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Our building is currently a 1:1 building with Chromebooks, meaning every student has their own device. We are finding Chromebooks to be limiting (and bulky) for students to film videos for projects, and we lack video editing software or apps, beyond some free apps in which kids use up storage space quickly. As we continue to look to personalize learning and give students more opportunities to show their learning, we look for additional video recording and editing techniques. We need an iPad and case to increase video editing skills, along with a wider variety of creative project options. An iPad dedicated for my classroom will allow students to create more high quality book trailers, film scripts, and film videos for our Genius Hour learning time. A device in our classroom on a daily basis will allow for an immediate resource to test and try, before deciding on project and presentation options. I have 80 students in my Communication Arts (reading and writing) classroom, and I teach a section of Genius Hour to almost every student in 7th grade throughout our rotating classes. I am also the student council advisor for 6th-8th grade, so a wide range of students would have the opportunity to increase general technology, along with video and editing skills.

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Our building is currently a 1:1 building with Chromebooks, meaning every student has their own device. We are finding Chromebooks to be limiting (and bulky) for students to film videos for projects, and we lack video editing software or apps, beyond some free apps in which kids use up storage space quickly. As we continue to look to personalize learning and give students more opportunities to show their learning, we look for additional video recording and editing techniques. We need an iPad and case to increase video editing skills, along with a wider variety of creative project options. An iPad dedicated for my classroom will allow students to create more high quality book trailers, film scripts, and film videos for our Genius Hour learning time. A device in our classroom on a daily basis will allow for an immediate resource to test and try, before deciding on project and presentation options. I have 80 students in my Communication Arts (reading and writing) classroom, and I teach a section of Genius Hour to almost every student in 7th grade throughout our rotating classes. I am also the student council advisor for 6th-8th grade, so a wide range of students would have the opportunity to increase general technology, along with video and editing skills.

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