This is a presentation about the mobile labs in the Festus R6 school district made possible by fundraising efforts of the Festus R6 Foundation.

1. The Netbooks
are Here!
Festus R6
School District

2. It began with a plan.

3. The plan
became a
reality.

4. Then it was
the process
of setup.

5. Small Group
Training for
Teachers

6. …Into the
hands of
the
students

8. And watch
what
happens

10. “I love typing! Writing is so old and
boring, so I look forward to seeing
them. There are also endless
resources on the computer. Not many
people have them in classrooms.
We are lucky!”
Jillian
“Thank you for
letting us have the
opportunity to use
the netbooks.”
Molly
“We get to have fun games that
help us study and see things our
book doesn’t show us. We also
get to expand our minds beyond
these doors because of the
world wide web.” Ryan
Ask the 6th
Grade
Students
about
Netbooks!

11. Student Survey Responses
Most Challenging
Using the touchpad instead
of a mouse
Waiting to load Internet
Favorite Thing About
the Netbooks
Playing Cool Educational Games
Typing
Portable
Smaller
Research
Get to go Online
Easier to Type than Write
Get to Use Them During School
Recommendations
Learn more about
wars
Research more
Math games
Headphones
Wireless mouse

12. Changing
Role as
Teacher…

13. …To Facilitator
The
students
make the
“music”.

14. Can You Hear the Sound of
Students Learning?