Best Buy Te@ch Program to Reward Schools for Use of Interactive Technology

"Best Buy and the Best Buy Children's Foundation are seeking applications from teachers for the second annual "te@ch" program. The program is designed to reward schools for successfully integrating interactive technology into classrooms.

The te@ch program will provide a $2,500 Best Buy Gift Card to schools in recognition of programs or projects that creatively integrate interactive technology into the curriculum. This year $3,000,000 will be awarded nationwide to 1,200 schools located within 25 miles of a Best Buy store.

K-12 public, private, and parochial schools that are within 25 miles of a Best Buy store are eligible for this program. (See the Best Buy Web site for the online store locator.) All applicant schools must be nonprofit. Applications must be completed by teachers who have been teaching at the school for a minimum of one full academic year.

Applications for te@ch can be found on the BestBuy Web site. Applications will be reviewed and selections made on a rolling basis (first received, first reviewed). Applications must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2004 to be considered for this round of te@ch awards."