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| What is the purpose of this program?
Workshop Loan is a free program that allows educators the opportunity to train fellow educators on how to incorporate technology into their classroom. Workshop Loan supports any teacher-related teacher-training such as professional development, workshops, in-service, and conferences. We also provide our equipment for teachers with a desire to incorporate our technology into their curriculum, but wish to evaluate our products before purchasing.
How does this program work?
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| • | The Texas Instruments Workshop Loan Program is a free program designed for teachers that that wish to borrow TI technology in support of teacher workshops, conferences or in-service training seminars. We also provide our equipment for teachers with a desire to incorporate our technology into their curriculum, but wish to evaluate our products before purchasing. A few guidelines and responsibilities come along with the approval of each loan. |
| • | Items available for loan include graphing and non-graphing calculators as well as data collection tools and probes. |
| • | We pay for shipment both ways and the instructions are provided |
| • | Failure to return borrowed equipment on time can result in automatic denial of future loan requests |
| • | Requests can be made by calling (888) 917-6411, sending an email to workshop-loan@ti.com or by completing an online request form, available below |
| • | A verbal or written confirmation is provided upon approval |
| • | Denied request will receive a verbal denial or denial email |
| • | Requested items will arrive 1-2 days prior to the event start date |
| • | A prepaid FedEx return label is provided in each box or suitcase |
| • | One of the boxes or cases will contain a letter that provides further instructions and the phone number to schedule a FedEx Pickup |
| • | Attach the return label to the package(s) and call FedEx |
| • | Extra batteries are included in cases to replace low batteries. Discard old batteries; please do not send them back |
| • | If there are any changes made to the calculators please let us know by placing a note in the case. |
| • | Feedback is important to us, please complete our form and return it in one of the package. |
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 Online Request Form
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What are the requirements to request a loan?
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| • | Request loans 30-Days prior to "need by" date |
| • | The attendees of your workshop/session are in-service or pre-service teachers or the loan should support teacher professional development or technology adoption |
| • | Due to the popularity of our program and inventory restraints, we are not able to support classroom use or student use. |
| • | The Workshop Loan Program also does not support testing. |
| • | To insure that we have enough equipment available for other loans we only loan 1-2 handheld devices at a time for evaluations. |
| • | Loans are approved on a first come first served basis. |
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| Why doesn't this program support student use, classroom use, or testing?
Due to inventory restraints, any sort of student use will not be supported which includes testing and classroom use. We simply do not have enough equipment to support the technology needs of every school district's classroom.
What are your hours of operation?
Workshop Loan hours are 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM Central Time. If you require assistance outside of these hours, you may phone (888)917-6411 or email education.ti.com/loan in order to send a message.
How do I know if my request is approved?
Upon approval of your request you will receive an oral confirmation detailing specific information pertinent to your loan. If you submitted an online request, you will receive a confirmation email detailing the equipment components of your loan as well as arrival and due dates of your shipment. Both confirmation types will include a Loan Identification Number which serves as confirmation of a processed loan.
Can I purchase the equipment that I received once my training is complete?
The Workshop Loan program is not set up to handle monetary transactions. We are currently in existence to provide technology assistance at no charge to educators.
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