My students all play a huge role in the success of our nationally ranked school news magazine, Pilot's Log. Each student; the writers, photographers, designers, and our 'do-it-alls' brings special traits to the paper through their enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
The students are the heart of our paper, and, with the right tools at their disposal I can't begin to imagine what they can accomplish.
We've come so far as a 'small school', but, sometimes, our ideas don't match up with our technology -- and all I'd like is for my students to have the ability to see their visions become realities.
My Project
The 30 students in my class are members of our nationally-ranked school news magazine - but we don't have any of our own supplies. Of our 30 students, one student has a camera, and that really puts us in a bind when we have events and designs that need to be photographed. With a class-based camera, we can continue to cultivate the importance of photography, and every student can have an opportunity to take photographs. Our artists are wonderful but without a digital tablet for them to work on, we are very limited in the types of designs that we can put into our magazine. Sometimes, the 'old school' methods of scanning leave us with results that are less than desired. With a tablet, our students can watch as their artwork becomes digital and a part of our news magazine.
Technology like this can let students learn more about themselves while they continue to grow our news magazine.
The learning curve required is far outweighed by the incredible opportunities that students will now have.
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