Description: This grant is for a free, one-year (school year 2008/2009), site license (value $599) providing unlimited access to all 35 (soon to be 45) Sylvan Dell eBooks, featuring flipviewer technology with selectable English and Spanish text and audio. The license can be used on all school computers and may be placed on secure school websites, enabling students and their families to login and have access from their homes.

Eligibility: Grants will be awarded to one elementary school per district and are open to every district in the United States. To facilitate submission, individual schools may submit the grant application directly. Should more than one school from a single district apply, we will ask the district contact to make the selection. For our Private School friends not under district supervision, we will award 1250 total licenses based on a prorated share of Private Schools by State.

Research Feedback: We want this to be win-win for everyone involved, and in an effort to improve the process and capture lessons learned, we would appreciate feedback. We ask that, after schools have had a chance to use and assess the license, the following information be e-mailed to Grant Coordinator:

• A few examples of how the eBooks and online educational material are being used
• If used from home through the school's secure website, any comments on how that process worked and any feedback from students / parents.
• We would appreciate hearing any recommendations regarding technology, content and/or process.
• We don't want the feedback constrained by questionnaire and ask that you tell us anything else that you think we need to know.

Computer/IT Requirements: All that is needed is broadband internet access. The eBooks will display with Windows or Mac operating systems and do not require special software, plug-ins or eBook reading devices.

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