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A very useful tool that can provide some immediate relief for teachers and students struggling to create writing products.

A very useful tool that can provide some immediate relief for teachers and students struggling to create writing products.

Have you been looking for an easy way to have students put in their ideas and outlines into a visually appealing format? Text 2 Mind Map provides students with a visual representation of their brainstorming activity. This free, online, tool would be great for pre-writing activities, vocabulary instruction, foreign language acquisition, or whenever you introduce a new concept that revolves around a particular subject area.

Help your students improve their grammar and writing skills Create assignments and quizzes without doing any grading Target Common Core skills using your students' interests Provide students with unlimited help whenever they need it Track growth using our color-coded heat maps"

You may have gotten this information from your principal but I wanted to be sure you had it. This is a great opportunity to fund a project. They always look for unique, innovative projects. Things like I want 5 iPads for my school won't work. Has to be an amazing things you are going to do with those 5 iPads. * Have a great idea you want to try next year to impact students and teachers? * Will your idea need funding? * Need help in grant writing? Then consider applying for a Henrico Education Foundation grant! HEF's 2014-2015 grant application is now available at our newly designed web site. Navigate to http://henricofoundation.org/ then click on the "Grants" tab and you'll see a link to the current application. Note that a grant consult is required prior to applying; however, none will be available during the month of July so you will need to schedule yours now. They will come to you at your convenience and promise the time will be well spent! Go to this website and ask for a consult.