ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Studies have shown that the use of tablets in classrooms may help
students score better on math and literacy tests, with one group of
students testing 20 percent higher after using an Algebra app than their
peers who used a textbook.1 To help make tablets more
accessible for schools on a tight budget, 3M, the maker of 3M
Screen Protectors, is partnering with Digital
Wish, a non-profit organization that works to outfit classrooms with
the latest technology.
Through the 3M
Screens for Schools grants program, 3M Screen Protectors – with
the help of parents, teachers and school administrators – will donate up
to $25,0002 to Digital Wish. The funds will then be awarded
to one school so that it may equip its classrooms with new tablets and
accompanying 3M Screen Protectors.
To reach its goal of donating up to $25,000 to Digital Wish, 3M Screen
Protectors is encouraging parents to show their support for 3M Screens
for Schools at Facebook.com/3MScreens.
For every eligible person who shows his/her support, 3M will donate $1
to Digital Wish and an additional $1 for every person who shares the 3M
Screens for Schools message on Facebook3.
Parents, teachers and school administrators can also apply for the
chance to win up to $25,000 in new tablets for their local school at Facebook.com/3MScreens
by submitting an essay between 200 and 500 words explaining:
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Why does the school need the award for new tablets and how would the
new tablets change the school for the better?
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If awarded the new tablets, how would learning be enhanced for
students and teaching be enhanced for educators?
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What other creative fundraising, if any, has the school undertaken in
an effort to bring new technology into the classroom?
Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM EDT on September 12, 2012.
Only one
entry is permitted per person but multiple entries can be made on
behalf of one school. Teachers and school officials are also allowed to
enter on behalf of their school. The winning entry will be determined by
an independent panel of judges as appointed by Digital Wish. To learn
more about who is eligible to participate and to win the grand prize,
please review the complete set of contest rules, here.
“We know how difficult it can be for schools to be able to afford new
technology, which makes it even more important for that technology to
last as long as possible,” says Nicola Stevens, business manager, Mobile
Interactive Solutions Division. “We are excited to be partnering with
Digital Wish on this program to help teachers and students receive new
tablets to enhance the educational experience, and to be protecting them
with 3M Screen Protectors.”
According to Heather Chirtea, Executive Director of Digital Wish,
“tablets are the hottest technology in schools right now and we’re
really grateful to 3M Screen Protectors for the opportunity to grant a
school with new devices to help enhance the learning experience for its
students.”
For additional information on 3M Screen Protectors and the variety of
privacy and protection products offered – including new Natural
View Anti-Glare and Fingerprint
Fading Screen Protectors – visit www.3MScreens.com
and follow @3MScreens
on Twitter.
Twitter Cue:
Support @3MScreens
#Screens4Schools + enter to win $25K in tablets for ur school! http://on.fb.me/LTJPLM
#education #back2school
About 3M
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them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative
collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies
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1 Student Math Scores Jump 20 Percent with HMJ Algebra
Curriculum for Apple® iPad™: http://www.hmhco.com/content/student-math-scores-jump-20-percent-hmh-algebra-curriculum-apple-ipad-app-transforms-class
“iPads improves Kindergarteners literacy scores” http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/02/17/ipad-improves-kindergartners-literacy-scores/
2
Donation to Digital Wish and grant received by school will be based on
the total number of clicks of support and shares. 3M will make a minimum
donation of $15,000 and a maximum donation of $25,000 to Digital Wish.
3
Limited to one (1) click of support and one (1) share per eligible
participant.
