2011 TechGrant Information and Application

							GRANT ALERT –
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OCTOBER 5, 2011
Visual Learning TechGrants – Eight Will Be Awarded

Call for proposals: For a limited time, Monarch Teaching Technologies, Inc. (MTT) will be accepting
proposals from qualified educational institutions to receive free annual subscriptions of its acclaimed
technology-based visual learning program, VizZle®.

Who qualifies? Open to any learning institution working with children who would benefit from visual
learning and language supports, including (but not limited to) students with autism, pervasive
developmental disorders (PDD) and Asperger’s syndrome.

What is included? The Visual Learning TechGrant includes access to VizZle® visual learning software for
use by teachers, students and parents for a full year. Each TechGrant provides access to VizZle® for up to
25 teachers, plus professional development and ongoing support, up to a $20,000 value! Eight TechGrants
will be awarded worldwide and across the United States.

Applications must be returned to MTT by Oct. 5, 2011. Simply complete the attached application and
return to techgrant@monarchtt.com. Winners will be announced at the 2011 Closing the Gap
conference on Oct. 14, 2011; winners will be notified directly. TechGrant award will be available for use
Nov. 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012.

How can I learn about VizZle? In order to help with your grant application, take a quick look at our 10-
minute program overview video at www.monarchtt.com. You may also enroll in “VizZle-U”, as our guest,
at www.learnvizzle.com.
About VizZle® Developed by the teachers and staff at the Monarch Center for Autism, VizZle is the fastest growing online
community for authoring visual learning and language supports; as well as the world's largest online library of interactive visual
learning supports in assorted formats – line drawings, pictures, photographs, and full video multimedia. Because it was
developed by teachers for teachers – VizZle is easy to use right from the start, and has embedded virtual professional
development with step by step videos. Teachers can share custom created lessons with other teachers as well as parents.
Finally, teachers can also track student progress against IEP goals as a formative assessment tool to make informed decisions.

About Monarch Teaching Technologies Based in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Monarch Teaching Technologies, Inc.
(www.monarchtt.com) is committed to providing technology-enhanced solutions that can provide effective, yet cost-efficient
support for children with special learning needs. After a four-year research and development collaboration with researchers from
Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School and the Monarch Center for Autism, funded in part by NIH grants, the
company introduced VizZle for the general market in 2009.

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Monarch Teaching Technologies, Inc.-
Makers of VizZle – visual learning software for autism and special needs
20600 Chagrin Blvd, Suite #703, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 44122
1-800-593-1934
www.monarchtt.com
VizZle Visual Learning TechGrant:
Return to techgrant@monarchtt.com by October 5, 2011
               School/District/Organization Name:

                                           Address:



                                           Website:

           Primary Contact Person’s Name/Role:

                           Primary Contact Phone:

                            Primary Contact eMail:

           Total # of students in this organization:

     Total # of students targeted in this program:

                      Briefly describe the targeted
                                student population:



               Total # of teachers in this program:

                      Briefly describe your current
                            instructional approach:



  What tools do you currently use to create visual
                               learning supports?

                             Total # of computers
                    accessible for use in this pilot:
   Have you reviewed and do you meet minimum            _____Yes
             hardware technical specifications at       _____ No
              http://www.monarchtt.com/training-
                    support/download-tech-specs/

             Total # of Interactive whiteboards
                     accessible in this program:
           Total # of mobile tablets (platform?)
                     accessible in this program:
  How many VizZle licenses are you requesting?
          How will the licenses be used?




Describe your home to school connection
                 plans for this program?




        What is the goal of this program?




            Briefly describe how will you
   measure the success of this program?




                      Return to techgrant@monarchtt.com by October 5, 2011