The desire to have educational technology in the classroom is now a need for many U.S. schools. However, new digital devices can sometimes be expensive, forcing many institutions to rely on additional funding provided by grants.
The Friendship School in Eldersburg, Maryland, recently received $40,000 to be used by its Improving Technology initiative, reported Bezinga. The money was provided by the the Marion L. and Henry J. Knott Foundation.
The school teaches students with learning disabilities through creative and involved methods, reported the media outlet. Now, teachers may have additional classroom aids via enhanced technology, which they may use to meet the special needs of their students. Educators looking to enact a specialized lesson plan that caters to the unique needs of their pupils may use the grant money to buy an iPad, a remedial learning software program or a classroom projector.
The teachers of the Friendship School are excited about what the new technology may bring to their classroom.
"This allows us to maximize the Orton-Gillingham methodology we use, a multi-sensory approach widely recognized for its effectiveness, blending visual, auditory and kinesthetic modalities in the learning process," Teresa Ankey, head of school, told Bezinga.
