The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is offering more than 150 grants for Oklahoma public school teachers in grades 5 and 8 to receive free subscriptions to Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips. Applications, which will be accepted through Sept. 10, are available on the foundation¹s web site at www.ofe.org.

The Electronic Field Trips, produced by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, bring early American history to life through a series of live television broadcasts and interactive web site activities. In addition, students have the opportunity to call toll-free and speak directly to historians and character interpreters during the live television programs.

The broadcasts, which focus on different aspects of colonial life, are presented monthly on OETA between October and April. The schedule is posted on the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence web site.

While the broadcasts are available to all Oklahoma schools with OETA access, the Electronic Field Trip subscription provides educators with additional resources, including a teacher¹s guide, web site access, 1-800 and e-mail access to Williamsburg historians, technical support and classroom posters.

Electronic Field Trip subscriptions are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, with preference given to teachers who have attended the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. Only one grant will be awarded per school, but the subscription may be shared among all the school¹s American history teachers and students.

For more information, contact the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence at (405) 236-0006 or e-mail bwheelock@ofe.org