Help me give my students Chromebooks in order to help them with Computer Science integration within day to day learning, research projects, and presentations. This will help my students meet 21st century remote learning standards.
As a teacher in a lower-income school district, with approximately 50% of parents facing financial hardship, my students are faced with challenges both in and out of the classroom. I teach a self-contained class that consists of eight 4th grade students with special needs. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences through the use of technology, which they would otherwise not experience outside of the classroom.
My students are unique in many ways.
They are creative, clever, and love technology! They like to move, they love to read, and love lots of positive attention. Many of them are being raised in single parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. These things may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not provide them with the life experiences many of us see as "typical." From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom, I focus on their potential and growth while still providing exciting educational opportunities.
My Project
This small class of students will be using block based code using Scratch from MIT as an alternative presentation method during our upcoming American Revolution PBL that integrates Computer Science. The Chromebook you fund will give my students the opportunity to use Google Classroom. It will be used during group collaboration collecting research, organizing information using Google Docs, writing scripts in Scratch, and importing backgrounds. Students will have the opportunity to share their work digitally with the rest of the school community and further their 21st Century presentation skills. Having the Chromebook available in our classroom will make it easier to complete assignments, practice our coding skills, and give these students new opportunities to learn through technology, opportunities they may not have at home.
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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