Screen-Free Listening Experiences & Learning

Funded Aug 23, 2023

We are so excited to be able to share how much impact our new Tonies Boxes are having on student learning and engagement at Dimensions Academy and in other libraries across Norman Public Schools. Students are excited to hear the stories we have loaded onto the recordable creatives that are placed upon the top of the Tonies box. These stories are not just our favorite elementary stories - they are stories told in different languages including Pashto, Indigenous languages or the Americas, and Spanish.

The introduction of the Tonies has changed how our students experience literature - they are immersed in it with their own language or a language of discovery. Their eyes light up, they listen attentively, and they go on a journey... All without the ever present screen in front of their face.

We are excited to witness the ongoing growth these devices will bring to our students and to discover all the additional ways we can use them. We are exploring ways to add additional devices and creatives so that we can give even more students the opportunity to expand their literary journeys. We Thank you so much for believing in this project and we hope we make you proud of your investment in our students.”

With gratitude,

Dr. Schrank