Granted!

Would love to, but how?!
I know sometimes that may be the thought that runs through our minds when we learn about cool technologies or integration ideas...Will my students be able to do it? Do I have the necessary time to carry this out? Does my school even have the technology (and enough of it!) that I need to do this? Well, I know I've struggled with these issues before and have even witnessed resistance among colleagues' willingness to integrate technology for these reasons. I would love to be able to find more time in my schedule. Fifth grade is pretty bogged down with SOLs to adhere to, among other county objectives to meet, and so my best bet is overlapping to find the time.

Need technology!
I have not found any other solutions for adding time into the day, and would love to hear how you get around the time issue. However, I am ecstatic that with the help of an administrative intern at my school, written a grant to get Tom Snyder's Decisions, Decisions software (which I wanted since I learned about it in grad school last year) and just found out yesterday that we got it! I love choose-your-own adventures and simulations/games really peaked my interest--especially after the Spring '08 semester. Kids seem to learn so much from them, so what better way to beef up my Social Studies curriculum than with Decisions, Decisions?! After a little research I realized it was out of my budget to purchase it myself, so grant money through Fairfax County was the solution and my school will be getting $500 very soon for this!

What Can I do?!
If you're like me, you may be lost at where to start. Here's a site I came across if you're looking for grants you can apply to or just simply information about how to write a grant:
http://www.technologygrantnews.com/grant-money-index-type.html
With this first experience writing a grant and actually getting it, I am motivated to see what other money is out there for these great technologies I've learned about.