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JamieLang

EDCI718
GrantProposal

Grant Purpose
Thisgoalofthisgrantproposalistoacquirefundstopurchaseequipmenttosupportcomputerscience
coursesatthehighschool.Currently,theonlycomputersciencecourseofferedisinmobilegame
development.Studentsapplycomputerscienceprinciplestodesign,build,test,anddistributemobile
applicationsandgames.Byprovidingstudentswithanactualmobiledevicetotesttheirgameson,theyare
abletomoreaccuratelymimicarealdevelopmentenvironment.

Items Requested
FourNexus7tabletcomputers

Cost
$916($229each)

Use
Studentsinthecomputersciencecoursewillusethetabletstotesttheirapplicationsduringthedevelopment
process.Havingaccesstoatabletcomputergivesthestudentsuniquefeedbackduringthedesignand
buildingphasesofsoftwaredevelopmentandallowsstudentstoapplyproblemsolvingskillstoimprovetheir
applications.Computerprogrammersfrequentlyhaveaccesstomultipledevicestotesttheirsoftwareon
beforereleasingittothegeneralpublic,andprovidingstudentswiththesedeviceswillallowthemtodothe
same.

Connecticut Education Standard


Thesetabletswouldbeusedtosupportthefollowingstatestandards:

CTIT&L5.0:Studentswilloperateandusecomputersandothertechnologiesastoolsforproductivity,
problemsolvingandlearningacrossthecontentareas.

Benchmark2:Usecontentspecifictoolsandsoftware.

Benchmark6:Identifyandapplystrategiesforsolvinghardwareandsoftwareproblemsoutside
theschoolenvironment.

Benchmark7:Demonstratetheabilitytoidentify,assessandadapttonewtechnologytoolsand
resources.

ThetabletsareacontentspecifictoolandtheycontaintheAndroidoperatingsystem,whichthestudentsare
developingthemobileapplicationsfor.Theyallowthestudentstoidentifypotentialproblemswiththeir
applicationsandsolvethembyrevisingtheirprograms.Lastly,thetabletswillallowpeerreviewand
assessmentastheyuseoneanothersfinishedapplicationsonthetablets.

ISTE NETS Performance Indicators


Student NETS Performance Indicator

ISTENETS.S6.TechnologyOperationsandConcepts

A.Understandandusetechnologysystems

B.Selectanduseapplicationseffectivelyandproductively

C.Troubleshootsystemsandapplications

D.Transfercurrentknowledgetolearningofnewtechnologies

Studentswillhavetheopportunitytofullyinteractwiththesoftwaredevelopmentlifecyclebyusingthetablets
asrealtestingdevices.Theywillbeabletotroubleshootproblemsthattheywerepreviouslyunabletowiththe
emulator.Onceanysoftwareglitchesandbugshavebeensolved,theycandeploythesoftwaretothetablets
forfinalinstallation.

Teacher NETS Performance Indicator

ISTENETS.T1.FacilitateandInspireStudentLearningandCreativity

A.Promote,support,andmodelcreativeandinnovativethinkingandinventiveness.

B.Engagestudentsinexploringrealworldissuesandsolvingauthenticproblemsusingdigital
toolsandresources.

C.Promotestudentreflectionusingcollaborativetoolstorevealandclarifystudentsconceptual
understandingandthinking,planning,andcreativeprocesses.

D.Modelcollaborativeknowledgeconstructionbyengaginginlearningwithstudents,
colleagues,andothersinfacetofaceandvirtualenvironments.

Research
TheNationalCenterforWomeninInformationTechnology
releasedtalkingpoints
forwhyschoolsshould
teachcomputerscience,including:

Teaching21stcenturyskills

Preparingstudentsforarewardingcareer

Improvingliteracy

Thesetabletswillhelpgenerateinterestinthecomputerscienceprogrambecausethestudentswilldevelop
realapplicationsforarealdevicethattheycanshowcasetotheirpeers.Byhavinganauthentictaskto
perform,studentswillbemoremotivatedtocreategreatapplicationsandsharethemwithothers.Ifstudents
seethattheyhavetheabilitytolearnhowtomakemobileapplicationsthatreallywork,theywillbemore
interestedintakingthecourse,whichservesasagatewaytoacareerincomputerscience.

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