RFE $130K Grant for Classroom Displays
The Rye Fund for Education (RFE), a non-profit supporting the Rye City School District, was relaunched in the fall of 2022. Through a grant making process, the RFE supports projects beyond the scope of Rye schools’ annual budget.
MyRye.com will occasionally profile the grants made by RFE. Today we look at a $130K grant for classroom displays.
The RFE’s first annual spring benefit will be on Thursday, May 4th at the Shenorock Shore Club.
What: 16 ActivPanels for Classrooms (aka Promethean boards)
Grant Size: $130,865
Rye City School District Impact: All five schools
Students Impacted: All
Tell me more:
This grant is part of the District’s overall technology plan to replace the current smartboards with new interactive displays (ActivPanels) over the next few years.
Deployed: October 2022
What The Teacher Says:
“Having a Promethean Board in our classroom has transformed instruction through active engagement. Its built-in applications allow for interactive student-driven experiences where students have a hands-on role in their learning. We love the spinner application and the multi-user mode in the whiteboard application! Our students are equally thrilled about our new board,” – Ellen Litt & Katy Buderman, 5th Grade co-teachers at Osborn School.
Student Impact:
- Students can add their thoughts to the board in real-time
- 20 simultaneous touch points, so multiple students can work with the board at the same time
- Students can share their screens and show their work—getting immediate feedback from their teacher
- Teachers can create activities or games for their lessons that require their students to participate
- Teachers can show real-time web based references while they teach
