Grants for Salt Brook

Document Camera – Changing the way we see text

Amount: $242 | Year: 2011 | School:

The Hovercam is a document camera that projects text onto the Smartboard by hovering over it, allowing projects to be seen by the whole class.  The teacher uses this piece of equipment with mentor texts to teach mini-lessons or with students original work to illustrate good work habits.  The level of visual stimulation the Hovercam […]

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Differentiated Literacy Centers

Amount: $1,977 | Year: 2010 | School:

Providing second graders with differentiated, hands-on “literacy centers” consisting of various highly-motivating manipulative exercises and critical-thinking games is essential to the learning process. These exercises help reinforce specific reading comprehension, writing, word/work skills and concepts, as well as assist students in developing concrete, abstract, and critical thinking skills.

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Language Arts and Social Studies in the 21st Century

Amount: $2,648 | Year: 2010 | School:

iPads are the teaching tool of the future. This grant provides 3 iPads as a complement to other teaching resources in Salt Brook’s 5th grade classrooms. The goal is to foster independence and self-motivation. Students have designated times to work on programs using research, geographical references, maps, and websites, as well as grammar practice and reading resources.

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Daily Integration of Technology in 1st Grade

Amount: $9,400 | Year: 2010 | School:

The NPEF awarded this grant to enable Salt Brook’s 1st grade classrooms to purchase laptops, laptop carts and age appropriate software. The laptops and mobile cart enable the children to enhance their learning in all academic areas as well as demonstrate the ability to use developmentally appropriate software, hardware, and online resources. Students will use digital tools and resources to […]

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