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 January 5, 2000
(San Francisco, CA)
Inventor of the first personal computer, and founder of the first User Group, Steve
Wozniak, persents grant checks to User Groups
At The User Group Academy Awards ceremony held in San Francisco, CA, today, five
outstanding educational grant candidates received checks totaling $25,000.00 to launch
technology projects in their local K-12 public schools.
__ The grant checks were presented at the Apple User
Group Breakfast on behalf of the User Group Academy by quality education advocate
Steve Wozniak, inventor of the first desktop personal computer. Wozniak, co-founder
of Apple Computer, is an active promoter of educational programs, and has been called
the original computer club founder.
__ The UG Academy's "Technology In Our Schools"
Grants Program partners computer clubs (known as "user groups") with local
public schools to help "Teachers Teach Better". The Grant program challenged
computer user groups to submit their best ideas for projects that help their local
public school students and teachers through the use of computer technology.
"We are thrilled to have received so many top rate proposals, and to provide
the financial backing to make the top five projects come true," says Fred
Showker, executive awards coordinator for the Academy, "Helping teachers
integrate technology into their teaching activities will not only help them teach
more effectively, but will greatly help all the students they teach."
__ "Today is only the beginning," comments
Showker, "As we expand the grants program we will bring the unparalleled computer
know-how and skills of user groups to focus on improving our most important mission,
educating our youth for tomorrow."
__ The five top proposals as selected by the User Group
Academy:
Multimedia Mania: Project-Based Learning
The Huntsville Macintosh Users Group, Huntsville, Alabama, Marshall County School
System (The Huntsville Grant Proposal)
See the grant in action by visiting the Boaz Elementary
School
Individualized Education Program Database Project
The MacValley Users Group, Van Nuys, California, Los Angeles Unified School District.
(The Mac Valley Grant Proposal)
See the grant in action by visiting Kittridge Elementary
School
Connecting Teachers: Technology To Go!
The Maryland Apple Corps User Group, Baltimore Maryland, Baltimore County Public
School System, Dulaney High School. (The Maryland Grant Proposal)
See the grant in action by visiting Dulaney High School
Enhanced Theme-Based Curriculum Learning Centers in the Classroom
The Worcester Computer Society, Westboro, Massachusetts, Worcester County/North Brookfield
School District, North Brookfiled Elementary School. (see
detail)
Collage: Literary & Visual Arts Publication
The Shenandoah Macintosh User Group, Harrisonburg Virginia, Fort Defiance High School,
Augusta County Virginia. (see detail)
The Academy will follow progress of these projects throughout 2000 and immediately
begin preparations for next's program: "Technology In Our Schools".
__ The UG Academy also challenges the computer industry
to help. "We've opened the door," Showker addresses the industry. "It
would be super to see concerned members of the computer industry bring their considerable
resources to assist with these grants, and help increase the number of communities
touched by the program." The User Group Academy will act as conduit to administrate
and promote the grants through a community of nearly 4,000 local computer clubs representing
more than a million members in the United States.
About The UG Academy
The User Group Academy was founded in 1995 as a nonprofit educational organization
to provide information and help for computer clubs. The Academy's primary focus has
been The UG Academy Awards, which have become the leading creative honors program
for nonprofit computer clubs and user groups. The ideals of a User Group awards and
grants program began in 1990 as the "The Johnny Appleseed Awards" and was
carried on in 1995 as the UG Academy Awards. Nominees and winners are chosen by The
User Group Academy and the User Group community at large to recognize excellence
in community service by local computer clubs.
Contact:
Fred Showker, Executive Grants Coordinator -- Fred Showker
Dan Sailers, Executive Academy Chairman -- DSailers@UGAcademy.org
Grants Index _/_ About the Grants _/_ User Group Academy Index
See: Main Grants Release
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Use: http://www.user-groups.net/UGAcademy/Grants/release.html )
Watch for further coverage, with photographs
The User Group Academy is a Partner Organization with
The Association of Macintosh Computer User Groups
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