2. By: Carla Gregory Summer 2009

3. Gathering Information Sources used to gather information: In class discussions Galileo World Wide Web Wikis List Serves Email

4. What should a successful media center look like? Flexible Schedule Collaboration with teachers Hours of Operation (longer than school day) Enough staff Enthusiastic Media Specialist New books and materials Students first Teaching based on standards Certified media specialist Why is this important?

5. Advocacy Ways to advocate: Provide research that shows how your program increases student achievement Provide research that shows how up-to-date materials (technology and books) bring about higher test scores Provide research that shows how important information literacy skills are Provide research that shows collaboration with teachers leads to better lessons Why is this important?

6. Funding In my research, I found many resources related to funding. This included how to write successful grants, available grants, free resources, and fundraising opportunities. This was the main focus of my research.

7. Free Sources Links to free internet research resources http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Online/onlindex.htm http://lii.org/ http://www.virtuallrc.com/ http://www.mmischools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleI D=11534 http://www.mmischools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleI D=11534 Links to free sources (videos, games, lesson plans, etc) http://free.ed.gov/ http://www.kidsreads.com/ http://www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx http://bensguide.gpo.gov/subject.html http://www.kidsknowit.com/ http://classtools.net/

8. Grant Writing Five Strategies for writing successful grants http://will2change.pbworks.com/Five-Strategies-for-Writing-Successful-Grants 1. Start with a budget in mind 2. Use what you know 3. Follow the rules for the grant you choose 4. Don’t be afraid to shine 5. Follow-Up

9. Grants There are an abundance of grants available to teachers and media specialists. Many of these can be found in the module folders. However, I have listed a few here as well. http://www.renlearn.com/fundingcenter/grantsearch / http://www.renlearn.com/fundingcenter/grantsearch / This site allows you to search for grants based on the criteria you enter. http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relations/teach_awards.htm Best Buy offers grants to teachers for technology http://www.neafoundation.org/grants.htm NEA grants provide many different grant oppportunities

10. Module Folders Along with this PowerPoint, I have included my module folders. The folders contain websites and articles to help anyone interested in learning about ways to save, how to write grants, and grants that are available. They are intended for use by teachers, principals, and media specialists to help them achieve their goals. These are posted online to benefit all interested.

11. Organization of Folders I. Folder One: Advocacy for funding media centers Folder One: Advocacy for funding media centers Contains articles about advocacy II. Folder Two: Funding Folder Two: Funding Contains information on grants and grant writing, fundraising, and ways to save money III. Folder Three: Free Materials Folder Three: Free Materials Contains information about free reference resources available You can also find this PowerPoint at http://stu.westga.edu/~cgregor1/fundingmodule/7485_fundingproject_CDG.ppt http://stu.westga.edu/~cgregor1/fundingmodule/7485_fundingproject_CDG.ppt The files can be found by going to http://stu.westga.edu/~cgregor1/fundingmodulehttp://stu.westga.edu/~cgregor1/fundingmodule Please feel free to send questions or comments to carladgregory@gmail.com