Elementary school students in Santee, California, demonstrated their newest learning devices Wednesday following a ceremony celebrating a grant to purchase the new technology.
The Barona Band of Mission Indians awarded Carlton Hills Elementary School a $5,000 grant to purchase hand-held devices called student responders to answer true-and-false and multiple-choice questions, SignOn San Diego reports.
“This is a milestone event,” said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell. “This money is needed more today than ever before.”
Schools across the country use student responders and similar devices in conjunction with an HDTV, LED monitor or
USB projector to create a dynamic learning environment that promotes class participation. Using a projector allows educators to reach more students at one time and encourages student involvement in academic lessons.
The devices will be given to classrooms in the first, second and third grades.
The donation was the 200th grant from the Barona tribe since 2006. The Barona Indians have donated more than $1 million to districts statewide, SignOn San Diego reported.
