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Late Breaks - Microsoft Corp.

  • 10/01/99

Microsoft Corp. is inviting technology teachers in high schools, middle schools and secondary vocational and technical schools to apply for its 2000 Curriculum Grant Program. In its third year, the Curriculum Grant Program provides software that enables teachers to create leading-edge curriculum. The two-year grants provide teachers with licenses for Visual Development tools and Microsoft operating systems in return for sharing classroom lesson plans, resources and activities with other educators via the MainFunction Web site at www.mainfunction.com. The entry period for the grant is November 1 through December 30. For more information and applications, visit the MainFunction Web site today.

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