Dear “Powered Up Writing” Students, Teachers, and Parents,
Across LPS, we have pilot projects of ASUS EeePCs in classrooms. We hope that you are enjoying the new computers and are learning more than ever before. Many people are asking about how your classroom has changed now that you have the EeePC laptops. Can you help us tell your story?
Here are some questions we have:
How does having a laptop computer help students write better?
What happens in your classroom now that you have laptops that could not happen before?
Now that you have had laptops in your classroom, how would you feel if you didn’t have them next year?
What do next year’s 5th grade students coming to your classroom have to look forward to?
Please respond to the blog linked at the URL address below. If you are a student, please have an adult check your comment before you post.
http://inspired.littletonpublicschools.net
Please reply no later than Monday, March 23rd, 2009.
Thank you,
7 comments:
Dear Dan Mass & Mason,
I think having our laptops help students write better because when we write in journals our hands start to hurt. I'm not saying that they don't when we type on the computers but not as quickly and not as much, which means we get a better chance of writing more. In addition, I could think of better ideas whether it's for a prompt or just for free write. Things happen in our classroom now that we have laptops that couldn't happen before is usually we would have to read with holding the books but now we can just go online and have them read to us, or we can still read them to our self online. Also, since everyone has there own laptops for the year it's easy for everyone to search something up at the same time. Now that we have laptops in our classroom that we won't have next year, I feel disappointed and I probably will not enjoy writing as much. Although every once and a while we would get to type some of our stories on the computer it wouldn't be as much as now. Also, next year we would only get to type our final copies. I think next years 5th grade students coming to our class need to look forward to all of the great technology such as the smart board. The best thing about the smart board is it can do everything that the projector can do but more. They should also look forward to going the trip on Cal-Wood, having the laptops, and just having fun.
Torsha
Dear Dan and Earth, Having a laptop computer helps students because they are more interested because we have technology. What happens in our classroom that we couldn't have before is that we have our own computer instead of going to the computer lab. If we didn't have triple e's I would feel kind of weird because I'm so used to the triple e computers around. The next years 5th graders can look forward to is the triple e's and the Dragon Pagoda and everything in between like Cal-Wood and the dissections.
from, Dzenad
Dear, Dan
Having a laptop computer helps student write better because students can learn how to spell words with the computer better because we can spell check the word and see the actual spelling so we can memorize the word.What happens in our classroom now that we have laptops is that Mr.Moore can give us a writing website or spelling then we could go to he website that he told us to go to and work.I think that now that we have laptops it is easyer to get work done. The reason why I think that is because now that we go to the sights then he dosn't have to take that much time to tell us the hole lesson.If we didn't have laptops next year then I would be kind of mad and sad because the laptops are fun and faster To work with. But if we didn't have laptops it would be sad.Next years fith grade's should look forward to going to calwood.They should be happy about the laptops also
Dear Everyone,
Yes, having laptop computers helps us. For example we can move the text around and if we want to put it where we want it. My next example is that you can edit when we type. My last example is that we have spell check so if we write a word wrong you can look there and find the correct spelling of the word. There are more things for the other subjects. Like going to the Dragon Pagoda or to DE Science and a lot more links we can go to for many subjects. One thing that happens in my class room is that I like to write because of the computers. I don't mean write with just the laptops but with paper and pen also. Now that I have laptops in my classroom I will feel strange, next year I wouldn't have them because we do almost everything with them. The next year's 5th grade students coming to my classroom have to look forward to Cal-wood, the smart board, the clickers, and the triple e's.
Sincerely Denisse
Dear Dan Maas,
You can save stuff faster and if you have to write a essay you can go to the internet and look it up. So that is a reasons it is easer to write with the computer. Plus we can go to a document and save your work. We can send it to other people for feedback. Last you can read what you wrote with a light built into the computer. We can go on the internet and look at videos, games, and blogs. We can write in it and print it at the speed of seconds. We also can write to people from around the world. I can record stuff like me or my friends. Last I could never use the internet that much. I would be scared of not having them next year because I can do a lot of things I could never do before. I will also miss them because I could talk to people from around the world. I used the most interesting things on this computer like playing penguin racer. You can choose where you wan to be like the sky jump track. Last it would be lonely not to place my fingers on this laptop. I would say a lot of things but I'm going to be specific. Everyone will admire the smart board, jump drives, and the computers. Not to mention Mr. Moore. Everyone should also admire each and everyone of the students. Last the projector on the other side of the room can not be used by your finger but you can use the mouse of Mr. Moore's computer.
sincerely ,
Manuel
Dear Dan Mass,
The computer helps us by fixing misspelled words when we don't know if a word is misspelled. Writing now is why better than writing with a pen or pencil. I would be sad next year because we would not be able to use the computers to help us with writing,it wont help us to fix mess spelled words. I would feel sad because we wouldn't be able to use the computers it wont help us with writing mess spelled words. The 5th next would have to look forward to use the computers,smart board,and more things.
Sincerely,
Ruben T
Dear Dan Mass,
Having the laptops helps students write better not just because it's easier to type, but it's also making students want to write more. It is also helping us with our spelling and grammar. Something that we can do now that we have our own computers is blogposts like I'm doing right now. We can also go to places like DE Science and do our own expirements. We are also taking our spelling test on the computer. It would feel strange to me if I didn't have a laptop in the classroom next year. I would also miss blogging and all that stuff. I would also feel bored without the laptops next year. Next year's 5th graders have a lot to look forward to. The very first thing they have to look forward to is Cal-Wood. The biggest thing to look forward to is the computers.
Sincerely,
Arturo
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