Second Monitor for Success!

Funded Oct 23, 2020

Thank you so much for your help in funding a second monitor for my classroom. As you can see from the photos, school looks very different this year than a traditional classroom. Students are separated from each other and have partitions at their desks to help prevent the spread of germs. They do all their work each day on a Chromebook, and as such, most of their instruction is done through google meets.

As a teacher, when I am conducting a google meet, I have to share my screen with them in order to teach the lesson material. However, Google Meet does not make it possible to see what you are sharing with them and also see the google meet at the same time. As such, I was not able to respond to student reactions, see their faces or check up on their questions very often while I was going through the lesson each day.

The second screen makes it possible for me to see the students on one screen and show them the lesson on my second screen. It is amazing the difference it makes when I am teaching them virtually and I can see their faces as I teach, I can see their reactions and I can immediately respond to questions that they type in the chat instead of having to come back to them later. Thank you so much for making this interaction possible.

In addition, teachers this year are faced with obstacles we have never before had to face and our workload is more than it ever has been before. As such, I have not had as much quality time to give feedback and help to my students as I juggle the many responsibilities that have increased for teachers this year. Having a second screen has made me more efficient with my time and allowed me to complete my work faster, so that I am able to dedicate more time to each individual student and give them more beneficial feedback.

Thank you so much for your donation that has greatly benefited my students in multiple ways.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Thorpe