Many of my lower income students do not have games to play at home. Games teach children more than just winning and losing. They teach children that good competition is good for you. Games teach...
"The students in my Merit Classes are elated over our new games! Thank you so much for contributing to our project, Games for Brains. We will enjoy them for years to come! Each nine week term we take a..." more
"A picture is worth a thousand words" should be our motto. My students love using and creating visual aides. In order for my visual learners to benefit, we create posters explaining various topics....
"Thank you so much for your wonderful contribution to our classroom. Ink might not seem like much, but it is an extremely useful tool. We use it for everything from creating eye catching projects to si..." more
"History is so boring," is the statement that breaks a Social Studies teacher's heart. Sadly, it can be true. I teach 6th and 7th grade. My students are used to being connected to technology 24/7....
"Your contribution to my classroom has been immeasurable! I knew that the iPad2 would be an amazing teaching tool, but I never realized how much of an impact it could have on my classroom. Since we beg..." more
Do you remember what it was like to get a toy only to see that it required batteries? Well my students are experiencing some of that same disappointment. We have 4 iPod touches that my students are...
"We are so thankful for your generous contribution to our classroom! My students are excited because they can finally use the iPods that I have been telling them about. Before my new students began usi..." more
"Reading is so boring," is the statement that breaks a teacher's heart. I teach 6th and 7th grade. My students are used to being connected to technology 24/7. I want to use technology to inspire...
"Reading is always a struggle with the students at our school. We ask them to read in the mornings before first period starts and in the afternoon during "bus groups." Many times this is the most diffi..." more
I teach Junior High students. These students are used to being entertained and being engaged. This Ipod Touch will help do both. One of our themes this year is to "engage not enrage" our students. We...
"Thank you so very much for your amazing support of our classroom. Your generous donation has improved classroom instruction and student interest. We have utilized the iPod in a variety of ways. The iP..." more
I am setting up a new gifted classroom for my sixth and seventh grade students. We fall between all funding areas in my school and are very limited with supplies and technology. Laptops are needed...
"We are back in school and working hard. The students were thrilled when our new laptop arrived a few days after we started. We only have one other computer in the classroom so you can imagine how much..." more
Help us get our thoughts on paper! My students desperately need a good classroom pencil sharpener, pencils, and paper to allow them to work on their writing skills. They also need dry erase markers...
"We got our materials from Quill in today. One of our office staff brought them by in the middle of third period. Before the period was over, we had already opened the box and started using our wonderf..." more
Help us explore the world! My students are always full of questions when we begin a new unit. An interactive encyclopedia and reference suite will allow my students to research the answers to their...
"You are making a significant change in the minds of at least 140 junior high students! Your contribution to this project has allowed me to have useful resources in my history classroom. My students ha..." more
According to John Franklin Hope, “We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.” I...
"My students are excited! That is a statement that a lot of Social Studies teachers are not able to make often. Thanks to your generosity, I am. My students are excited because they are going to be giv..." more
