I teach kindergarten at a Head Start through 5th-grade school in North Miami. Most of my students are high-poverty and have limited technology at home.
After Hurricane Irma, the financial situation for most of our students became even worse and now, we have started welcoming students who were displaced due to Hurricane Maria.
For most of our students, Internet access and the use of computers are a luxury they do not have at home.
As we are embarking to be designated officially a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) school, technology has now infiltrated every aspect of how our classes are taught. After Hurricane Irma struck, most students came back with fewer supplies and less access to the tools they need to be successful. Even with limited resources, using technology in my classroom has proved to be quite a success as the students learn quickly, discover and enjoy every lesson while developing skills.
I am requesting five touchscreen Chromebooks, which will be used for STEAM activities. My students now need to experience actually utilizing technology on a personal "one on one" basis, to enhance their language skills as well as computer skills. Currently, my classroom is very limited in terms of technology/computers. In fact, there is only a teacher's workstation and a few outdated computers in my classroom. We are aiming to become a STEAM school in the upcoming school year and having our students get direct access to technology will prepare them. I am also requesting headphones so that the children can work independently during center time, without distractions.
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I teach kindergarten at a Head Start through 5th-grade school in North Miami. Most of my students are high-poverty and have limited technology at home.
After Hurricane Irma, the financial situation for most of our students became even worse and now, we have started welcoming students who were displaced due to Hurricane Maria.
For most of our students, Internet access and the use of computers are a luxury they do not have at home.
As we are embarking to be designated officially a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) school, technology has now infiltrated every aspect of how our classes are taught. After Hurricane Irma struck, most students came back with fewer supplies and less access to the tools they need to be successful. Even with limited resources, using technology in my classroom has proved to be quite a success as the students learn quickly, discover and enjoy every lesson while developing skills.
I am requesting five touchscreen Chromebooks, which will be used for STEAM activities. My students now need to experience actually utilizing technology on a personal "one on one" basis, to enhance their language skills as well as computer skills. Currently, my classroom is very limited in terms of technology/computers. In fact, there is only a teacher's workstation and a few outdated computers in my classroom. We are aiming to become a STEAM school in the upcoming school year and having our students get direct access to technology will prepare them. I am also requesting headphones so that the children can work independently during center time, without distractions.
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