My students need a new classroom iPad, the pencil and the keyboard because with these items it opens up the classroom to so many more exciting opportunities.
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My class is a full spectrum of learners. There are students who speak English as a first language, whose parents are college educated and have a career. Unfortunately, that is not the norm. Our school is a Title 1 school, with over 90% of the students being on free or reduced lunch. The majority of my students are struggling readers. Even in 5th grade I have students that read on a first grade level. I have students whose first language is not English, who come from broken homes, whose parents work 2,3 and sometimes even 4 jobs just to keep a roof over their heads.
But, even with all those challenges to overcome, they always give 100%.
No matter what is asked of them, they push through because they want more. They want to go to middle school, high school and some even college, hopefully. I instill in them from day one how important it is to always try and always believe that they can do it.
My Project
As the world changes and more emphasis is given on technology and being able to use that technology, the school system is trying to keep up, but it is not possible with how fast it changes. Teachers spend a lot of their own money on bringing in newer technology and giving the students a chance to use it and learn from it.
My plan is to let the students use the new iPad as a super computer, movie maker, music player, note taker, web searcher and opportunity maker in the class.
They will get to write and draw using the pencil. They will use the keyboard type an essay for a contest that will help pay for their college. They will take pictures of their friends for the yearbook. They will film themselves making paper slides about American History or completing a lab. They will draw 3-D models of shapes and find perimeter, area and volume. Not only will they learn the task at hand but it will open a whole new world of technology for many of them that don't ever get to use it.
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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