Introduction

**__ General Description of the School __** The school is a suburban public school located in Columbus, Ohio. The building has been renovated within the last five years and is well-maintained. There has been an addition of a new wing to the school building within the last year to enable more classrooms, thus a smaller teacher to student ratio. This school building is an intermediate school, serving students in grade five and six. The students are composed of the following demographics: 86% Caucasian, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Biracial, and 2% Asian American. 45% of the students receive a free or reduced lunch due to socioeconomic status. Most of the students live in either a two-family household (65%) or a single parent home (31%). A small amount (about 4%) of students live with other guardians such as grandparents or foster families.
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**__ General Description of the Classroom __** This district has placed an emphasis on improving the teacher to student ratio as part of the addition of more classrooms. As a result,there are 22 students in this fifth grade classroom. All classes may include inclusion students. This specific classroom has two students who have special needs and have an individualized education plan (IEP). To help meet the district's goals in meeting the demands for the 21st century learner, the school has focused on making technology more available for students by bringing the technology to the students' classrooms. The lists below represent the technology that can be found within each classroom, as well as the technology that can be "rented" by the classroom through the use of mobile technology learning carts. All of the technology equipment is updated regularly and repaired by the school district's instructional technology department. This classroom includes the following technology resources at all times: The following technology is available through the rental of the library media center's mobile technology learning carts:
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 * High-Definition television with DVD and VHS player
 * Two class-issued printers
 * Scanner
 * Solar-powered calculators
 * Microphone
 * Sony high-definition video camera
 * ELMO projector
 * Wii game console/Wii Fit
 * LCD projector with large pull-down screen
 * Classroom laptop is hooked up to projector and includes Smart Tools program (for Smart Board capabilities)
 * Smart Boards
 * Flip Video Cameras
 * A classroom set of eight desktop computers with flat screen monitors
 * Palm Pilots (class set of 25)
 * MP3 players (class set of 25)
 * Flip Video Cameras (class set of 25)
 * Wii fit boards (class set of 25)
 * Tablet laptop cart (class set of 25) that has built in microphone/web camera and with the following programs/software installed:
 * Adobe, Kid Pix, Flip Video software, Simulation & Game Software from Go Venture, Wildlife Tycoon Adventure, Student Response System (Turning Point), My Grade Book, Microsoft Office, OneNote, Math Stories, Gizmos, INFOhio's research databases, Microsoft Office XP Suite, anti-virus software, and wireless, high-speed Internet access.
 * Web Sites: Skype, Webquests, Bubbl.us, Google account, School and Teacher, Glogster, Rubistar, Notestar, Jeopardy Labs Online, Windows Movie Maker

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