With these funds I will purchase 1 iPad Air, 1 iPad Air Case, 2 Belkin wired tablet keyboards with stands, 3 packs of stylus', and a $25 iTunes gift card.  An iPad Air will offer unique opportunities for my fifth grade students to daily review or extend a lesson or concept.  Quarterly, each student completes a writing project that requires research and successful interaction with digital media.  The iPad Air will present additional student research opportunities and navagation practice involving technology.  "Technology Time " will provide many opportunities for students to take their learning to a higher level.  For example, I foresee enrolling my students into the Khan Academy site where learners complete math and science tasks according to their mastery.  At the same time, students earn points for their work which can be exchanged for an avatar.  Aspects like this make learning fun and engaging for the students!  Common Core Standards expect students to possess 21st Century learning skills.  Creative expression, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration are vital learning skills my students need to master in order to be successful in higher education and career paths of the 21st Century.  The requested protective iPad Air case, Belkin keyboarding case, stylus', and iTunes gift card will provide essential tools to protect the iPad, teach our students keyboarding skills, interact with the screen utilizing a stylus, and purchase educational apps for student instructional purposes.

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