Many of you know my passion in grant writing. I stumbled across this one last week. EASY,EASY,EASY! It is located at this site
My Hometown Helper.
FAQS:
Deadline: each month by the last day of the month, through May 31, 2007. General Mills Sales, Inc. and Hamburger Helper are offering grants of up to $15,000 each month from September 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007. All requests for funding must be sponsored by a municipal or civic organization such as a public library or school.When evaluating requests, the review committee will favor organizations the meet the following criteria:
Demonstrate a need in a community;
Illustrate a helpful, creative or innovative concept that meets this need;
Clearly identify change/s that can be made as a result of receiving the award. The online application consists of a 250 word description of the grant project. Applicants can request a one time award for a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $15,000 during any single month. One example grant project on website is for computers for a library or school.To apply, visit http://myhometownhelper.com.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
How to Blog
I have created a weblink with directions for blogging for visitors that are new to blogging. It can be found at this site: How to Blog if you are not a Blogger
In surveying my teachers and students, I found that most just did not understand what to do in the blog, though they enjoyed reading it. So I returned to my desk and created poster-sized directions for them to hang above their classroom computers. I am hoping more will now begin to post. After further thought, I decided to make the directions available via our school website. That way anyone who is cruising through our school's website and wants to post a response, but is new to blogging can click on the links for directions. Then, after further thought, I decided to add the link of directions to the links on the blogger sites. So now it is permanently a part of the blogs themselves. I knew that one day my html coursework would come in handy. Up until now, I've only used it occasionally. If you would like a copy of this, you can visit the link from above to see what step-by step directions I made, and even download the "poster" which is really just a Powerpoint printed out and taped together. NOTE however that these directions are specific to "blogspot" sponsored blogging sites, and are geared for "non-members" for the most part. Other blogging programs will behave similarly, but there will be slight nuances to how they work. Feel free to use this, modifying it to suit your school and educational community's needs, if you so desire.
Cathy
In surveying my teachers and students, I found that most just did not understand what to do in the blog, though they enjoyed reading it. So I returned to my desk and created poster-sized directions for them to hang above their classroom computers. I am hoping more will now begin to post. After further thought, I decided to make the directions available via our school website. That way anyone who is cruising through our school's website and wants to post a response, but is new to blogging can click on the links for directions. Then, after further thought, I decided to add the link of directions to the links on the blogger sites. So now it is permanently a part of the blogs themselves. I knew that one day my html coursework would come in handy. Up until now, I've only used it occasionally. If you would like a copy of this, you can visit the link from above to see what step-by step directions I made, and even download the "poster" which is really just a Powerpoint printed out and taped together. NOTE however that these directions are specific to "blogspot" sponsored blogging sites, and are geared for "non-members" for the most part. Other blogging programs will behave similarly, but there will be slight nuances to how they work. Feel free to use this, modifying it to suit your school and educational community's needs, if you so desire.
Cathy
Monday, September 25, 2006
I learned something new today
Sorry I had to skip out today. I am teaching a small group of kids afterschool about digital photography, and it starts right at 2:30, so I left right at 2:00. I didn't park as Julia advised, and it took some minor pleading with a few parents to let me out of the parking lot. I got back to school JUST in time. Our photography group has a blog, and you can see it at http://nsesphoto.blogspot.com/ Hopefully there will be some links to the students' work soon. Oh--and their parents too...the K-2nd grade participants had to have a parent or older "buddy" to help them. (We only have two 1st graders, and their Moms are more than delighted to be involved and learning too.)
I have some limited experience with blogging. I do consider myself still a beginner. Today Meredith made me aware of referencing images to online sources or databanks. Up until now, I have just used ones on my hardrive. It is true that storing the images online allows for a picture to never "disappear" and so I am investigating these storage sites. I do have a Flickr account, but I am very interested in looking into photobucket and even bubbleshare.
I am glad I did not skip this meeting, because it seems Meredith and others are helping us cast a vision for our roles in the district. I keep coming back to a phrase I have heard repeatedly over the past year...If it is to be, it's up to me. I am purposefully expanding my comfort zone, and initially I was confused and uncomfortable with blogging. But that was true about many areas. Do any of you remember all my rants about Follett when I first
began using it? Isn't it great that I can reflect on that and laugh at myself?
Wait until you try to edit that template for links!! Hope you remember some of that html you may have had one time. But really, it's not that bad. Anyway, it was fun to see everyone, and I just want to let you know that I'll be glad to help anyone who is struggling to understand. I am by far no expert, but I do feel "somewhat" equipped to give a helping hand.
Cathy Nelson
Northside
I have some limited experience with blogging. I do consider myself still a beginner. Today Meredith made me aware of referencing images to online sources or databanks. Up until now, I have just used ones on my hardrive. It is true that storing the images online allows for a picture to never "disappear" and so I am investigating these storage sites. I do have a Flickr account, but I am very interested in looking into photobucket and even bubbleshare.
I am glad I did not skip this meeting, because it seems Meredith and others are helping us cast a vision for our roles in the district. I keep coming back to a phrase I have heard repeatedly over the past year...If it is to be, it's up to me. I am purposefully expanding my comfort zone, and initially I was confused and uncomfortable with blogging. But that was true about many areas. Do any of you remember all my rants about Follett when I first
began using it? Isn't it great that I can reflect on that and laugh at myself?Wait until you try to edit that template for links!! Hope you remember some of that html you may have had one time. But really, it's not that bad. Anyway, it was fun to see everyone, and I just want to let you know that I'll be glad to help anyone who is struggling to understand. I am by far no expert, but I do feel "somewhat" equipped to give a helping hand.
Cathy Nelson
Northside
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