New Table

I was able to find an 8 ft table for my room.  I think there will be room for 4 computers on this table.  I contacted the IT office so they can move my computers around and set up the new system.  The new laptops are supposed to be delivered tomorrow.  It is so exciting.  My students are excited.

We tried to use iPads for Google presentations and found they don't work. :(

This is so sad.   I wish Google and Apple would work together.

Soon I will be able to have all students working together.

PS  My social studies students are each looking up an artist from the Renaissance and then showing some of their art work.  Seven slides per student and then an oral presentation which we video tape.

Two computers delivered

I arrived home from work and two computers were delivered. I am so excited. I also found a eight foot table for me room. I have to reconfigure the room to fit all 16 computers in it but I am determined. The laptops are to arrive on Friday.

My students keep asking if I am rich. I tell them, I just write grants. Then they want to know how they can write grants also.

Upcoming projects:
I am Poem on google presentation for 6th graders.
I Am Poem based on Brian from Hatchet for 7/8th graders
Career Project for Math Class
I still need a good project for my social studies class.

Bought computers

So excited!  I bought two computers suggested by the head of IT at Cambrian School District.  Two dell desktops with Windows XP Pro.  Then I bought two laptops from Tiger Direct - HP's with Windows 7.0 Pro.

I hope they do they job.  I got them for less than $1600.  I still need locks and maybe a mouse for each.  But it is a start.


The iPad's are not the best because they do not seem to work well with Google Documents.  My students use Google documents, presentations, and web pages for their work on a weekly basis.  It will nice to have a computer for each student in my class.

The principle has promised me a new table as well.  They I will be redoing my classroom.  I will need help over a weekend to move things around.  I am so excited!!!

Grant from Merit

I have been working on trying to buy computers for my classroom.  It is more difficult than I thought.  The net books I found would not be able to load Windows Pro which is needed to access the network.  So I found some laptops.  But those would not work either on the network.  I am getting frustrated. 

I contacted our technology guys and they had some good ideas:  buy desktop units, buy iPads, buy larger desktops.

I also found good pricing with reconditioned laptops.  So now I want to check those out and hopefully buy a new computer today!!!