Free and Inexpensive
Educational Resources
“The Computer as an
Educational Tool:
Productivity and Problem Solving”
©Richard C. Forcier and
Don E. Descy
What is available?
Posters
Grants
CD-ROMs
Books
Journals
Booklets
Videos
Computers
Ways to Learn About Resources
 Professional publications
 People in community/profession
 Email discussion groups
 Conferences/Trade shows
 Electronic newsletters
 Online searches
 Books
Ways to Acquire Resources
 Online forms
 Requests using email
 Phone calls
 Postcards
 Written requests
• Note: Many free resources require the
requests to be written on school stationery.
When to Acquire
Resources
 Acquire resources when you learn about
them
 Things to be aware of
• Time limits
• Limited Numbers
Resource Providers
 Government agencies
 Professional organizations
 Corporations
 Businesses
 Nonprofit organizations
 For-profit organizations
Government Agencies
 U.S. Department of Education
 NASA
 United Nations
 Other government agencies
Professional Organizations
 American Physical Society
 Society of Research Administrators
 Others
Corporations
 Intel
 Hershey Foods
 Dole
 Others
Businesses
 Businesses within a school’s community
 Tourism bureaus
 Others
Nonprofit Organizations
 Southern Poverty Law Center
 United Way
 Others
For-profit organizations
 Beef Council
 Pork Council
 Dairy Council
 Others
Things to Remember
 Many providers of free resources
 Many ways to learn about free resources
 Write requests using a win/win approach