Time is Money; Streamline your Grant Writing Efficiency With Technology. Dr. Vicki D. Bealman AGWA Virginia State Chairperson October 23, 2013

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1 Time is Money; Streamline your Grant Writing Efficiency With Technology Dr. Vicki D. Bealman AGWA Virginia State Chairperson October 23, 2013

2 INTRODUCTION There are numerous technology services available to make Grant Writing more efficient and effective. Never before has so much written information been distributed. Publishers dispense books into the market every year, and Grant Proposals are written every day. A massive volume of writing is accessed by hundreds of millions of people on the Internet. This session will discuss and demonstrate numerous technologies available to organize your writing and produce a professionally written proposal, grant application, essay, research project, or article. The tools, when used effectively, will make your writing professional, correctly formatted, effective, efficient, and maximize your time. Being organized with all tools available decreases time spent and increases the quality of limited time available.

This session will discuss and demonstrate numerous technologies available to organize your writing and produce a professionally written proposal, grant application, essay, research project, or

3 TOOLS/RESOURCES PERRLA DropBox Mendely MindMap Open-Sankoré SurveyMonkey EchoSign

4 PERRLA Description: 100% APA (6th and 5th Editions) and MLA compliant so you can relax and focus on your "writing", not formatting. PERRLA automatically integrates with Microsoft Word and walks you through, step-by-step, a correctly formatted APA paper. PERRLA does the work for you: Create an APA title page and abstract Set proper headings, margins, line spacing, etc. Format 200+ different APA reference types Properly cite a reference, format a reference list and build a reference database The Reference Wizard asks you for each piece of required information and properly formats the in-text citation. PLUS it automatically adds the reference to your reference page. All references are saved to a database for future use.

PERRLA does the work for you: Create an APA title page and abstract Set proper headings, margins, line spacing, etc.

5 DROPBOX FREE service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never yourself a file again! Any file you save to your Dropbox is accessible from all your computers, iphone, ipad and even the Dropbox website! Never lose a file or document again!!

Any file you save to your Dropbox is accessible from all your computers,

6 MENDELY Mendeley is a free reference manager and social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research. Automatically generate bibliographies Collaborate easily with other researchers online Easily import papers from other research software Find relevant papers based on what youre reading Access your papers from anywhere online Read papers on the go, with our new iphone app

Automatically generate bibliographies Collaborate easily with other researchers online Easily import papers from

7 MINDMAP FREE Mind mapping software for brainstorming sessions.

8 OPEN-SANKORE The Open-Sankoré program is a FREE program that combines the simplicity of traditional teaching tools well on an interactive screen (graphic tablet, PC tablet) as on any other digital interactive table or simply on your personal computer for preparing your presentations. An integration tool, this combination of a video projector and PowerPoint lets you benefit from combining handwriting, while adding the possibility of displaying visuals, images, graphics, videos, or even browsing the internet. These supports can then be commented on or added to at any time, with passages highlighted or commented on in your handwriting using the pen. In the end, sessions are auto-saved and archived in your document library. Download the Open-Sankoré program and join our community!

An integration tool, this combination of a video projector and PowerPoint lets you benefit from combining handwriting, while adding the possibility of displaying visuals, images, graphics, videos, or

9 SURVEY MONKEY SurveyMonkey's online survey tool is easy and quick. Create many types of surveys using their methodologist-certified survey templates. Educators, school administrators, grant writers, parents and students use online surveys for project research, curriculum planning, course evaluations, school performance surveys and more. Create and monitor your survey directly over the Internet they've made it easy to get started, learn & use. You can view your data as it comes in, keeping it to yourself or allowing others to see it. If you can check or use Facebook, then you can use SurveyMonkey. htttp://

performance surveys and more. Create and monitor your survey directly over the Internet they've made it easy to get started, learn & use.

10 EchoSign Transform the way you work. EchoSign's complete, automated electronic signature and web contracting solution features the easiest signing experience in the industry. Instantly send, e-sign, track, and file documents securely online, so you can change the game and work more competitively with your customers and partners.

features the easiest signing experience in the industry.

11 CONTACT INFORMATION Dr. Vicki D. Bealman Certified Grant Writer AGWA Virginia State Chairperson (757)

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