Ms. Terry's Blog: How We Can Use Technology

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

How We Can Use Technology

My grant has been up for about two weeks now, and we have raised an AMAZING $1120. With my community's contribution, that puts us at $2800.23, with $2141.63 left to go. Every little bit helps and so I thought I would use this opportunity to share what change the grant could bring.

1. The student computer lab
Part of the grant would go towards refurbishing and rewiring the student computer lab. Right now, the wiring does not allow each student to work on a computer individually, and the space is in need of reorganization. My school has committed to cleaning the space in preparation for the new furniture. With an updated space, more students could work individually on laptops, and we would also be at an advantage for more government assistant (they have certain space requirements before they will provide more equipment).

The computer lab

2. Equipment for teachers

The secondary teachers have access to to desktop computers. So do the teachers at the local boarding school. Our primary teachers do not. With the grant, we hope to purchase desktop computers, a projector, and speakers and then organize trainings on how to use the equipment. Creating lesson plans on word, using PowerPoint, and making Excel charts can all be utilized in teaching, tracking student data, and learning, and the grant will help bring those resources to the primary school.


The primary teachers' room

3. Improved learning for all
My students are starting to write book reports. And we like playing games and watching movies in English Club. All of these activities could be enhanced by technology. We could type our reports, and watch Moana on a projector instead of my tiny laptop. There are so many ways to integrate technology, we just need the chance to do so.