My students need an iPad for classroom use so that they can research different cultures in a hands-on, interactive way."
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. G.'s classroom raised $683
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Help us connect to the real world! Our fifth grade classroom doesn't have a single working computer and we're trying to learn about the world. This is pretty hard without any technology with which to learn about the cultures outside our little classroom and in this great big world.
My students do not have access to technology and multimedia that enables them to view Social Studies materials in a hands-on way.
Instead of watching Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech," students read the leader's words in their textbooks; as an alternative to listening to Afro-Cuban music rooted in the Harlem Renaissance, students read about the music in books. Without multimedia that allows students to engage directly with the content, Social Studies can start to seem a little boring.
My Project
My students love Social Studies, but I know they'd be even more excited about it if they had a way to really get their hands into it! With the iPad, students can hold the computer pad in their hands and share it with their classmates. Technology shapes the way young people see the world around them, past and present, so it makes sense to integrate it into our classroom. An iPad would allow students to watch and hear so many of the people, places, cultures, and events that comprise Social Studies, long ago and today!
Your help will ensure that my students are able to engage with Social Studies materials in a real-life, hands-on way.
Through this technology, Social Studies will come alive in our fifth grade classroom!
This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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