My students are some of the most amazing people I know. I have a group of kind, hard-working, friendly, silly, funny, and overall wonderful students in my classroom. The feeling of family that has been created in my classes puts a smile on my face every day.
My students are 8th graders who come from a variety of backgrounds.
Fifty-seven percent of our students receive free or reduced-price lunch. I have a student living in a two bedroom apartment with his aunt, two brothers, and two cousins from another part of the family, and another student who lives in a million dollar home. Although many of my students have very different home lives, while they are at school and especially in my class, these students show kindness and respect to each other on a daily basis. We truly are a family.
My Project
I have been very fortunate to have had two projects funded that allowed me to purchase chromebooks for my classroom. I teach in a computer lab and many times my students need to have an option to work away from their peers and the chromebooks gave these students that option.
As with any new technology addition to a classroom there are always some unforeseen hiccups.
Thankfully the only hiccups I have experienced are organizational. I found that I don't have an efficient way to store and organize the chromebooks so I am requesting magazine file holders in order to create a diy housing station. My students that want to access the daily lessons on a chromebook don't have access to a dedicated set of headphones or a mouse. Although these things don't seem like an issue, having these two simple items at a students disposal create a more comfortable environment. So I am requesting a designated mouse and set of headphones for each chromebook.
Thank you in advance for any donations you can give :)
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