How to Write a Grant for an Elmo Document Camera
A Elmo Document Camera can be described as a small camera linked to a LCD projector. The document camera allows a teacher to place various objects or paper under the camera and project its image onto a screen for the classroom to see. Many teachers find the elmo document camera to be a great resource tool for teaching children of all ages reading and writing skills.
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Instructions
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Introduction: Give a brief overview of your school and who is requesting the grant funding. Give the name, location, and size of the school. Define the requesting source, for example is the English department of the junior high requesting funds or is it the kindergarten of the south elementary school.
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Problem Statement: State the need that will be filled by using a elmo document camera. Give information on the beneficiaries and how important the need is. For example if the document camera is for a kindergarten class to help with reading, discuss how the camera will be a important tool in improving the learning process. Give supported statistics when available. Give information regarding ongoing use and other benefits the camera can have. Such as the document camera can be used by other classrooms when not in use and it can be used from year to year.
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Objectives: Define your goals. All goals must be measurable. Give short term and long term goals. Give expected outcomes and how those outcomes was determined, add documents with supporting data to appendix if possible. Show how you see the students evolving. How will they change? What impact will the elmo document camera have on their education?
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Methodology: Describe the program activities that will use the elmo document camera. Give the what, who, when and why. What activities will help get you to the goal of the project? Who will benefit from the purchase and use of the document camera? When will the activities take place? Why was this option chosen and what other options was looked at?
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Evaluation: Show grant funders how each goal will be evaluated. Meaning, how will you be able to show that the document camera has helped your classroom.
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Budget: Give exact information on the cost of the elmo document camera that you are wishing to purchase. Include price quotes and where the document camera will be bought. Give reasoning on the choose of that specific model. Most grants will only give a grant to cover the original purchase of the product, so it is important to disclose how the document camera's upkeep will be paid. Since the document camera also requires the use of a screen projector you will need to give information on where the funding for the projector is coming from and if the projector is already purchased.
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Appendix: A appendix is documents attached to the grant proposal to support your cause. Make sure to read invidual grant funders guidlines for special items that they want to see copies of. The basic appindex will include a copy of the schools tax exempt letter from the IRS, at least two cost estimates stating purchase price of the elmo document camera, research document supporting the use of the document camera in the classroom, and letter of support from the School Principle or Administration board. The appendix should be attached to the back of the grant proposal.
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Tips & Warnings
Any references used in the grant proposal should be cited, using MLA Format.
Contact the dealers of the elmo document camera to see if the school can qualify for a discounted price.
Research to support the need statement will highly pay off in the overall writing of the grant proposal.
Resources
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Will look into this at our school...
