Chromebooks for Class Content, College, and Future Careers!
My students need Chromebooks (4:1) in class in order to work on their digital skills and have access to class content.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. V.'s classroom raised $1,033
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
My school is small by public school standards; it is just under 1,000 students in a building that can accommodate up to 2,400. My U.S. History students make up almost the entirety of the junior class. I have cheerleaders; football, basketball, and volleyball players; theater, band, and art students; JROTC and honors society students. Some are shy, some are loud, some are bossy, some are sly, some are goofy, some will tell it like it is, and some will spare your feelings.
My students are diverse, but they all have one thing in common: they come from minority, low-income, hard-working families and live in some of the poorest areas of our cosmopolitan city.
Prior to desegregation, our school served as the only African American public high school for miles and miles. To this day, the student population continues to be about 55% African American, but the demographics of the area have changed. The school now serves a large Latino community, made up mostly of students fleeing the hostile regimes in Central America. Many have come as unaccompanied minors and have never had formal schooling.
91% of my students are reading below grade level. 53% are English Language Learners.
My Project
Although many of my students are quite adept at using their cell phones, many lack basic computer and internet skills that will be of the utmost importance in their future college and career endeavors. A significant number of my students lack skills such as knowing how to attach a document to an email and discerning reputable internet sources from those that are not.
Having 4:1 Chromebooks in class will allow my students to practice these basic digital skills while we learn and delve further into class content.
These Chromebooks will also allow me to service a larger number of students during tutoring for homework help and remediation. This project will allow us to enhance class content while also helping students attain the digital skills they will need in college and their future careers.
More than half of 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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