1. Laptops in the Classroom for Middle Level Education Freedom to Learn Grant Presenters: Shannon B. Rush, Rose Wilkins, Steve Craighead Bendle Middle School 2004-2005

2. FTL Survey Results for BMS Teachers 100% of Surveyed Teachers Reported Using Laptops on a Weekly Basis! Commonly used computer applications at the middle level are: –Microsoft Word –Microsoft PowerPoint –Internet Research/Activities –Inspiration –Discourse –Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

3. FTL Survey Results for BMS Teachers

4. FTL Teacher Survey Results Teachers on average spend about:  15% LESS time lecturing  10% MORE time facilitating class group instruction  10% MORE time helping students one on one  5% LESS time on classroom management issues

5. How are teachers and students using technology in the classroom?

6. Samples of Middle Level Assessments Using the Laptops - Math Researched Real World Examples for “Integers” - pH levels in swimming pools - Richter’s scale for measuring earthquakes Used Microsoft Excel to Graph a Set of Data Used Websites that have Practice Problems Used Prentice Hall Website as a review – took practice quizzes/test before formal assessment

7. Samples of Middle Level Assessments Using the Laptops – Language Arts Created autobiography and turned it into a tall tale using Microsoft Word Virtual Tours (Underground Railroad) Pre-Chicago Trip – Prior Knowledge Building Audio Clips of Famous People (Ex: Helen Keller, JFK) Primary Source Search (Front Page of New York Times)

8. Samples of Middle Level Assessments Using the Laptops – Social Studies PowerPoint Presentations – Country/Culture Projects, Core Democratic Values, Jigsaw Reading Selections Discourse – Review, Formal Assessments Wrote Research Papers Used Digital Curriculum Movies Used CPS to Assess Understanding

9. Samples of Middle Level Assessments Using the Laptops - Science Online Tests/Quizzes using Discourse PowerPoint Presentations on a Planetary Object Used Excel to Create Data Tables and Charts Used Publisher to Create “Pretend Biome Party Invitations” Internet Scavenger Hunts Researched the Functions of the GSGS and View/Interpret Topographic Maps

10. Inspiration – Demo and Samples Rose Wilkins 8 th Grade Social Studies Teacher Bendle Middle School

11. Discourse – Demo Shannon Rush 6 th Grade Social Studies/Science Teacher Bendle Middle School

12. PowerPoint – Samples Steve Craighead 8 th Grade Science Teacher Bendle Middle School

13. Quotes and Pictures Bendle Middle School 2004 – 2005 Students Using Laptops in the Classroom

15. I think the laptops are a fast and easy way to learn things. We can learn things quicker so now we can learn more. - Brandon

17. I think the laptops help us learn more about the world. -Gracie

19. I like the laptops because I can type faster than I can write. I like the laptops because they can help me on definitions for spelling. - Brandon

21. Laptops make us more responsible. I like having the privilege to use the laptops. -Katie

23. I think the laptops help me get used to using a computer for the future. - Jessica

25. Thank you administrators, parents, and the Bendle Board of Education for providing all of us this wonderful opportunity.