Classroom+Technology

HP Photosmart All in one Printer, $200 Kodak M575 Digital Camera, $130 Easyshare Camera Dock, $25 5 New computers, $2500 Ipod Classic, $250 Philips Fidelio DS7550 Portable Speaker Dock, $130 Epson Powelite 1753 Wireless Widescreen Multi Media Projector, $1400 Draper Series M Motorized Projector Screen, $625 5 Sets of Headphones, $50 5 Sets Logitec X-140 Speakers, $150
 * Hardware:**
 * Hardware Total:** $5460

Microsoft Office Student Edition, $150 Photoshop, $300 iTunes, Free Inspiration 9, $70 Cluefinders Math Adventures Ages 9-12 Deluxe, $15
 * Software:**


 * Software Total:** $535


 * Overall Total: $5995**

** Summary: ** There are many reasons that we think Microsoft Office, Photoshop, and iTunes would be useful in the classroom. The first reason is that Microsoft Office is useful for creating documents, allowing the students to practice typing, letting the students practice for paper writing, and creating opportunities for the students to use many programs such as PowerPoint. Secondly, photoshop is useful for picture editing, image creating, and project managing. Photoshop would really allow the students to be creative. Finally, iTunes is useful because of its podcasts, music, and video abilities. For example, a student could listen to a podcast about a certain topic using iTunes, write a paper using Microsoft Office, and create a collage of pictures and words to describe the given topic using Photoshop. This would allow both visual and auditory learners equal opportunities in the classroom. Photoshop is also good for the kinesthetic learners as well. For these reasons, we think that these three software programs would be useful in the classroom. These additions will not only make our classroom more fun, but allow for a new form of learning to go on. By having computers and headphones, students are allowed to go off and do a program on their own. This provodes each child with an individual electronic teacher that goes at his pace, while there is a real teacher in the room if any questions arise. The printer that will be present in the class room will be attached to all of the computers, allowing all students access to the printers at the same time. this also allows us as the teachers to monitor the content that is being printed. With the technology presented today, the software provided will allow the students to get hands on experience with every day technology at a young age. For instance, photoshop is used widely throughout the world for various reasons. If we teach the students at the young age of ten to use this technology they will be better prepared for the future and future jobs. Another software that can be beneficial to the students are the Cluefinders Math Adventures. This provides the children with a fun way of learning. At home, most students play video games, by presenting school work in the same manner, the children will be more interested. Along with a good way to keep the childrens interest, this software provides the children with a break from the day of learning and reading out of a text book, and with short-intension spanned fifth graders, they need educational breaks like this. The hardware we believe would be useful in our 5th grade classroom includes 5 new desktop computers, 1 printer to link to every computer, 5 sets of headphones, 2 sets of speakers, a projector, and a digital camera. We want to buy 5 new computers because it is easier and cheaper then trying to upgrade the outdated ones. Since the class size is 25 students, they can be split up into groups of 5 to use to computers. The headphones and speakers enable the students to hear what they are learning privately or all together. You obviously need a printer for printing out important papers. A projector is common to have in a classroom and allows the teacher to display material on the board for everyone to see. We think we should have a digital camera for documenting all the exciting activities!