One day I was making copies for my students and I was thinking about how much paper a school uses- the office, each classroom, note to parents, etc. How many trees gave their life for us to make so many copies? So I was thinking that with this technological age why don't the students have computers to do their work on instead of paper. Why don't we use more of the wiki's, emails etc. to communicate and just make copies for the parents who do not have access to a computer? How many trees, not to mention money, would be saved?
I was telling one of my collages this and commenting that I need to write a grant and see if I could actually do this. With my principals help, we started investigating the available places to get grants. We called and talked to our technology friends in the district to see if they had any ideas. Then we got the call!!!!! They (the district) was wondering if I would be interested in piloting a program in my class. I can not even tell you how excited and scared I was. I was excited for this amazing opportunity but a little nervous about what I just committed to.
I jumped at the opportunity and they will be in place starting the 2011-2012 school year. I will be receiving a net book computer for every child in my class. They are going to be so amazing- the screen turns and lays down for the kids to use a stylus!!! THey also have a
My goals will be:
1. To increase student learning and performance. Imagine the benefits and knowledge the children will gain by working on a computer everyday. Learning and practice will be exciting and enticing to all the students.
2. I will be using the net books for our new EnVision math program, which has everything on-line, journals and writing.
3. I will also have web sites that the students can access to help support what we are working on in class in language arts and math.
4. Another part of our curriculum is for our children to develop keyboarding skills- this will also be accomplished!
5. Of course I would like to eventually become entirely paperless therefore saving trees and money.
