Sample+Comments

If you are wondering about what type of information you may need, to keep the followng examples in mind when gathering teacher commentary.

Sample Student Comments

I can’t imagine my classroom without using technology to learn. I would not have been able to learn these advance skils or have been able to keep up with other high school students without this program. My parents can not afford to provide me with a computer at home. The tools I am using in school will keep me competitive and prepare me for the challenge of college. I appreciate every opportunity that CFF has given me because other wise I would not have know how to use tools that other seniors use in college. Classrooms For the Future has opened a whole new world of resources for me. It has encouraged me to explore global topics. Electronic websites are a lively and meaningful way for me to learn. CFF has been very beneficial to me because I have become a global learner and now able to make real world connections. Becoming a global learner has filled many gaps in my education. I enjoy going to class working with other classmates and experimenting with my teacher in using the latest technology tools. We interact more and help share our skill with each other. Using the equipment helped me to learn at my own pace. I don’t have the anxiety of struggling to keep up with technology. The tools I am using will keep me competitive and prepare me for the challenge of college. The teacher’s use of the interactive whiteboard makes the lessons more meaningful to me because she/he can take me step by step into web sites. The atmosphere in our classrooms is very exciting, positive and enjoyable. Now that I am able to research and communicate using advanced skills my learning depends on having web 2.0 tools available in my classroom. I feel prepared to present projects we are assigned to complete using the most advanced techniques to deliver my project effectively and with confidence.

Sample teacher comments

CFF has been the most successful state funded initiative I have been a part of in my career. Classrooms For the Future has enhanced student learning in my classroom. Students are much more engaged and therefore they retain more because they want to. CFF has provided opportunities for differentiated instruction and hands-on learning. In science it has enabled students to engage in research projects and take advantage of simulated lab programs. My students no longer work by themselves, but work in groups using the equipment to find, gather and share the information they need. CFF has given me and my students the knowledge of applying web 1.0 and 2.0 tools to their learning that otherwise they would not have. The unlimited resources at their finger tips and the interconnectiveness are the greatest changes in their lives. The students feel a sense of value in being able to use technology to prepare them for the future. We as teachers now co-plan, co-teach and are forced to collaborate on delivering knowledge to students. My students are learning more through working together on group projects. Now that we have changed to meet the needs of how students learn and moved education in Pennsylvania into classrooms full of web 2.0 tools, it would be disastrous to abandon this great initiative now. Please don’t let down the thousands of Pennsylvania’s treasured students by not supporting CFF. They need to continue to be able to compete and communicate in this ever evolving global world to be successful. Thank you for giving our students the opportunity to participate in the Classrooms For the Future. CFF has changed our high school classrooms into magnificent global learning communities rich with students engaged and collaborating on projects. Teachers and students have excelled in learning and using web 2.0 tools to become life long global learners. CFF has leveled the playing field for our students to be successful in college. -

