Do you ever feel like you do not understand technology? My students sometimes feel like this. My students need technology in the classroom so that they can learn how to use it and compete projects that incorporate technology.
My students are fifth graders who live in a rural community in Southern Utah.
My students come from different social backgrounds and sometimes have moved around a lot. My students love to learn by doing. They love when they can learn without worksheets and seem they to remember those lessons better. They love technology and would love to be able to do research in the classroom and use the Internet. Some of my students do not have Internet or computers in their homes. This would be a perfect chance to introduce them to technology and the Internet.
My Project
My students need 2 Chromebooks to use for research projects and lessons in our classroom. My students need to be exposed to technology. Technology is such a big part of our lives. Can you imagine not being able to work on a computer or not being able to surf the Internet? My students need a chance to learn by using Chromebooks. My students will be able to do more research projects in class, practice their writing, increase their fluency, improve their comprehension, and even create projects with this technology. Who knows, the next big film maker could be in my class and with your help, learn his or her passion in fifth grade.
This project is very close to my heart because I want my students to be able to use a computer without feeling overwhelmed and afraid of it.
Some of my students have no access to a computer, Internet, or technology at all. School is the only place that they get to use this stuff. I want my students to have the same opportunity to use technology and for it to become second nature to them as other students in our school district. I feel that this technology will help my students.
More than a third of students from low‑income households
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