CELL PHONES AND
TABLETS... A RIO RANCHO
TEACHER IS HOPING TO
EXPAND HER STUDENTS )
MINDS... WITH A
DIFFERENT PIECE OF
TECHNOLOGY.
NEWS 13 )S JEANNIE NGUYEN
HAS THIS STORY TONIGHT.
5:05 "I think this is
just another way,
another avenue for kids
to show they )re
learning." 5:09
STEPHANIE ESTES IS A
THIRD GRADE TEACHER AT
CIELO AZUL ELEMENTARY IN
RIO RANCHO.
AND CLEARLY, A VERY
PASSIONATE ONE, AT THAT.
4:38 "I want to include
some more technology
into our school system
and into our
curriculum." 4:42
IN A WORLD FULL OF
TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD
SEEM EASY, RIGHT?
BUT ESTES )S PLAN IS
(BIG (.
4:43 "I )m looking to get
some donations for a
video camera, because I
think a video camera is
a very under used
technology that kids can
have." 4:51
ESTES SAYS NOWADAYS --
STUDENTS ASSOCIATE
TECHNOLOGY WITH CELL
PHONES AND TABLETS. SHE
HOPES A MORE SIMPLE --
ONE FUNCTION -- VIDEO
CAMERA WILL HELP
THEM THINK OUTSIDE THE
BOX.
5:12 "That may spark an
interest in video and
film that you don )t know
because we don )t have
that
ability to do." 5:19
ESTES SAYS WITH RECENT
BUDGET CUTS TO SCHOOLS
ACROSS THE STATE --
PROVIDING CLASSROOM
MATERIAL OUTSIDE THE
CLASSIC LIST --
HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE.
THAT )S WHY SHE )S ASKING
FOR DONATIONS... HOPING
TO HAVE
THE CAMERA IN TIME FOR
THIS SCHOOL YEAR. AND TO
GET HER INCOMING CLASS
EXCITED.
4:52 "It opens up so
many doors to writing
scripts, editing." 4:56
5:02 "They could do
green screen, and learn
how to put pictures on
back." 5:05
ESTES SAYS MANY OF THE
STUDENTS AT CIELO AZUL
COME FROM DIFFICULT
CIRCUMSTANCES.
SHE WANTS SOMETHING...
THAT GETS THEM EAGER TO
COME TO
SCHOOL EACH DAY.
11:27 "I don )t want to
always be the teacher
that has the paper,
pencils, and all that
stuff. I want to bring
in
change and I want to see
what they do with it."
11:34
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