Free and Inexpensive Educational Resources “The Computer as an Educational Tool: Productivity and Problem Solving” ©Richard C. Forcier and Don E. Descy

What is available? b Posters b CD-ROMs b Journals b Videos b Grants b Books b Booklets b Computers

Ways to Learn About Resources b Professional publications b People in community/profession b discussion groups b Conferences/Trade shows b Electronic newsletters b Online searches b Books

Ways to Acquire Resources b Online forms b Requests using b Phone calls b Postcards b Written requests Note: Many free resources require the requests to be written on school stationery.Note: Many free resources require the requests to be written on school stationery.

When to Acquire Resources b Acquire resources when you learn about them b Things to be aware of Time limitsTime limits Limited NumbersLimited Numbers

Resource Providers b Government agencies b Professional organizations b Corporations b Businesses b Nonprofit organizations b For-profit organizations

Government Agencies b U.S. Department of Education b NASA b United Nations b Other government agencies

Professional Organizations b American Physical Society b Society of Research Administrators b Others

Corporations b Intel b Hershey Foods b Dole b Others

Businesses b Businesses within a school’s community b Tourism bureaus b Others

Nonprofit Organizations b Southern Poverty Law Center b United Way b Others

For-profit organizations b Beef Council b Pork Council b Dairy Council b Others

Things to Remember b Many providers of free resources b Many ways to learn about free resources b Write requests using a win/win approach