Awards
2008-2009 Grant Awards
Summaries of Approved Projects
(7 Projects, 11 Teachers)
Enhancing the Use of Science Probeware
MMRHS, Grades 9-12, Lisa Baldwin, 300 students
Upgrade GLX Dataloggers previously purchased by Tech Fund to increase the number of labs in which probes can be used, with greater functionality.
Formative Assessment Using a Classroom Response System
MMRHS, Grades 9-12, Lisa Baldwin and Nancy King, 160 students
Purchase two Turning Point IR systems to enable all students in a classroom to respond instantly to questions posed by teachers. Data enables teachers to monitor individual student understanding and gauge the understanding of the group.
Using Technology to Support a Multi-Faceted Teaching Approach
MMRHS, Grades 9-12, Kristina Farina and Ed Barrett, 600 students
Purchase Promethean Smart Board and Active Tablet.
Using Technology to Make Our Whiteboards Interactive
Monument Valley, Grades 5-8, Allison Fisher, 80 students
Mimio unit allows teachers to take white board presentations and convert them into PowerPoint slides, Word documents, or Excel spreadsheets. It will also record all white board notes, which can be shared with absent students, parents, and other teachers.
Fun and Fitness at the Middle School
Monument Valley, Grades 5-8, Stephanie Ross, Chip Vittum, Pat Boland, 360 students
Improve fitness level of students, as measured by Fitness Grams, through the implementation of the Wii Fit system.
FASTT Math
Muddy Brook, Grade 2, Barbara Minkler, 80 students
Increase math fact fluency rate of all second-graders through specialized software installed on computers used in classroom.
Bringing Assistive Technology Into the Classroom
Muddy Brook, Grades 2-4, Kim Broderick and Sarah DiFazio, 210 students
Mimio unit allows teachers to take white board presentations and convert them into PowerPoint slides, Word documents, or Excel spreadsheets. It will also record all white board notes, which can be shared with absent students, parents, and other teachers.