Schools seeking donations in Florida
Maniscalco Elementary
Ms. Takacs writes: Technology has become a necessity in our society. We are at a point in which even our textbooks are available online. Currently, I only have textbooks for every two to three children in my room, but our new textbook series offers available online access to the textbook as well as tutorials online for the students to use to help them obtain content knowledge. Using technology is exciting for students and allows greater opportunitites to expose students to resources not available in the classroom textbooks. It saddens me to see the advantages that students have in the more affluent neighborhoods, when my students deserve the same resources. I was excited for some schools when I heard that they were blessed with laptops for each of their fifth graders, but sad at the same time for my students. Our school would never be able to afford such luxuries for our students, but the advantages my students would gather from computer resources could make the difference in who they become. They would be given equal opportunity to obtain skills that could make all the difference in their future. It is my goal to offer my students opportunities to compete with peers regardless of their personal socio-economic status.
Seeking Pentium 4, or better, PCs. If you can help, please email Ms. Cassie Takacs or phone 813-949-0337 school or 813-943-9216 cell