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America Online Press release on Foundation Grant awards..
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Subject: AOL Foundation Awards First Grants
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 16:33:55 EDT
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Hello everyone!

Wanted to make sure you received a copy of the press release announcing th=
e
Foundation first Interactive Education Initiative grant recipients.  A wor=
ld
of thanks (again) to each of you for your guidance and support of this
exciting initiative.  We look forward to expanding upon it during the year
ahead!

Jill

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Jill Stephens
America Online
703-265-1181
www.aolfoundation.org


AOL FOUNDATION AWARDS FIRST GRANTS UNDER PROGRAM USING THE ONLINE MEDIUM T=
O
BENEFIT NATION=92S CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES

54 Interactive Education Initiative Grant Recipients Recognized for
Innovative Uses of Interactive Technology in Education


DULLES, Virginia, September 14, 1998 =96 The AOL Foundation, America Onlin=
e=92s
philanthropic organization, today announced that 54 teams of educators
throughout the country will receive grants of up to $7,500 each during the
coming school year under the Interactive Education Initiative (IEI), a new
grant program designed to encourage innovative use of technology in K-12
learning environments.

Grant recipients also will receive technical assistance and free AOL accou=
nts
from the Foundation.  Additionally, the Foundation will create an online
network to enable grant recipients to share information on their projects,
seek technical or curricular assistance and gain access to teacher- and
parent-friendly resources on the Web.

The long-term goals of this initiative are to support interactive learning
models that can be replicated by other schools and communities, and to pro=
duce
an ever-expanding network of educators and others dedicated to promoting
effective uses of interactive technology.

"The Interactive Education Initiative provides seed money for educational
innovation," said Jim Kimsey, chairman of the AOL Foundation.  "Tremendous
resources have been spent to get interactive technology into schools, but
there is still much to be done in exploring how to use this technology mos=
t
effectively to enhance student learning.  Today, with the announcement of
these 54 grants, the AOL Foundation starts to turn creative ideas into rea=
lity
=96 providing resources for teachers, administrators, parents, community l=
eaders
and others who want to develop hands-on educational models that put
interactive technology to work for K-12 students."

Teams in 44 states submitted more than 600 grant proposals for the 1998-19=
99
school year.  Grants were awarded in 23 states to large metropolitan areas
such as San Francisco and Philadelphia and small, rural communities such a=
s
Fort Valley, Georgia and Walters, Oklahoma.  Winning proposals will explor=
e
innovative uses of technology in the classroom, including:
-more-

AOL Foundation Announces IEI Grants Page Two

=A7 Creating an online multilingual library with books authored by childre=
n
around the world;
=A7 Pairing teens with senior citizens to develop a Web site focusing on t=
he
long term impact of life choices made during adolescence;
=A7 Creating a permanent record of a community=92s experience with the Civ=
il
Rights Movement that will be linked to a school Web site; and
=A7 Pairing at-risk students with university faculty and students to resea=
rch
and construct projects featured in an online science fair.

Other winning proposals feature ideas such as: teaching children about foo=
d
and hunger issues around the world by using technology to gather data and
conduct research, and using the Internet to improve students=92 understand=
ing of
a watershed project in an effort to foster responsible environmental behav=
ior.

Nearly 100 AOL employee volunteers assisted in the first stage of the prop=
osal
review process.  A panel comprised of AOL Foundation Board members and out=
side
experts with a national perspective on innovation in technology and educat=
ion
made the final selection.  Criteria included the project=92s potential imp=
act on
classroom curriculum and instruction techniques, the level of innovation, =
the
project=92s ability to reach economically disadvantaged children and
communities, and the potential to be a model for other schools and communi=
ties
to adapt.

The AOL Foundation, founded by America Online in 1997, seeks to improve th=
e
lives of families and children and empower disadvantaged communities throu=
gh
technology.  The Interactive Education Initiative is the AOL Foundation=92=
s
first major grant initiative.  Another chief Foundation effort is the Civi=
c
Involvement Initiative, which strengthens communities by supporting the
volunteer efforts of AOL employees.  For more information on the AOL
Foundation, visit www.aolfoundation.org on America Online, use keyword: AO=
L
FOUNDATION.

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