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Mr. Castaneda's Classroom

  • W.H. Taft Charter High School
  • Woodland Hls., CA
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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  • Printing For Engagement

    Funded Feb 8, 2024

    The new color printer that you generously helped my classroom receive has increased my students' engagement. Directions are easily visible to students as I am able to highlight it for them, step-by-step directions are more understandable to them as it allows them to see how a task is broken up easily. I have been able to print some reminders with a different background color to easily helped them see the differences. For example, my class works on controlling their voice levels for different activities on a 0 to 4 scale and each level has its own color to show intensity. Students enjoy seeing this scale in color.

    Additionally, I believe that screen time should be used responsibly and they should have an opportunity to take breaks between activities. The worksheets I print out are more exciting to them because of the different colors that are seen on the paper. My students really enjoy the ability to work on paper learning materials. They have said they enjoy being of their Chromebooks because they also feel the need to take a break from technology. Thank you so much for making this a posibility for my students.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Castaneda

  • Time Saver

    Funded Sep 5, 2021

    With the addition of the Stream Deck XL I was able to make my classroom more engaging. Students are spending less time waiting for me to transition to the next website, or application, and are spending more time learning. The Stream Deck has also allowed me to make my classroom more engaging by using things such as timers, music, and XP tokens that are quickly given out using the Stream Deck. One of the biggest impacts so far has been the amount of learning students are now a part of.

    Students are excited to have the Stream Deck in the classroom. They are able to make connections to their video game passion by seeing the stream deck in the classroom. Students absolutely enjoy having an opportunity to come up to the front of the class to press buttons to transition us to new activities. I can see that all students are getting a benefit from this device being in the classroom. For example, students that are usually quiet are more willing to come up to the class and transition to our next activity using the Stream Deck.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Castaneda

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Allstate Foundation and 6 other donors.

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