HALIFAX – Telus will award grants of up to $5,000 each to select teachers in 16 Nova Scotia schools for new technology for learning in their classrooms through the $75,000 Telus Technology for Teachers Fund.
The Telus Technology for Teachers Fund is part of the company’s national Phones for Good campaign. For every new smartphone purchased in Nova Scotia between February 7 and August 7, 2013, Telus gave $25 to this fund, to a maximum of $75,000.
After receiving more than 100 applications, the Telus Atlantic Canada Community Board involved members of the education sector in the selection process. The Board selected 16 teachers to receive grants of up to $5,000 to upgrade the technology in their classrooms which could tablets, SMART boards and learning software.
"The teachers who applied proposed some great uses for technology to improve the learning environment. We chose the applications that demonstrated the most innovative and effective uses for technology to help students learn," said Gen. (Ret.) Rick Hillier, chair of the Telus Atlantic Canada Community Board, in the news release. "In all cases, teachers intend to use technology to help students engage more deeply in their education."
