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Classrooms go high-tech
Tanner is one of 20 teachers receiving technology grants this month from Qwest for her innovative use of technology in the classroom. Nine of those teachers are from Salt Lake County, and not all the winners have been announced yet.
The grants totaling $50,000 will allow teachers to buy software, begin projects, and in Tanner's case, equip deaf students with brand-new iPods.
"This is just amazing. This is about as out of the box as you can get," said Gary Younger, spokesman for Qwest.
Tanner will use the iPods to help her deaf students with their homework, making videos of herself signing the assignments and vocabulary words for the week. Now, Tanner records herself on VHS tapes so that students can study at home, even though parents may not know how to sign that week's spelling list.
"Sign language is a visual medium, so it's really been hard. In the past, parents said, 'I don't know how to help them with their homework. I don't know the signs for their spelling words,"' Tanner said.
The video iPods, however, will enable Tanner to put words at the bottom of her lessons so that parents can also understand and help their children study sign language. Tanner will also be able to upload her lessons onto iTunes, allowing students to access her mini-tutoring sessions from anywhere.
The software is pricey, however, and Graham said she's been crossing her fingers that she'd get the Qwest money so her students could use SimCity and computer-aided design software to create the city. The computer programs will allow the students to create utility lines, plan traffic patterns and even devise cultural activities.
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