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We are donating $2 million worth of screen capture & recording software to Michigan K-12 schools in support of quality and continuity of learning.
As a Michigan-based software company, we want to help offset funding shortfalls as Michigan schools "Race to the Top" and achieve continuity of learning (PDF).
Be the first to take advantage of this corporate-funded grant and apply for donated multimedia content creation tools.
Get details on eligible products »
Who should apply?
- Any Michigan K-12 school
- Instructors, staff, departments,
schools, or districts
Your request can range from one license to a sitewide license across a school or district.
It's up to you to make a case for receiving the quantity you request. We're looking for a clear plan with credible goals for how the software will be used.
What are the deadlines?
A new application period begins each month. The grant program ends June 30, 2010, or when the $2 million grant pool is exhausted.
| Opens | Closes | |
|---|---|---|
| Second period | March 1 | March 31 |
| Third period | April 1 | April 30 |
| Fourth period | May 1 | May 31 |
| Fifth period | June 1 | June 30 |
We're seeing a strong response to the grant program and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Grant recipients will be notified within ten days of the close of each period.
Software available through grant program
Get a feel for each eligible product, plus ideas and real stories of how they're used in education. We hope the examples will provide inspiration for your grant application…and that your story will join them as you innovate with TechSmith tools!
Windows only
Mac OS onlyScreen recording software
Put video to work in your teaching! Demonstrate visual subjects. Give students a rewind button for class. Help them learn at their own pace…or catch up from an absence.
Camtasia software is smart, quick to learn, and feature rich! Record anything on your screen—before or during class. Edit and enhance with callouts and effects. Share HD-quality videos in all the formats students want.
It's your teaching…everywhere.
Using Camtasia in education
- Your teaching, multiplied
- Make a video for your students when you are absent
- Lincoln Middle Schools Students Use Technology to Help Each Other Succeed
* Comes with one year of free maintenance [?], which increases the value by another 50%.
Screen capture software
Take a "snapshot" of anything on your PC screen. Send it, store it, turn it into a detailed graphic, find it later. Snagit makes it easy.
Snag images from the web to illustrate a lesson or handout. Add arrows and effects to turn a simple screenshot into a powerful teaching aid. Capture and mark up students’ digital projects. Organize your online research.
Snagit is versatile, yet surprisingly simple! Maybe that's why millions of people worldwide love using Snagit, in a million different ways.
Using Snagit in education
- Create quick “how-to” guides for students and staff
- Snagit helps provide visual instructional materials
* Comes with one year of free maintenance [?], which increases the value by another 50%.
Content & media hosting service
Screencast.com is the place to share your high-quality videos, documents, presentations, and images—simply and professionally.
We never compress or alter your content...so what you upload is what viewers see. You can post content from Camtasia and Snagit with a click (or manually from others). And with four levels of privacy controls, you get to decide who sees what.
Using Screencast.com in education
* Maximum one account per application. Reverts to a free, limited account on 7/1/2011 unless you decide to assume payments at that time.
Have questions about the grant program?
Applicants please contact Dave McCollom, media contact Amy Hagerstrom.
TechSmith reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to accept or reject and applications. TechSmith decisions will be final in all matters relating to the TechSmith Michigan K-12 Grant Program. If the Grant Program is not capable of being administered as planned for any reason, TechSmith reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the TechSmith Michigan K-12 Grant Program.
