Technology to Inspire

Funded Jan 4, 2017

My students were so excited when the Chromebooks arrived! A lot of the technology that we do have in the school is old, so it was very special to them to have something brand new.

In our classroom, one of the jobs we have now is Computer Technician. We have 3 technicians, and they were responsible for setting up the new Chromebooks. They were so proud to be able to go through all of the setup themselves and then to help the other students learn to use them.

We use the Chromebooks every day in every subject. In math, they are used for math practice. In Reading/ELA, the students do their writing in Google docs now. In Social Studies, they are using them for research and for writing up their research. In Science, we used them for a particular lab where they used a PHET simulation to see how adding and removing energy changed matter. They also have the option to do their science lab write-ups on the Chromebooks.

It's been exciting for me to watch them grow in their use of technology and becoming more independent with it.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Sandy