Dr. Hensley,
I would like to propose to you some different uses of technology that I think would be beneficial to our school. With the use of technology students can communicate with others, and learn research techniques that will help them through out their education.
One of the first pieces of technology that would be beneficial to our students is the use of Skype. Skype is software that allows you with a webcam to communicate with people around the world. I think this is something that our student would really enjoy because they can learn new ways to talk with people that are far away. One of the first things I thought of when thinking about ways to use Skype was that we could talk with our friends from Iowa that came and donated their time and books to us. This would be a way for our student to see them and what their hometown and school is like without having to travel all the way there. They could also contact a school in another country and have Skype sessions with them about school and things they value in their country.
To help our students with their research we could use a webquest to guide our student reasearch so that they would know the correct websites to use and trust. This would be beneficial to our students so that they can stay on track and not get the incorrect or inappropriate information.
I hope that you will consider using some of these technology resources in our school because I think it would be an asset to our school if we used these types of things to help further our students' education.
Sincerely,
Julie Krebs