SoonerBorn68
2/10/2010, 12:26 PM
The middle school in our town is trying to get a library makeover. Please vote for us. The winner will be chosen by public poll.
Thomas Middle School - Holdenville, OK
https://usspringpromo.acer.com/Campaign/SchoolLibraryMakeover/index.htm
Proposal:
Thomas Middle School (TMS), located in Holdenville, Oklahoma is in need of a school library makeover. The socio-economic status of this small, rural community is telling: third poorest county in Oklahoma with a Free/Reduced Lunch rate of 80%: 43% > than state average. Other demographics show more challenges: Education Role Models: 120% fewer college degrees than state average. Poverty: > 90% of Holdenville respondents on recent e-Rate survey. In spite of challenges, we are progressing: a new after-school program, the recent addition of Smart Boards in core-subject classrooms, a certified SmartTrainer on staff, etc. The Digital Divide, a catchphrase of the '90s still applies at TMS: Internet-connected computers are rare in TMS student homes; 243 TMS students use the tech lab less than 1-hour/week;The TMS Library has NO student-use computers. With minimal access at home and school, student technology-use skills do not meet the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for students. They simply have not used a computer enough to be proficient. Moreover, ISTE's Educational Technology-Information Literacy benchmarks for the 21st Century are not being met. To meet ET-IL, students and teachers must use the technology for student-centered, project-based learning. Technology can also accommodate differences in ability. TMS students must have regular access to computers for on-line research opportunities as well. To illustrate the TMS commitment, in-kind support will include furniture, headphones, software and high-quality professional development. TMS will schedule research classes in the library, technology time during after-school program hours, and provide technology-training opportunities for school patrons. An Acer/Intel School Library Makeover will have a dramatic effect on the success of TMS students in the 21st Century.
Thomas Middle School - Holdenville, OK
https://usspringpromo.acer.com/Campaign/SchoolLibraryMakeover/index.htm
Proposal:
Thomas Middle School (TMS), located in Holdenville, Oklahoma is in need of a school library makeover. The socio-economic status of this small, rural community is telling: third poorest county in Oklahoma with a Free/Reduced Lunch rate of 80%: 43% > than state average. Other demographics show more challenges: Education Role Models: 120% fewer college degrees than state average. Poverty: > 90% of Holdenville respondents on recent e-Rate survey. In spite of challenges, we are progressing: a new after-school program, the recent addition of Smart Boards in core-subject classrooms, a certified SmartTrainer on staff, etc. The Digital Divide, a catchphrase of the '90s still applies at TMS: Internet-connected computers are rare in TMS student homes; 243 TMS students use the tech lab less than 1-hour/week;The TMS Library has NO student-use computers. With minimal access at home and school, student technology-use skills do not meet the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for students. They simply have not used a computer enough to be proficient. Moreover, ISTE's Educational Technology-Information Literacy benchmarks for the 21st Century are not being met. To meet ET-IL, students and teachers must use the technology for student-centered, project-based learning. Technology can also accommodate differences in ability. TMS students must have regular access to computers for on-line research opportunities as well. To illustrate the TMS commitment, in-kind support will include furniture, headphones, software and high-quality professional development. TMS will schedule research classes in the library, technology time during after-school program hours, and provide technology-training opportunities for school patrons. An Acer/Intel School Library Makeover will have a dramatic effect on the success of TMS students in the 21st Century.