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Past projects 10

• Classroom Year 2 STEM

  Funded Oct 4, 2024

  The materials from this project have helped with organization and accessibility in my classroom. The charging dock from the first picture in the thank you letter has created a classroom job that we call "IT". This is the technology helper that makes sure that all of the materials are plugged into the charger so they are charged up and ready for the next use. These tablets and the chomebooks are used everyday and is an important job to make sure they are ready for every student.

  My student leadership team is responsible for the walkie talkies for different responsibilities throughout the school day. When they are doing monitoring or super vision outside of the classroom, it has been a great and easy way to be able to communicate anything.

  My 4th grade students and my Student Leadership team have especially warmed up to the new technology with new responsibilities and opportunities the materials have created and provided.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Myers

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

• Festive and Class Upgrades

  Funded Dec 12, 2024

  I can't tell you how grateful my students and I are for your generosity. I cant wait be able to put these materials to use. My students want to give you a thank you themselves and cant wait to share their activities with you that they will be able to do with the new materials!”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Myers

• Coding Tablets

  Funded May 21, 2024

  Many of our students do not have access to any of the technology that we use in our school and my class specifically. Teaching in a school that doesn't have access to technology and other resources that are becoming pivotal part of the world that we live in is a challenge at times. Some of those challenges that are out of our hands can be very humbling in my own experiences with the technology that I have been fortunate to be exposed to and use in my own education experience. Students in my school or very excited about the opportunities that our donors are being able to provide to our students. The opportunities are so new and exciting that it opens so many doors for discussions and possibilities the students are now being able to experience in their own education. Teaching with different technology resources has exposed opportunities for students for the first time. When you see a student that holds or is able to use for the first time is that ah-ha moment that every teacher talks about in their "Why". Students are being able to engage with new possibilities that they didn't even know were possible. Even though we only get to scratch the surface to what is possible, it is the bridge that the students are being able to cross to what is possible for the world of technology and education that we live in today.

  With the recent tablets and Sphero robots added to our classroom, the students have been able to learn and expand their knowledge about a different way that technology can be used in the world. The new products have added so much exciting and engaging experiences that they students cant wait to come to class and get their hands on. The students have found being able to control a robot remotely from another device has been the most exciting part of the materials that have been donated from our amazing donors. With the Sphero robots, the students have been able to put their controlling skills to the test through obstacle course and races. They students will get practice driving where they get to spend some time getting familiar with the controls of their robots before they compete against their other classmates and even myself for class prizes or bragging rights for the day.

  Some of my students are experienced with tablets at home for different personal uses. The materials that we have been provided have opened up a whole new set of doors of activities for the students to engage with. I have students that have experience with other apps that they play on the tablets. Even with the experiences that they already have, those students are still engaging in new or different ways with the Sphero robots in class. I had one student tell me that its almost like one of the games he plays on his personal device, but a real life game that they are controlling outside of the screen. I feel like the opportunities that are being provided with these materials are allowing the students to engage in technology in either a very new way or a very different way which is reaching to every student that comes into my classroom.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Myers

  This classroom project was brought to life by Young Sheldon on CBS and one other donor.

• Sphero Robots

  Funded May 7, 2024

  Many of our students do not have access to any of the technology that we use in our school and my class specifically. Teaching in a school that doesn't have access to technology and other resources that are becoming pivotal part of the world that we live in is a challenge at times. Some of those challenges that are out of our hands can be very humbling in my own experiences with the technology that I have been fortunate to be exposed to and use in my own education experience. Students in my school or very excited about the opportunities that our donors are being able to provide to our students. The opportunities are so new and exciting that it opens so many doors for discussions and possibilities the students are now being able to experience in their own education. Teaching with different technology resources has exposed opportunities for students for the first time. When you see a student that holds or is able to use for the first time is that ah-ha moment that every teacher talks about in their "Why". Students are being able to engage with new possibilities that they didn't even know were possible. Even though we only get to scratch the surface to what is possible, it is the bridge that the students are being able to cross to what is possible for the world of technology and education that we live in today.

  With the recent tablets and Sphero robots added to our classroom, the students have been able to learn and expand their knowledge about a different way that technology can be used in the world. The new products have added so much exciting and engaging experiences that they students cant wait to come to class and get their hands on. The students have found being able to control a robot remotely from another device has been the most exciting part of the materials that have been donated from our amazing donors. With the Sphero robots, the students have been able to put their controlling skills to the test through obstacle course and races. They students will get practice driving where they get to spend some time getting familiar with the controls of their robots before they compete against their other classmates and even myself for class prizes or bragging rights for the day.

  Some of my students are experienced with tablets at home for different personal uses. The materials that we have been provided have opened up a whole new set of doors of activities for the students to engage with. I have students that have experience with other apps that they play on the tablets. Even with the experiences that they already have, those students are still engaging in new or different ways with the Sphero robots in class. I had one student tell me that its almost like one of the games he plays on his personal device, but a real life game that they are controlling outside of the screen. I feel like the opportunities that are being provided with these materials are allowing the students to engage in technology in either a very new way or a very different way which is reaching to every student that comes into my classroom.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Myers

  This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors and 9 other donors.

• Stem Walls

  Funded Sep 21, 2023

  I would like to thank my donors for this project for all their generous donations. Without amazing people like you, some of the materials and projects wouldn't be possible. My class has loved the new additions the the classroom. Before the materials for this project, I had a very blank and boring room. This is the first year of having a classroom, and I realized real quick that it takes a lot to be able to make a classroom look nice and decorated.

  I have found that the new solar system posters have led to many new science conversations and many different wonders in the classroom. I love that some simple visuals can spark some thinking and make it visually welcoming to the classroom.

  Technology is one of our biggest units that I am currently doing with the older grades at my school. Second and third grade are in their typing units and have been having a lot of fun with some different typing games and races that are testing their skills they have learned throughout the typing lessons. The fourth graders are working on a project called "About Me". They have learned different functions and layouts of google slides and are putting together a presentation that they will share to the rest of the class.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Myers

  This classroom project was brought to life by Young Sheldon on CBS and 5 other donors.

• STEM Classroom!

  Funded May 11, 2023

  We are in a world of technology more than ever. Students at young ages are growing up and familiar with all sorts of technologies. This can be an amazing skill and tool for students as they grow and progress through school if it is used correctly and safely. This is something that must be taught. That is exactly where we begin. Students will learn and create a digital citizenship in their first experience in my class when we start our technology unit.

  The materials that have been funded for this project have helped provide the resources a teacher needs to help the students in their journey into this new age of technology. This year I have been given a classroom for the first time since taking on this position. These materials are something that are going to help me teach students to use their strengths and knowledge already with technology and put them into action in a safe and useful way. I'm excited to have computer materials that are going to help my students reach their tech goals!

  I teach in a district where the technology resources may be very limited. The students have the opportunity to use chromebooks and other devices that they may be limited to. The students and I plan to have some safe and fun lessons when it comes to learning about internet safety, coding, typing, and learning about tools that are going to be very useful to them as they go through school and out into the world of technology that we live in.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Myers

  This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors Corporation and 5 other donors.

• STEM Holiday Project Supplies and LEGO Kits

  Funded Nov 28, 2022

  I first want to thank you again for all of your generous donations! The activities we were able to do during the holidays wouldn't have been able to happen without your support. The students were able to use the new materials with new ways to design and build. We were able to design and build our own gingerbread houses and they turned out amazing! The kiddos had a lot of fun being able to come up with their perfect gingerbread house, and then we had a lot of students take their designs home and build them based off their design. The fourth graders were able to design an ornament that they were able to take home and add to their holiday decorations. These materials made for a fun and engaging time!

  The students were super excited when they saw the new materials. They knew with the lego kits, they were all going to be able have their own toolbox to work with (which they were very thankful and excited for).

  Moving forward with these knew materials, I plan to add more individual building activities since all of the students will have their own toolboxes to work with. I will still do teamwork builds because there is such a value in working together and contributing as a team, but I am excited to see my students creativity and individuality show in their future work.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Myers

• STEM Books and Supplies

  Funded Aug 10, 2022

  We have had an awesome opportunity to integrate different stories into our themed building activities from your help! I love to start off any of our builds or activities with some sort of background or story that might bring relativity to the building assignments for the students. All the texts that I have chosen for this donation have a connection to either a theme or assignment that we have planned this year. The books allow the students to hear a story that goes along with a season, holiday, or certain build that they are assigned. The students love the books and hearing a story to give them inspirations or to supplement the SEL portion of our curriculum.

  I like to start class with a story based on our theme or assignment. We talk about the theme of the book and how it connects to us or what we are going to be building for the day. Before the books, I would play read along videos off of youtube. I think the students prefer to books much more and allows them to engage with the story because I can pause and talk about different things we read.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Myers

  This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 11 other donors.

• STEM 2

  Funded Nov 9, 2021

  With the resources provided, we were able to add more materials inside our lego kits. With these additions, we were able to not only have more legos, but we were able to do many more possibilities with the amount of legos received and a bigger variety. We continued to work with our SEL lego building curriculums and the kids were able to build a wide variety of creations using the additional materials.

  The students loved being able to have more materials! The kiddos didn't have to worry about running out of materials and had plenty of legos to do whatever creation they were planning on. The students thought the lego people were great touches to their creations and were able to create different scenes with them.

  The students have had many different assignments with the lego materials. We have moved on and they already can't wait to get back to using the legos and building with them again.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Myers