Computer for Harlem Students
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BENEFITING:
HERE'S THE STORY:
For the past seven years, I have been working with the students at PS 123 in Harlem, an elementary & middle school. I am an advisor for their student newspaper, working with them each week to learn the skills of reporting & publishing and helping them better serve their school.
The newspaper staff consists of ten 5th, 6th and 7th graders. We have a website here where you can read about our program and see lots of photos:
http://ps123today.com/
You can also read more about me & see a bit of my history with the school here:
http://danblank.com/blog/about-dan-blank/
We have very few resource, and the one thing that would have a profound effect on our effort is computer resources. There is only one computer available to the newspaper staff and it is shared with others.
You can read more about the successes and challenges of our program in this article: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6720449.html
So my goal is to be able to buy the students a dedicated computer. While it would be nice to give each staff member a laptop, even having a single desktop computer for them would be an incredible resource for their ability to serve their school.
HERE'S THE STORY:
For the past seven years, I have been working with the students at PS 123 in Harlem, an elementary & middle school. I am an advisor for their student newspaper, working with them each week to learn the skills of reporting & publishing and helping them better serve their school.
The newspaper staff consists of ten 5th, 6th and 7th graders. We have a website here where you can read about our program and see lots of photos:
http://ps123today.com/
You can also read more about me & see a bit of my history with the school here:
http://danblank.com/blog/about-dan-blank/
We have very few resource, and the one thing that would have a profound effect on our effort is computer resources. There is only one computer available to the newspaper staff and it is shared with others.
You can read more about the successes and challenges of our program in this article: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6720449.html
So my goal is to be able to buy the students a dedicated computer. While it would be nice to give each staff member a laptop, even having a single desktop computer for them would be an incredible resource for their ability to serve their school.
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