NASNTI Mini Grants
NASNTI Technology Fund
**August 31 is the deadline for proposals**
The NASNTI Technology Fund is a special funding opportunity. It was established to support proposals to use technology-enhanced instruction.
NASNTI Technology Fund mini-grants are offered to USAO faculty. The total funding available for NASNTI Year 1 Technology Fund mini-grants is $15,000 for up to 10 USAO faculty members. Eligibility: Mini-grants are on a competitive basis with priority given to those programs demonstrating implementation and the impact the use of technology provides in the classroom.
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Mini-Grant Application Timeline
There will be one application cycle throughout the year.
Cycle 1:
* Applications will be due August 31, 2017.
* Recipients will be notified by September 29, 2017.
* Reports will be due by June 30, 2018.
Application Guidelines:
* Mini-grant applications must be completed and submitted via email to Scott Haselwood.
* Those projects selected for mini-grants will receive their funding by September 30, 2017.
* Payments cannot be made to individuals or to other organizations neither as a stipend or compensation.
Selection Criteria:
All applications must have a technology-enhanced learning focus. The following areas will disqualify:
* Applicant failing to follow directions
* Applications submitted after the deadline
All applications meeting guidelines will be evaluated by a panel of judges. Each evaluator will be asked to score the applications according to the following criteria:
Creativity- (out of 25)
Feasibility- (out of 25)
Significance- (out of 25)
Action Plan- (out of 25)
Total- (out of 100 points)
Ideas To Get You Thinking
Tablets: Using tablets and several of the free apps available, your students can create what they are learning and share them with each other and with the instructor.
Example: the lesson objective centers on the discussion about important philosophers and the contribution those thinkers made. Students can use the iPad mini to create an infographic of the different philosophers and how each person made unique contributions. Then students can tie this back to the discussion going on in class.
Example: In a review of events that lead up to a particular and important world event in history class, have all of your students engage in the lesson by using the free app Nearpod. Share your powerpoint slides, have students interact and respond to what they are seeing and what you are saying, see how each student is learning.
Example: You have a lesson created in OneNote and want share a lesson with students. Students complete the lesson, you can provide feedback. No paper is wasted, and the instructor can easily see each step the student is taking. OneNote is already available to all students and faculty members through Microsoft365.
Websites: Some sites have great free stuff, but to be beneficial in the course, the upgrade needs to be purchased.
Example: Teaching a science class, you have some fundamental questions that need to be considered for the lesson. You can embed a Poll Everywhere question right into your powerpoint, and students can use their connected devices to answer those questions immediately.
Example: You have a lesson that you know will give students several different challenging things to consider. Try using TodaysMeet for educators. Students can share questions through a “classroom” that is closed to the public. You can see those questions as they come, then save a PDF of the conversation.
