Classroom+Technology

Team 1 Members:
Lindsay Lebeau  Samantha Rosenthal  Kelsey Renfrow  Audrey Kovacic  Jessica Marsden

List of Items and Prices:
 **2know!:** $1,204.00  **5 Ipads and software:** $2545.00  **Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 (10 packages):** $1649.95  **Wireless keyboards (5):** $350.00  **Wireless Access point:** $149.99 **Grand Total:** $5898.94

Explanations:

 * Lindsay: **The 2Know! is a handheld electric response system. The 2Know! is used in classrooms to give the teachers instant feedback from the students, create pop-quizzes for the students, and create assessments for the students. Each student is given a 2Know! device and the screen displays questions and answer choices. We are buying a class set of 24 with an individual one for a total of $1,204.00. This includes a package with software for the 2know! also.

**Kelsey:** The five IPads would be a great way to introduce kids to the technology that will soon be normal to them as they grow older. They come with potential for Apps that are very helpful with teaching. It would be run by the wireless access point, so the children are able to gain access to the internet. We decided to get only five, because we wanted to have room for other products in our classroom; the children will be able to share them. The children are already placed in home groups of five, so they will be passed around home group to home group.


 *  Audrey: **The NETGEAR wireless-N wireless access point will allow both the teacher and the students using any of the Ipads high-speed wireless internet connectivity. This not only allows for mobility within the classroom to allow for students to work in groups but allows for multiple access to the internet and its resources. In addition in the future if more computers are purchased they may also be added to the wireless connectivity. The whole system was purchased for 149.99.


 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Samantha: **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The wireless keyboards will allow the iPads to be used similarly to laptops. This way students can take full advantage of the word processing software on the iPads and doubles the number of students who can do typing activities for individual or smaller group work.


 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Jessica: **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The Microsoft Office Home and Student software packages will allow students to learn how to use Word, Excel and other programs included in the software. Students can use these programs to write papers and complete assignments using computers in the classroom.