Turning Foundation's Community College Classroom Improvement Technology Grant

The Turning Foundation is accepting applications for the Fall 2012 Community College Classroom Improvement Technology Grant. The goal of this effort is to help instructors develop 21st century classrooms and improve student outcomes by providing effective, engaging technology from an industry-leading company.

There's more info at the online press release. Grant applications will be accepted from any community college setting in the USA. 

Deadline: December 14, 2012. For more information and a link to the application, please visit: www.turningtechnologies.com/CC-Grant.

Turning Technologies will provide grant winners with a 32-seat classroom response system complete with the following:

POLLING SOFTWARE: TurningPoint® offers advanced capabilities with the same user experience on Mac & PC. A simple interface provides for instant management of polling, content, participants, sessions and reports. Poll students directly from PowerPoint®, overtop any application and administer self-paced testing. TurningPoint is a versatile solution for assessment delivery and data collection in any environment.

RESPONSE SOLUTIONS: ResponseCard® NXT clickers provide self-paced test mode for individual assessment. Designed with an angled LCD screen, students have optimum views of answer submissions. In addition, 1 year ResponseWare® licenses will be awarded, giving students the option to respond from any mobile device in addition to clickers. ResponseWare is a web-enabled solution that turns any Internet-connected device into a mobile response solution.

IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT: A complimentary three part webinar training series will be made available to all grant winners. In addition, recipients will be invited to attend an informative best practice pedagogical webinar hosted by a Turning Technologies’ Distinguished Educator. Webinars will introduce unique uses to help enhance the user experience with response