I purchased a Qball with grant funds but to this date have not been able to use it successfully. The initial Qball unit was defective and I had to wait for a new set to arrive. Once it arrived I have not been able to get it to syn with my speakers. It is an ongoing mission and students are excited to work with it if we can ever get it to work.…Read More

Having the tablets I purchased with my grant has made quite a difference in my reading group. These Kindergarten kiddos are below average in reading compared to peers. We have utilized several apps with the devices such as Starfall, ABCMouse, and others. I started with 13 in my reading group before I received the tablets. I have since been…Read More

Wow! Amazing things are happening in first grade at BCS!! Our 20 tablets were enhanced with 6 extra tablets thanks to Mr. Tex Isaac!! So grateful. EVERY student in my first grade class has a tablet. We are currently underway for improving MAP scores by using Quizizz to prep with practice quizzes on the tablets (which is also what MAP is taken…Read More

Offering rigorous computer science at the high school level has been challenging. The challenges come not with the implementation necessarily, but that the curriculum purchased with the grant is not the most engaging for students. While the students do agree that they are learning, they are not having fun. If computer science is going to be…Read More

My grant was the to serve as the beginning of a library Makerspace and has certainly served its purpose. Along with several other grants, we are slowly equipping our school with plenty of STEAM materials. Our new challenge is storing the items in an organized and protected way. The items need to be mobile and not out in the open library at all…Read More