Last fall I called my tech guru at work and asked him if he would support me writing a tech grant. I asked him how many iPads he thought I should ask for and to my surprise his answer was a class set! Really!?!? You think the foundation will support that? YES! Apparently, art teachers are making the best cases for why this technology needs to be in our curriculum and it worked! 10 iPads are scheduled to be in my classroom this coming fall!
Since the online community had given me the research I needed to write my grant, (and I won!) I think I should share my experience and add to the dialogue that us art teachers are creating a buzz about. So here it is.....