Past projects 2
Kindles for Newsela
Funded Nov 20, 2015We can't thank you enough for your support in our classrooms! My students will be enjoying learning about current events as they use their Newsela program. This will definitely make their learning come to life!
My fourth graders enjoy researching and making connections through the Project-Based Learning component in my classroom. These Kindles will not only allow them to access Educational programs but will also provide us with the opportunity to add applications and access the web. We are very excited!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hernandez
Storia E-Book Literature Circles
Funded Oct 15, 2013Dear Donors,
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you so much for your generous donations that made our Storia literature circles possible. My students were so excited to use their new kindles. Their eyes lit up the day we introduced the kindles. We purchased covers and headphones for the kindles to better meet their usage. Many of them are asking their parents for their own kindles and are reading much more because of this.
We began using our kindles with introductory books to learn how to manipulate the Storia program. We continued using them in our reading groups reading biographies of famous African Americans. The students enjoyed learning about them and especially enjoyed the activities that went along with the books. I was later able to use the kindles in a center with the headphones. Students were able to reread the stories and even use the sound read along available for most of the Storia stories.
This program helped boost my teaching and my students' learning because they were mesmerized by using technology which is something that students today are very accustomed to and are stimulated by. The dictionary program that is part of the Storia books helped them increase their vocabulary. We love our kindles-thank you so much for your generosity!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hernandez