Classroom+Technology+Scenario



__Hardware Items__ Computers (Including monitor and speakers) - $450each*6= $2700

Screen Projector & Screen - $700 + 650 = $1350

__Software Items__ Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 - $150 each*6= $900

Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro - $150 each, one for each computer (6) + one for teacher's computer = $1050

An award for $6000 does not really go very far in an English High School Classroom. Our plan allows us to add on six new computers. Having those new computers, along with the older ones, leaves us with eleven computers in total. That means for every one computer, there will be two to three students working as a group on it. It would be ideal to have one computer to every student, but unfortunately, the $6000 Award is just not enough to cover those costs. In order to work with the students, and walk them through their assignments, we will be in need of an overhead projector and screen. The overhead projector and screen will allow the teacher to help the students as a whole, instead of having to go to each computer, and explain the instructions over and over again, wasting valuable time that could be used on students having a more difficult time learning the material. The computers, software, projector, and screen would make good use of learning in the classroom setting. They could be used in group project settings, as well as for individual use. They could be used for research, or for the use of classroom wikis. These technologies would help not only the students, but the teacher as well. The teacher would be able to use visual, audio, and kinesthetic ways, in order to best fit the needs of the many different learning styles of all the students in the classroom.