Our world is so fascinating, and there is so much that we can learn about it. However some things are difficult to learn about if you don't have access to them.
I teach general science to about 100 seventh grade students at a small school in rural Arkansas.
many of them are from farming communities near our school. Some don't have access to a computer or the Internet, and have limited opportunities for traveling around to explore the world. I do all I can to bring the world to them in our classroom, but it is difficult without the right technology.
My Project
Our school has some laptop computers which are shared among all of the students in the school, and it is often difficult to get access to them when we need them for our research. If we had a wireless laptop computer in our science room it would greatly assist us when we need to do research. We could also use it along with various data collection devices. We are working with the COCORAHS volunteer rain collection network, and we collect daily rain data for our area and enter it into a national database. Beginning this year, we want to do an Arkansas plant identification project in which we will help to gather, press, and enter data on another national database. The UV beads will be used in our investigation of the effects of ultraviolet rays on humans and the effectiveness of sunscreens.
In today's world, it is so critical that students have access to computers and the Internet.
Most of my students are quite good at using computers, however, some are not because they have so little opportunity to use them. Please help us to obtain this valuable technology.
More than a third 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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