I think what is beneficial about these grants and contests is the idea that - even if, ho-hum, you don't "win the stuff" - you still get access to great teacher ideas and teacher conversations via these forums. I looked at the lesson plans from the winners for the recent lesson plan contest (wish I would have known about THAT contest) and I'm going to use one of the winning lessons this year to supplement our Holocaust Lit Circles unit. I'm pumped (thank you, Amy Sokoloski of Davidson Middle School). . . we have just one camera and projector available for check-out and I'm going to get "dibs" on the thing right away to ensure I can use it more often. Our PTO paid for the combination since the district hasn't yet justified cameras as a technology expenditure. I'm sure the more administrators we can get to view these tools in action, the more likely we'll be to have them placed in ALL classrooms. It's like having access to an "in-the-moment-info-mercial" because kids act like they're on TV when they use them. I hope these teacher conversations continue... I have a really cool "Thinkmark" I created for active reading (I teach middle school) and as graphic organizers they are a blast to use with the doc.cam during silent reading, read aloud, and lit circles. Our Science department adopted them and they use them for their area now. I would be glad to make them available to interested people to use WHEN you get your doc.cam!