“Without a generation of civilized people to study history, to preserve its records, to absorb its lessons and relate them to its own problems, history, too, would lose its meaning.” – George F. Kennan
We have just started on an extended “wax museum” history project: my students are researching a historical figure, dressing up to give a prepared speech about them, and making a poster. It’s very exciting, and the students are really throwing themselves into the assignment. We are using a variety of different resources while we work on this project, and a major limitation is ensuring that the students have access to computers and the ability to print out their work. This is particularly true for making the posters.
Adding extra computers to our classroom will mitigate some of the pressure that the students are under. At the moment they work hard to finish their turns on the technology in a timely manner. Because we are a large Title 1 school, we can’t assume that all of our students have access to computers and printers at home, and try very hard to give them reliable opportunities to use them at school.
When this particular project is completed, the computers will be used to support every aspect of the curriculum – from using math game programs, to working on other long-form projects, book reports, design activities and more. Their entire curriculum can be enhanced by judicious use of technology. Moreover, comfort with using technology in general is increasingly becoming a crucial part of elementary learning – especially in light of the fact that assessments are increasingly conducted on computers. The students and I would be so grateful for any support with this project.
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“Without a generation of civilized people to study history, to preserve its records, to absorb its lessons and relate them to its own problems, history, too, would lose its meaning.” – George F. Kennan
We have just started on an extended “wax museum” history project: my students are researching a historical figure, dressing up to give a prepared speech about them, and making a poster. It’s very exciting, and the students are really throwing themselves into the assignment. We are using a variety of different resources while we work on this project, and a major limitation is ensuring that the students have access to computers and the ability to print out their work. This is particularly true for making the posters.
Adding extra computers to our classroom will mitigate some of the pressure that the students are under. At the moment they work hard to finish their turns on the technology in a timely manner. Because we are a large Title 1 school, we can’t assume that all of our students have access to computers and printers at home, and try very hard to give them reliable opportunities to use them at school.
When this particular project is completed, the computers will be used to support every aspect of the curriculum – from using math game programs, to working on other long-form projects, book reports, design activities and more. Their entire curriculum can be enhanced by judicious use of technology. Moreover, comfort with using technology in general is increasingly becoming a crucial part of elementary learning – especially in light of the fact that assessments are increasingly conducted on computers. The students and I would be so grateful for any support with this project.
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