All Aboard the Printing Press

Funded Sep 20, 2021

Our new class printer has helped my students in a variety of ways. Students enjoy having something tangible to help them along with their learning. A couple of examples of how our new printer has brought learning to our classroom are: I have used the printer to print graphic organizers and research materials.

Printing the graphic organizers has helped my students develop their writing skills. With graphic organizers, it is easy for students to simply plot their ideas where they need to be and after a while, they are able to do this in their writing without the scaffold. However, the graphic organizer is much needed in the beginning.

Another area this printer has been used for is aiding in our research process. During class, students may ask questions that require some research. They love when I ask them to research along with me. They help me think of words that might help our Google search along to find the answer to their questions. They not only feel included, but also empowered because they are learning very important research skills. I like to print out our findings on our class printer and they love reading them on printed materials. The idea of them having something they have helped me look up, gets my second graders even more excited.

We are so grateful to have this very useful piece of technology added to our classroom. Our class would like to thank you for your generosity.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Villegas