1. In this Donors Choose, Book Em Danno, the teacher is attempting to get funding to provide a library for her students targeted to their reading level. She gives a brief summary that her students are excited to learn and that her students are mostly at the same reading levels. She also wants book bags to help organize the books for the reading groups. I think this is a good idea because children should have access to books on their reading level to explore, read, and learn. However, she does not give detailed information of her classroom or the type of school she is in. The other donors choose projects list that they were title I schools and need the funding. How do I know that they need the books? What resources do they have already? How can this benefit the students?
2. In this Donors Choose, Chromebook-IT to the Coronavirus, the teacher is trying to help her students gain access to Chromebooks so that they can still be educated at home. The teacher first talks about how grateful she is that her school gives all the supplies she has needed throughout the year until the outbreak hit. She includes that it is her first yer teaching and she is so proud of all her students have accomplished this year so far. She includes that she is at a title 1 school and that if she were to get chromebooks, Spectrum would give two months of free internet access for students who need it. I feel as if this is important because students still need to be able to have access to tools to help them learn. However, the teacher only asks for three chromebooks and think that only three will not help provide the students with enough individualizations and access to the resources she is trying to provide. How would they rotate the chromebooks if they are not in school? I like the idea but I feel like more planning needs to be put in place for the students. What will they benefit from the chromebooks? How will they do the assignments? Will the students know how to use them?
3. In the Donors Choose, Adventure Is Out There, the teacher is trying to raise money to take her students on a field trip to Blessington Farms to learn about animals in nature. I really liked the idea of this project. I think it is important for students to have hands on experiences outside of the classroom. The teacher describes her students in the Donors Choose. I felt as if it was good for her to explain that her students need funding because they are a title I school. She also talked about how she thinks her students can make great leaders on day. The teacher then talks about the project. She’s wants to tie in the activity to science, writing, and reading. She gives brief descriptions of the activities but she does not give any information on how it will help the students or their grade level requirements. I would add more details to why it is important for them to visit the farm and what they will gain from the experience.
2. In this Donors Choose, Chromebook-IT to the Coronavirus, the teacher is trying to help her students gain access to Chromebooks so that they can still be educated at home. The teacher first talks about how grateful she is that her school gives all the supplies she has needed throughout the year until the outbreak hit. She includes that it is her first yer teaching and she is so proud of all her students have accomplished this year so far. She includes that she is at a title 1 school and that if she were to get chromebooks, Spectrum would give two months of free internet access for students who need it. I feel as if this is important because students still need to be able to have access to tools to help them learn. However, the teacher only asks for three chromebooks and think that only three will not help provide the students with enough individualizations and access to the resources she is trying to provide. How would they rotate the chromebooks if they are not in school? I like the idea but I feel like more planning needs to be put in place for the students. What will they benefit from the chromebooks? How will they do the assignments? Will the students know how to use them?
3. In the Donors Choose, Adventure Is Out There, the teacher is trying to raise money to take her students on a field trip to Blessington Farms to learn about animals in nature. I really liked the idea of this project. I think it is important for students to have hands on experiences outside of the classroom. The teacher describes her students in the Donors Choose. I felt as if it was good for her to explain that her students need funding because they are a title I school. She also talked about how she thinks her students can make great leaders on day. The teacher then talks about the project. She’s wants to tie in the activity to science, writing, and reading. She gives brief descriptions of the activities but she does not give any information on how it will help the students or their grade level requirements. I would add more details to why it is important for them to visit the farm and what they will gain from the experience.