Tech Director Chat

In this week's episode, Ben and Pete talk a bit about the money behind technology purchases. While it's no secret that many school districts make technology purchases a regular piece of large bond projects now, often those dollars go to larger systemic technology. Interactive projects, voice enhancement, and other technology needed for security purposes are top items. However, some of the more essential technology to teaching often doesn't always make the cut. We talk about a few grant opportunities for those in our district and everyone in general, as there are always grants available for pilot and classroom projects. We address the internet outage that occured in two of our buildings before Thanksgiving, and Pete tricks Ben into reading a question that Pete submitted!Grant resources mentioned in the podcast:MPEF Brainstrong - For Mattawan Teachers onlyMeemic Grants - For Educators in MichiganBest Buy Community GrantsState Farm Good Neighboor GrantsTimestamps for this week's questions:1:18 What if education