Dreams to LifeVan Meter National Honor Society & The King Dreamers

Dreams to Life Mission

“Our mission is to provide children with technology that can enhance their education

and life.”

NHS and The King Dreamers

Started mentoring the Dreamers last year

Meeting once a month

Plan activities to do, work with our technology and just hang out

Dreamers Project

(Dreamers Kickoff Party Video)

Dreamers Project

Visit to Van Meter (11/17/10)

The Dreamers’ excitement using our Mac Books

We think they deserve the opportunities that we have through technology

Inspiration

Dreamers Project

Purchase:

Two Apple desktop computers

Four Flip cameras

Two still cameras

iTouch

Why?

Technology has bettered our education at Van Meter

Believe that the items will help them in the same way

Our Plan

Canon PowerShot

Flip Camera

21” Desktop iMac

iTouch

Dreamers Project

Selling “Dreams to Life” t-shirts

RandomKid website

For donations to be given

Silent auction event

Auctioning off “theme baskets”

Asking businesses to donate items to be in baskets

Special presentations from The Dreamers

Raising Money

Dreamers Project

Selling small product (lanyard, keychain, flashdrive) on our RandomKid website

Van Meter carnival

Day for kids with games and activities

The Dreamers will be involved

Potential Fundraisers

Dreamers Project

Beginning of January: T-shirts ready to be distributed

Mid-January: Small products ready to be sold on RandomKid website

February: Silent auction event

March: Celebration with The Dreamers to present computers and Flip cameras

Timeline* Subject to change

How will this be sustainable?

Plan on having more events

Having two each year

Continue selling T-shirts and lanyards throughout the year

Brainstorm ideas for next years event

Plan on having two events next year

Fall, and Spring

Possibly getting more computers or items they need at the time

Dreamers Project

Sustainability

Benefits to The King Dreamers

Benefits to The King Dreamers

Ways to better present their knowledge (iMovie, Prezi, Keynote, Google apps and iWeb)

Go above and beyond with their education

Help to prepare The Dreamers with the technology skills they will need for their futures

Benefits to New Technology

Benefits to The King Dreamers

NHS will teach The Dreamers and teachers ways to use their new technology to better their education

We will teach them Digital Citizenship (internet safety, copyright, fair use)

During our meetings each month

Using New Technology For Education

Thank You

Contact Information

Dreams to Life websites

www.dreamstolifeiowa.com

Emails

shannon.miller@vmbulldogs.com

julia.albaugh@vmbulldogs.com

danielle.hubbard@vmbulldogs.com

andrew.flaherty@vmbulldogs.com