It’s no secret that getting education technology into your classroom isn’t always in the budget. We thought it would be helpful to post some links we found that may help educators receive grants or other funding to assist in getting Qwizdom, or other education technologies,  in their classrooms!
Donorschoose.com
This is an easy and popular way for teachers [...]

Dorie Glynn, a 2nd grade bi-lingual Math and Science teacher from Cypress, Texas, won Qwizdom’s largest tweetaway to date during ISTE 2010. This promotion “tweeted away” over $4,000 in education technology prizes including a complete classroom suite of Qwizdom products. Dorie was the first educator to correctly answer the tweetaway trivia question, “What are [...]

Xavier Estacio is delighted that he won the Grand Prize during Qwizdom’s Tweet-away contest. “I’ve wanted a Qwizdom system for a couple years!” exclaimed Xavier. He won a complete Q2 Student Response System, a Q7 Presenter Tablet, Connect software, and WizTeach Tools.
Two years ago Xavier attended a “Teach the Teachers” collaborative science and technology training [...]

Qwizdom to tweetaway over $2700 in education technology over the following 5 weeks
May 10, 2010 – (PUYALLUP, WA)– Beginning today, May 10, through June 11, Qwizdom will be giving away over $2700 in interactive learning systems, curriculum and software across the nation through a Twitter Promotion, or “Tweetaway.” The company says it hopes to see [...]

“Awesome! I love Qwizdom!”
This was Barbie Buckner’s reaction when she found out she won a Q7 Presenter Tablet.  Barbie Buckner is a high school science teacher at Bradley Central High School. “My goal is to have a Qwizdom infused school.  I would love for every teacher at my school to have access to Qwizdom to [...]

By JAIMEE LYNN FLETCHER
LOS ALAMITOS–Oak Middle School has seen a significant jump in its state test scores since the introduction of a new learning technology that forces students to participate in classroom lessons and helps teachers better tailor their lectures, officials said.
Social Studies teacher Todd Schmidt acted as the guinea pig for the Los Alamitos [...]

By David Nagel
Ed tech developer Qwizdom has started shipping a new wireless student response system, one that offers a 2.3-inch (diagonal) LCD screen and cell phone-style keypad for student interaction and formative testing on the fly.
The system, the Q6, is the latest in Qwizdom’s line of student response technologies, which also includes the entry-level Q2 and midrange Q4 [...]

3:37 P.M. — Students and staff at Gulf Elementary will be showing off their technology skills Friday in front of Lee County School Board members and other members of the community.
The school is hosting its second Technology Integration Experience Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.
In order to efficiently utilize the technology funds provided [...]

Story & Photos by Michael Brunk
As data is displayed on a wall screen via a digital projector, participants sitting at tables provide input using wireless, hand-held devices. Nearby are racks of net books, available for projects or research. The leader is using a wireless pad to control the flow of information appearing on the screen.
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Ken Royal (www.twitter.com/kenroyal) gives the Q7 tablet a pretty thorough test drive in this video review, posted today at www.scholastic.com.