriting which is more tactile and students can see results and make the necessary tactile adjustments

View Details $4,116.96 for AverMedia 355 AF Document Cameras, Bretford Av Carts School District: Indian Ridge ES, Cherry Creek, Aurora Teacher(s): Cynthia Johnson Description: Impact up to 600 this year alone, in science grades K-5-purchase document cameras for grade level science classrooms. Integration will be linked to our use of science notebooks. Teachers and students will use the document camera to model scientific thinking and enhance language skills. Teachers will model the use of science notebook for inquiry-based science investigations. Communicating understanding of concepts in a science notebook is not only effective for the development of scientific concepts, but is effective in strengthening language skills.

View Details $3,884.00 for Weather Hawk Wireless Weather Station, Webcams, Wireless Y-Cam School District: Shadow Ridge MS, Adams 12 Five Star, Thornton Teacher(s): Patriece Onwiler Description: Impacting 1040 students in science grades 6-8-the project is the engage students in learning by purchasing a weather station to place on the roof of the school.. Students will examine the instruments to learn how they work together and then gather and analyze real time data. Students will share their data with other students from different areas of the county to understand that we live in an interconnected world.

View Details $3,580.00 for TI-Navigator Systems School District: Horizon HS, Adams 12 Five Star, Thornton Teacher(s): Teri Walker Description: Impact 32 this year in math grades 9-12-products will allow the teacher to create the assessment while planning the lesson or unit to ensure that specific concepts align with the curriculum and standards that are being assessed. Teachers can insert graphics or equations in the questions to make them true/false, multiple choice, or free response questions and answers. The second type of assessment is the Quick Polls that are valuable in cooperative learning. Quick Poll allows teachers to get real time evaluation of student understanding

View Details $3,516.48 for BaseBoard -4 fpga prototyping board, Mexzxanine board, infrared sensor, ultrasonic, range sensor School District: East HS, Denver Public Schools, Denver Teacher(s): Steven Coddington Description: Impact at least 30 per year in math and technology- purchase equipment to teach the programming and use of fpgas. A prototyping board will be purchased for each pair of students for a total of 16 boards and peripheral devices for input and output to the board to demonstrate the capabilities of fpgas. This instruction will help students in an honors digital electronics class. This particular technology used is also important as it relates to real world learning and experience as the products are similar to industry standard equipment.

View Details $3,384.00 for CPS Response ads, Mobi tablet School District: Mount Garfield MS, Mesa County District 51, Clifton Teacher(s): Andrew Torfin Description: Impact 637 physical science students in 8th grade- purchase CPS Pulse response pads and an INTERWRITEMOBI tablet for science in order to implement student-centered instruction based on the feedback from formative and summative assessment data that these tools provide.

View Details $3,000.00 for Nikon digital camera, Rebel XSI, Tripod, Ring Flash, Tent Kit School District: Clear Creek Middle/High, Clear Creek, Evergreen Teacher(s): Sam Anderson Description: Impact all students in school (381) in biology grades 7-12- products will enhance student learning by allowing students to take and examine photographs of minute detail of plants and insects. The cameras will increase students interest in science through the advanced technology of the lenses, and the quality and usefulness of pictures

View Details $1,720.00 for classroom performance system School District: Conifer HS, Jefferson County, Golden Teacher(s): Daniel Steever Description: Impact 123 students 9-12 grades. The CPS System includes 32 remote controls, a receiver, and software that allow students to respond to questions that are typed or verbal questions that can be answered as the class progresses through a given lesson. A great aspect of this technology is that it is easy for teachers to learn how to use it for instructional purposes and the equipment has a long life span as the hardware is basic. The company continuously updates the software to match the advances made in computer technology therefore this technology will not become obsolete in just a few years.

View Details $1,675.00 for 32 GB-i-touch, proloqup 2 Go applications School District: Community Connections, Poudre R-1, Ft. Collins Teacher(s): Maria Landstron Description: This school is a transition program for youth 18-21 years old with developmental disabilities. The program can impact approximately 15 per year (depending on enrollment)The focus of the technology equipment is to help students gain skills to live more independently, as well as to be able to work at a job. By using the program Proloquo2go with the i-touch equipment students will have an increased chance for successful communications. This is a full featured augmentative and alternative communication solution for people who have difficulty speaking. Learning tasks such as; domestic skills, hygiene and save living (looking both ways before crossing the street and learning how to ride public transportation as well as participate in leisure activities will be enhanced and awareness increased.

View Details $1,665.70 for Logitech c250 Webcams, Logitech USB Desktop School District: Mountain View ES, Academy School District 20, CO Springs Teacher(s): Leni Schlieper Description: Impact all students in school (600) in 23 classrooms grades K-6- purchase webcams and recording microphones to compliment the webcams in using Slype, a desktop microphone that allows the speaker to be easily heard by the recipient on the other end of the call. Students can also authentically record/narrate their digital work. Students in all grade levels will produce work and demonstrating knowledge digitally and in many cases recording their voices to support learning as a requirement of the task. A great outcome of this is that every classroom will be touched by this grant.

View Details $1,342.00 for Active Expression Devices, Active Slate and storage School District: Greeley Central HS, Greeley-Evans School District 6, Greeley Teacher(s): Emily Kirby Description: Impact at lease 350 students but likely to increase to 640 per year grades 9-12- purchase hand held devices to students more actively participate in class lectures. At least 350 students will be impacted. With more student it is hoped it will lead to better attendance, punctuality and engagement and a sense of responsibility.

View Details $938.00 for SDC-280 SMART Document Cameras, Slte & Bluetooth Wireless adaptor School District: Coyote Creek ES, Douglas County, Highlands Ranch Teacher(s): Cindy Emmons Description: Impacting all first graders at least 25 this year-purchase equipment to increase student engagement, involvement and ownership of his/her own learning in a first grade classroom in which many of the students served are on an ILP (Individual Literacy Plan). Due to the preciseness of how material can be presented, students reading, writing and math achievement will improve. In reading, students will be able to highlight in digital ink, sight word phrases, word families, beginning sounds and complex spelling patterns fond in their reading text. This technology can be used in multiple ways in reading, writing and math.

2009 Grant Winners

The following grants were awarded in 2009:

View Details $6,500 for Macbook, Camcorder, Software School District: Alameda High School, Jefferson County, Lakewood Teacher(s): Stephen Houwen Description: Grant to benefit all 775 9th-12th-grade students. Mobile podcasting and vodcasting equipment: Use across all classes to increase student participation and engagement, and equip teachers to better direct students with homework, lengthy assignments. English Literature: create radio show podcast to study early days of radio. History: create historical videos and upload to YouTube. Macbook pro laptop, camcorder, podcasting and video software.

View Details $6,000 for iPods School District: East High School, Denver Public Schools, Denver Teacher(s): Noah Geisel Description: High-school Spanish class, 150-175 students, grades 9-12. Mobile 35-iPod touch learning lab. Use as mini-computers for viewing & creating podcasts, voice recordings, Twitter apps and Voicethread (voice over program).

View Details $5,500 for MP3 & CD Players, Text-To-Speech Keyboards School District: Fairmount Elementary School, Jefferson County, Golden Teacher(s): Valerie Rolph, Marilyn Ellison Description: K-6 school, 557 students. 263 struggle w/ reading. "Portable Digital Talking Book Players & Portable Fusion Keyboards": Offer students w/ learning disabilities or other class struggles new technologies for learning. 5 MP3 players, 5 CD players, 10 text-to-speech keyboards, headsets, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic membership.

View Details $5,500 for Smart Board, Projector, Laptops, TS Monitor School District: Legacy Elementary School, St. Vrain, Frederick Teacher(s): Gina Rowe, Jill Claypool Description: School: Rural elementary, 35 students w/ disabilities, 15 at-risk students 1 smart board, 1 projector, 2 laptop, 1 Braille keyboard, 1 touch screen monitor, software to increase reading comprehension, engage students and provide multi-sensory learning opportunities.

View Details $5,300 for Document Cameras, LCD Projectors School District: Platte Valley Elementary School, Platte Valley RE7, Kersey Teacher(s): Amanda Bailey Description: School: K-5, rural, 550 students. Grant benefits 94 fourth-graders. "Oh the Places We Could Go": document cameras and LCD projectors for teaching differentiation among students.

View Details $5,282 for Smart Boards, Document Camera, LCD Projector School District: Slater Elementary School, Jefferson County, Lakewood Teacher(s): Steve Kruger, Tom Plock Description: K-6 school, Title I. Benefits 3rd-grade students. 25% ELL in 3rd grade. 2 smart boards, document camera, LCD projector: interactive capabilities to better facilitate learning across languages and learning types.

View Details $5,265 for Computers, Camcorders, and Webcams School District: Thornton Middle School, Adams 12, Thornton Teacher(s): Kevin Smith Description: Title I school, 724 students total. Allow teachers to augment current curriculum by enabling learning and teaching content-specific material. Campus will use computers w/ multimedia software, digital cameras, microphones and headphones to create MM presentations in Webcasts and podcasts. Math pilot program: Create MM projects of math solutions. 6 Dell desktop computers, 3 camcorders, 3 Web cams, microphones, headphones

View Details $5,200 for Whiteboard, ACTIVslate, Visual Presenter School District: Merrill Middle School, Denver Public Schools, Denver Teacher(s): Elena Petrova Description: Math teacher for 6th, 7th, 8th grader refugee & immigrant children in ELA (~80). Bring higher-order thinking skills to classes and impart greater math literacy. Promethean board for create and saving flip charts; project text/lessons on screens, engage in group interaction. 1 white board, 1 ACTIVslate, 1 visual presenter

View Details $5,110 for Laptops, Video Cameras, Document Cameras School District: Fountain International Magnet School, Pueblo City School, Pueblo Teacher(s): Diane Gilfillan Description: School: PK-3rd grade. Grant to equip media center with 2 laptops, 4 flip video cameras, 2 document cameras, Kidspiration software, and CultureGrams and Nettekker databases.

View Details $5,090 for iPods School District: West Grand Elementary School, West Grand, Kremmling Teacher(s): Briana Robertson Description: School: 100 K-3 students. 16 iPod touches to assist with grammar, fluency

View Details $5,062 for Laptops, Projectors, Cameras, Microscopes School District: Kepner Middle School, Denver Public Schools, Denver Teacher(s): Sharon Long Description: School: 960 6th, 7th, 8th graders. Grant benefit all 302 7th-graders in experiential science classroom. 2 Dell laptops, 2 projectors, 2 document cameras, 2 digital microscopes, 2 PupilCam's. Improve 7th-grade Science for real-time visual presentations to supplement science labs.

View Details $5,004 for Data Collection Devices and Software School District: North Valley Middle School, Weld County RE 1, Gilcrest Teacher(s): Diane Freehling Description: School: Rural, 550 students. School has 1:1 laptop program. Grant benefits science students. Student data collection devices, data collection software for new ways to teach science.

View Details $5,002 for Wireless Slates, iPods, Digital Camera School District: Meadow View Elementary School, Douglas County, Castle Rock Teacher(s): Jacki Bledsoe, Cindy Bledsoe, Nikkole Anderson, Joanne Emmons Description: K-6th school; 80 1st-graders. "Teacher's Technology Toolkit": wireless slates, iPod nanos/touches, earphones, digital camera for achievement, motivation & ownership in core curriculum. Reading self-eval, comprehension. Writing & science instruction thru slates: elec science notebooks. Digital camera: geometry hunts, create books about shapes, social studies classes w/ students in another country.

View Details $5,000 for Laptops School District: CEC Middle College, Denver Public Schools, Denver Teacher(s): Lorraine Smith Description: Teaches Executive Internship class. High-school jr's and sr's of entire school district. EIC provides selected students with unique opp'y to meet challenges of work environment and postsecondary education requirements. Purchase laptops to teach skills and prepare students for internships and beyond.

View Details $5,000 for Kindle eBook Readers School District: Singing Hills Elementary, Elizabeth, Parker Teacher(s): Susan McMullen Description: School: Rural, 500 students. Purchase 12 Kindle e-book readers to improve reading proficiency and interest. Also serve as ELL help with text-to-speech functions.

View Details $5,000 for Scanner, Cameras, Projectors, Carts, Camcorder School District: Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, Colo Sprgs #11, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Melanie McCarty Description: School: K-5, 364 students. Grant benefits 5th-grade science students. Scanner, document cameras, projectors, carts, camcorder, memory stick for Ecosystems Science Kit class.

View Details $5,000 for Digital Swinger, Mug Press, Printer School District: Doherty High School, Colo Sprgs #11, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Susan Shisler Description: Grant benefits 40-50 11th-12th-graders. Implement dye sublimation business into ACE curriculum: Purchase equipment and software to create a business within school. Use dye sublimation technology to transfer images onto products; sell at school. GKnight Digital Swinger & Mug Press, Printer, Implement a Sublimation Bus. Curriculum

View Details $5,000 for Netbooks, Flash Drives School District: Lake County High School, Lake County R1, Leadville Teacher(s): Roxie Aldaz Description: PreK-12 school has 1230 students. High discipline and drop-out rates. Grant benefits 300 9-12 graders. 10 netbooks, 38 flash drives. Tech used to improve academics, reduce truancy and promote respect and pride. Student, parent check out; CiC profile updates; supplemental online classes.

View Details $4,996 for Mobi Tablet, Clickers, Software School District: Salida High School, Salida R32J, Salida Teacher(s): Angela Kummerer Description: School: rural high school, grades 9-12, 350 students. Grant benefits ~120 students at each grade level. eInstruction collaborative technology suite: Mobi hand-held tablet, clickers, software.

View Details $4,988 for Solar Panels, Wind Turbine School District: Expeditionary School of the Arts, Mapleton (Adams 1), Thornton Teacher(s): Michael Kelly Description: School: 7-12 grades. Teaches 11-th & 12th grade math. 2009-10 school year, will teach integrated math class on renewable energy. Purchase 2 solar panels, wind turbine to teach renewable energy. Will tie real-world applications and science.

View Details $4,967 for Teleprompter, Final Cut Studio, Flood Light School District: Galileo School of Math & Science, Colo Sprgs #11, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Derek Swanson Description: KBDG student-produced broadcasting class for 243 6th-graders, and 250 for next year. DV-9 Teleprompter, Shotgun Microphone&Mount, Final Cut Studio,Flood Light

View Details $4,944 for Tablet Computers, PointScribe School District: Eagleside Elementary School, Fountain Ft. Carson # 8, Fountain Teacher(s): Amy Coller Description: School: 493 students, PK-5 Grant benefits 16 Autism, 11 Significant Support Needs students. 2 tablet computers, PointScribe software applications & software

View Details $4,932 for Clicker Tech, Document Cameras School District: Skyview Academy, Mapleton (Adams 1), Thornton Teacher(s): Catherine Brown Wilson, Deborah Engle Description: Benefit 150 11th-12th graders. Use classroom clicker tech and document cam's to improve student achievement and move students closer to grade level reading and writing.

View Details $4,920 for Laptop, LCD Projector, Camera, Wireless Tablets School District: Burlington Elementary School, St. Vrain, Longmont Teacher(s): Sarah Hightower Description: 25 5th-graders, plus 25 4th & 5th graders for after-school science. Purchase portable media cart w/ laptop, speakers, microphone, LCD projector, document camera, 5 wireless tablets.

View Details $4,900 for Smart Boards, Projectors School District: Blevins Jr. High School, Poudre, Ft. Collins Teacher(s): Mary-Pat Hulse Description: School: 575 students Grant benefits 6th-grade math and science students. 2 smart boards, 2 projectors.

View Details $4,900 for Digital Cameras, Projector School District: Mountain View Elementary School, Academy #20, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Barbara Voget Description: 4th-grade classrooms (120 students). Digital storytelling project with "Roaming the Rockies." Use digital cameras and incorporate photos into projects. Share via projector. Canon Power Shot, Digital Camera, Projector.

View Details $4,801 for Bilingual Software School District: Cheltenham Elementary School, Denver Public Schools, Denver Teacher(s): Rosario Sabatte, Linette Dorrance, Julia Thrift, Suzy Whitney, Amber Dryer, Laurie Herivel, Jessica Amstel Description: School serves 197 ECE, K, 1st graders. Bilingual Math & Reading Software to support early literacy development of ECE-1st graders.

View Details $4,754 for Reading Comprehension Kits, Clickers, Laptop School District: Watson Jr. High School, Widefield # 3, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Kathryn Finnigan Description: School: 427 students. Grant benefits 104 students who qualify for extra help in reading classes. Reading-comprehension strategy kits, reflection journals, clickers, laptop for better reading comprehension and individualized instruction.

View Details $4,546 for Laptop, Projector, CD Players School District: John Evans Middle School, Greeley Weld County #6, Greeley Teacher(s): Nancy Reid Description: School: 614 students. Purchase 1 laptop, 1 projector, 40 CD players with headsets to improve reading.

View Details $4,515 for Digital Storytelling headphones/microphones School District: Mountain Range High School, Adams 12, Westminster Teacher(s): Kelly Johnson, Sage Rebuehr, Amber Lytton, Cheryl DeRoia, Maribel Williams, Sara Williams, Tamara Ziolo Description: "Improving Writing and Self-Esteem With Digital Storytelling": Targets struggling readers/writers in 9th-10th grades (90 students). Create personal narrative in written and digital forms, use tech to create multi-media films, mix images, graphics, sounds and music for 3-5 minute story. Digital storytelling headphones/microphones, professional development.

View Details $4,300 for MacBook, Document Camera, Projector, iPods School District: Prairie Middle School, Cherry Creek Schools, Aurora Teacher(s): Ian LaFarge Description: School: 1,600 students, 15% ELA. Language Arts teacher, benefit 90 students. MacBook, document camera, projector, 10 iPod nanos, 10 iPod head sets. Download novels, stories, etc., to iPods for better comprehension. Encourage paperless classroom. Allow student access to teacher blog, Google Documents, wiki, MySpace and Facebook.

View Details $4,288 for Interactive Whiteboard, Wireless Handset School District: Gateway High School, Adams Arapahoe 28J, Aurora Teacher(s): Michael Corrado, Colleen Mainger Description: 10 classes of 9th-grade students (approximately 300) "Geography in the 21st Century": 2 geography CR's each receive interactive white board, wireless handset response system. Interactive expression and discussion in Geo classes.

View Details $4,205 for WiggleWorks, Document Camera, Projector School District: Howbert Elementary School, Colo Sprgs #11, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Nancy Tindell Description: Raise achievement in reading, writing and other areas. Grant benefits 29 District Early Childhood Program preschoolers (29); 2 kindergarten classes (50); 2 1st grades (50). Extend to 2nd and 3rd graders for total of 175 students. Reading WiggleWorks Pre-K-1 Kit, Document Camera, Projector

View Details $4,060 for Nspire Hand-Held Devices School District: Goddard Middle School, Littleton, Littleton Teacher(s): Elena Jones Description: Serve 60 accelerated 8th-grade students and 30 "extra math" 8th-grade students. "Nspiring Kids to New Heights in Math": Engage math students with 30 Texas Instruments TINspire hand-held devices. Nspire's display multiple representations of real life and algebraic relationships. Teachers create and place activities on devices; students then access activities and work through them. Nspire's display multiple high-res representations to help students understand relationships b/t equations, graphs and data. Ti_nspire hand held devices (math)

View Details $4,044 for Document Cameras, LCD's School District: Fireside Elementary, Boulder Valley, Louisville Teacher(s): Veronica Johnston, Amber Billington, Tom Lajeunesse, Jill Ritchie, Cathy Finleon Description: PK-5th school; 9 elem classes - 1st, 3rd, 4th. 3 document cameras, 3 LCD's Reach students in an instant - cross math, science, reading, other content

View Details $3,787 for Computers, Desks, Internet School District: Northeast Elementary School, Adams 27J/Brighton 27J, Brighton Teacher(s): Joyce Tombaugh Description: 2 computer centers: desk, bench, touch-screen monitor, speakers, headphone splitter, keyboard, mouse, Internet access. Preschooler's/early childhood development.

View Details $3,600 for Music Software, Music Production School District: Bristoll Elementary School, Colo Sprgs #11, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): John Hanson Description: School: Urban low-income Title I elementary w/ 275 students. Grant benefits string instruction program students (45-55 4th-5th graders). SmartMusic Software, Digital Recording Bundle, CD&DVD Production Runs

View Details $2,966 for CPS Set, Clickers, CPS Chalkboard School District: Mount Garfield Middle School, Mesa County Valley #51, Clifton Teacher(s): Amy Deschamp Description: Pad Infrared CPS Set, Cliskers, CPS Chalkboard

View Details $2,790 for ActivExpressions School District: Gust Elementary School, Denver Public Schools, Denver Teacher(s): Jessica Templeton Description: Purchase tools to use with smart board. Benefit 50-60 2nd and 3rd graders. Focus on math, science, social studies. ActivExpressions -- handheld devices for interactive learning, real-time assessment.

View Details $2,775 for Desktop Workstations School District: Mount View Youth Services Ctr., Jefferson County, Denver Teacher(s): William Fletcher Description: 6th-12th grades. Grant will serve 450+ students/year. 5 networked, desktop workstations to run Lexia and Reading Plus software programs to improve reading comprehension.

View Details $1,935 for Smart Board School District: Bacon Elementary School, Poudre, Ft. Collins Teacher(s): Janet Clark Description: Grant benefits 23 full-day kindergartners, some with Autism. Smart board w/ audio system.

View Details $1,785 for Digital Movie Cameras School District: Smoky Hill High School, Cherry Creek Schools, Aurora Teacher(s): Nick Droege, Marci Delimont, Colleen Appler Description: 280 high-school students. "Making iMovies in the Classroom": 7 digital movie cameras for "writing on film" course, as well as use in AP English Language, American Literature, Philosophy.

View Details $1,517 for Tablet Computers School District: Wheat Ridge Middle School, Jefferson County, Wheat Ridge Teacher(s): Karla Jones Description: 2 tablet computers w/ touch screen capabilities, 2 copies of "Faceland." Title One middle school, teach 8 7th- & 8th-grade students with severe cognitive & multiple disabilities. Faceland helps students w/ Autism & other disabilities to recognize facial expressions & emotions thru a game format.

2008 Grant Winners

The following grants were awarded in 2008:

View Details $9,282 for Smart Boards School District: Montezuma Cortez High School, Montezuma Cortez RE-1, Cortez Teacher(s): Doug Anderson Description: Math classes at the high school will now be outfitted with smart boards and associated software.

View Details $7,500 for iPods and MacBook School District: Dillon Valley Elementary, Summit School District, Dillon Teacher(s): Leslie Davison Description: The school's 75 first-graders will benefit from a new iPod learning lab and MacBook.

View Details $7,000 for iPods School District: Venetucci Elementary, Widefield District 3, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Vicki Moberly Description: This grant will go toward the purchase of iPod systems for use by second- and third-graders in two area schools.

View Details $6,908 for Mimios and Projectors School District: Mountain View Elementary, Academy 20 District, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Kelly Cavanaugh Description: Four teachers teamed to purchase Mimios and projectors for more than 100 fifth-graders at the school.

View Details $5,764 for LCD Projectors and Tablet PCs School District: Aragon Elementary, Fort Carson #8 District, Fountain Teacher(s): Mark Stahler Description: All 528 students at the school will benefit from the purchase of LCD projectors, tablet PCs and other hardware.

View Details $5,196 for LCD Projectors and Laptop School District: Running Creek Elementary, Elizabeth C-1 District, Elizabeth Teacher(s): Sandra Storch Description: Four teachers will share LCD projectors, document cameras and a laptop for 70 third-grade students.

View Details $5,048 for Darkroom and Camera School District: William Palmer High School, Colorado Springs #11 District, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Claudia Tucker Description: Two of William Palmer's teachers will create a darkroom at the school and outfit it with a new digital camera.

View Details $5,000 for Smart Boards School District: Prairie Winds Elementary, Lewis Palmer District 38, Monument Teacher(s): Debbie Ross Description: Five teachers teamed to purchase Smart Boards for five classrooms at the school.

View Details $5,000 for Thermal Cycler System School District: William Palmer High School, Colorado Springs #11 District, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Martha Alvarez Description: Biology students at William Palmer now have the opportunity to use a Thermal Cycler system for DNA extraction.

View Details $5,000 for Vernier Probeware School District: Woodland Park High School, Woodland Park RE-2 District, Woodland Park Teacher(s): Kenneth Boyer Description: This grant purchased Vernier Probeware.

View Details $4,917 for Reading Software School District: Beattie Elementary, Poudre School District, Fort Collins Teacher(s): Barbara Kelleher Description: Seven of the school's teachers teamed to benefit at-risk students with new reading software.

View Details $3,940 for Promethean Tablets and Video Camera School District: Gateway Elementary, Woodland Park RE-2 District, Woodland Park Teacher(s): Lisa Kitson Description: Five Gateway teachers teamed to propose Promethean tablets, a video camera and scanner to impact 100 of the school's second-, third- and fifth-graders.

View Details $3,802 for LCD Projector and Activboard School District: Pleasant View Middle School, Pueblo School District 70, Pueblo Teacher(s): Tiffany Glenn Description: The school will now be able to utilize an LCD projector and Activboard.

View Details $3,629 for Navigator System and Graphing Calculators School District: Mesa Ridge High School, Widefield District 3, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Krista Swope Description: High school math students will have the opportunity to make math magical with a navigator system and set of graphing calculators.

View Details $2,500 for Wacom Graphire Tablets School District: Columbine Elementary, Woodland Park RE-2, Woodland Park Teacher(s): Robin Collins Description: This grant will purchase Wacom Graphire tablets.

View Details $1,501 for Digital Camera School District: Highland Park Elementary, Pueblo 60, Pueblo Teacher(s): Marie Schwager Description: The elementary school will share a digital camera for activities across its 500 students.

2007 Grant Winners

The following grants were awarded in 2007:

View Details $9,140 for Graphing Calculators School District: Widefield School District 3, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Elaine Shea Description: Purchase graphing calculators for junior high math students.

View Details $8,290 for Graphing Calculators School District: Pueblo School District 70, Pueblo Teacher(s): Loretta Quigley Description: Purchase graphing calculators for high school math classes.

View Details $8,269 for Promethean Board, Cameras, Laptop, and Projector School District: Mesa County School District 51, Palisade Teacher(s): Kimberly Basham Description: Purchase a Promethean Board, student vote devices, document camera, digital camera, laptop and projector.

View Details $7,100 for Smart Boards, Laptop, and Projector School District: Montrose School District RE-1J, Montrose Teacher(s): Teresa Brown, Tami Gallegos Description: The language arts and math classes will benefit from the purchase of two Smart Boards, a laptop and a digital projector.

View Details $5,500 for Smart Board and Laptop School District: Pueblo City Schools, Pueblo Teacher(s): Sarah Genova-Weis Description: Purchase Smart Board and laptop for a language arts classroom.

View Details $5,000 for Clickers School District: Alamosa School District RE-11J, Alamosa Teacher(s): Shawn Cody, Andy Lavier Description: Purchase two sets of clickers for the social studies department.

View Details $5,000 for Digital Cameras School District: Colorado Springs School District 11, Colorado Springs Teacher(s): Phoebe Bailey, Lisa Joseph Description: Purchase digital cameras for students to use in creating a geometry portfolio.

View Details $5,000 for Computers, Projectors, and Cameras School District: Elbert School District C-1, Elizabeth Teacher(s): Erin Brown, Bernard Dillavou, Kerry Jiblits Description: Integrate technology applications throughout the school with the purchase of computers, LCD projectors and digital cameras.

View Details $4,989 for Video Production Team School District: St. Vrain Valley Schools, Longmont Teacher(s): Axel Reitzig, Marnie Steele, Steven Villareal Description: The digital media equipment purchased with this grant will be used to advance a variety of projects at the middle school, including the creation of a video production team and a World War II documentary.

View Details $4,970 for Projector, Computer, Smart Board, and Camera School District: Poudre School District R-1, Wellington Teacher(s): Jennifer Grace Description: Create a "smart classroom" for the school and equip it with a projector, computer, Smart Board and document camera.

View Details $4,896 for Math Software School District: Pueblo School District 70, Pueblo Teacher(s): Ruben Whitfield Description: Purchase the Star Math Renaissance Place and Accelerated Math Renaissance Place computer programs.

View Details $4,662 for Video Projectors and Electric Whiteboards School District: Mesa County School District 51, Palisade Teacher(s): Michele Gonzales Description: Bring overhead projectors, electronic whiteboards and digital video projectors into the language arts department.

View Details $4,574 for LCD Projectors School District: Mesa County School District 51, Palisade Teacher(s): Shahn Guffy, Marcia Hayter, Norm Lindauer, Gail Olson, Serenity Santistevan, Leslie Shaw Description: Purchase six LCD projectors to improve instruction and learning in all social studies classrooms at the school.

View Details $3,188 for Music Software School District: Pueblo School District 70, Pueblo Teacher(s): Kerry Sweet-Siep Description: Incorporate music software into the curriculum to aid in the musical development of band and choir students.

View Details $1,042 for LCD Projector School District: Mesa County School District 51, Palisade Teacher(s): Stephanie Rush Description: Purchase an LCD projector for the language arts class

View Details $1,042 for LCD Projector School District: Mesa County School District 51, Palisade Teacher(s): Cynthia Valdez Description: Purchase an LCD projector for the language arts class