Help me give my students a working classroom computer to help create lessons and activities.
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My Students
My school is in an urban area, and it is classified as a low-performing school due to attendance and low test scores. Our school is able to provide us with some items, however, resources are limited.
My students are learning and growing in our elementary classroom for students with Autism.
They range in grade from 1st to 5th. We spend our days working and playing together to increase our social skills. They are working hard to increase their functional skills to interact more with their peers.
My Project
Distance learning has created many challenges. But I also have difficulty teaching because my computer has so many files and so little memory that we are constantly waiting for things to load.
With distance learning in full swing, a reliable and faster computer is extremely important for effective instruction.
The computer I currently use is slowing down, heating up, and struggling to work while I teach online. I use the computer to research, to lesson plan, to teach online, post engaging assignments, check-in with small groups of students, and go on virtual field trips. It lacks memory and I experience difficulty with delays and can’t video conference while pulling up Google Slides, Docs, and websites to show my students as I teach. Having an additional computer will also allow me to login to TEAMS twice so I can keep student faces on one computer while teaching a live lesson on the other computer.
The students will benefit by having virtual lessons that run smoothly without constantly waiting for different applications to load due to low computer memory. Students also won't need to wait for lessons to load as I open up new tabs with lessons for the different subjects. The loading time wastes valuable distance learning time that students and I could use more efficiently.
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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