Beaver Island School receives Handhelds
The Beaver Island Community School just learned it has been
awarded a Grant from LEADing the Future. “There were seventeen
applicants for this grant, and it was extremely difficult to select
one school district to receive this award from among these outstanding
applications,” said Marion Ginopolis, MI Gates Project Director.
“The grant went to the 92-student Beaver Island Community
School District. In her application, Kathleen McNamara cites the
following potential benefits to students:
“The students at the Beaver Island Community School will
benefit in many ways. There will be equity in their access to
technology to support their work in core curriculum areas; no
longer will the student without home access to the Internet be
hindered in completing research assignments at home. Students
will use the handheld for note-taking and the cooperative work
that is already being done will become more efficient and collaborative
as students share data more easily. Students will learn to replace
their current paper agendas/calendars with the Date Book and organizers.
All high school students take advanced math classes, and equipping
the handhelds with graphing software will eliminate the need for
students to purchase expensive graphing calculators. Student will
have the benefit of increased motivation in their challenging
academic classes as teachers use innovative technology and software,
and integrate the curriculum.”
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