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**Final Project**
For your final project, I would like all of you to think about how you would implement technology into your classroom or place of work. You will need to think about purchasing of hardware, software, evaluating the project, and support of the project after funding would end after one year. Your final assignment consists of two parts:

Part 1
The first part of the assignment is to download and review the application for [|Grants to Teachers from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.] This part of the assignment simply requires you to examine the criteria of the grant with a great deal of scrutiny. When applying for grants, one of the most crucial mistakes is not following the criteria...so read the requirements carefully and follow the rubric that the Jennings Foundation presents to you.
 * You will complete this grant at the first part of your assignment. The only portion you do not need to complete is the Superintendent's signature (as this is only an assignment, you will not be submitting the grant for this class).**

Part 2
The second part of your final assignment is to create a presentation that sells your grant application. Think of this as a commercial that you would use to sell your grant idea to the Jennings Board. Your presentation could be a PowerPoint Presentation, two-minute movie, podcast, or any other creative way you can think of to promote your idea, but regardless of the format, the rubric should be followed. The criteria for this presentation should simply follow the outline for set forth by the grant application.

We always have a great number of questions regarding this assignment. Email me your questions early (by the end of this week, Thanksgiving week) so you can clear up any fuzzy areas and get started, as the I expect a high-quality presentation for this final assignment.


 * Your final project must be uploaded to Springboard by NO LATER than Saturday, May 1 at Midnight as I must submit score them all and submit your scores by Tuesday, May 4.

Please be sure to simply follow the rubric below to guide your presentation.**

There are two drop-boxes in Springboard already setup. "Grant" is where you submit your grant application, and "Presentation" is where you submit Part 2 of your assignment, the presentation.

Your score on this presentation will be based on the following rubric: [|FinalRubric.pdf]