Decreasing the Digital Divide Through Hands on STEM Experience!
Help me give my students programmable robots that will extend their STEM experiences!
$621 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! 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.
This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
Over the past two years, the students at my school are becoming more exposed to hands-on computer science activities and projects. When participating in these activities my students have shown themselves to be inquisitive creators who are enthusiastic about learning more about how computers, applications, and robots work. The students in my class have diverse needs and academic levels. However, what is truly inspirational about them is that when it comes to computer science activities, they become engaged problem solver ready to debug the next problem.
Breaking the barriers of the digital divide has been a real challenge in my school community.
According to the 2013 US Census, the median income for this neighborhood is 16K. Less than 5% of the students I teach have access to a reliable computer and Internet technology at home. In addition to teaching digital citizenship and computer science courses, we also provide open access time to students in an effort to bridge the gap. Watching students’ view of the world expand as they engage in computer science activities has been a rewarding experience that I hope to continue for many more years to come.
My Project
Over the last several months, students in my school have learned the basics of coding through activities that allowed them to program 2D characters or solve puzzles. However, the introduction of robots that my students can both build and program will extend my students' STEM experience while also acting as a segue to more advanced STEM instruction such as design thinking. Student teams will be tasked with assembling each of the robots and then collaborate to create unique programs for their Meebots. This activity will serve to help students better understand the interaction between math, science, and technology in our digitally-driven society.
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