Thank you to Dollar General Literacy Foundation for our 2026 youth literacy grant! Funding received will complete the installation of iPads in all first-grade classrooms at Dinsmore Elementary! #DollarGeneralLiteracyFoundation
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Finally, all 116 iPads are positioned for the new school year – 96 in kindergarten and 20 in first grade. Even though the Prevent the Summer Slide program was a success, it took longer than expected to collect all the iPads that went home last school year. All have now been retrieved and re-deployed along
Every kindergartener now has an iPad. Not only are the iPads available in the classroom, each student has been assigned his/her own. Why is each child having his/her own iPad important? Can you imaging trying to login when you can’t read and can’t type? With assigned iPads and saved passwords, a simple tap on the
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New! All Dinsmore Elementary teachers have classroom access to Generation Genius Math for the entire school year! Produced in partnership with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Generation Genius brings math concepts to life through vibrant, high-energy video lessons, interactive quizzes, and hands-on classroom activities aligned directly with standards. Engaging Video Instruction: 10–12 minute videos featuring real-world
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Fortyfour kindergarteners are participating in our Prevent the Summer Slide program. Students have been earning acorns (Mathseeds) and eggs (Reading Eggs) during the school year. Over the summer, the acorns and eggs are the “currency” to access games. No tablet or computer? No internet access? No problem! Know & Grow provides both the online learning
Every classroom minute counts. While teachers work intensively with a small group, Mathseeds and Reading Eggs can keep everyone engaged and learning. Whether catching up, reinforcing current lessons, or moving ahead, each student progresses at his/her own pace. Mathseeds and Reading Eggs lessons are intentionally short, sequential, and curriculum-aligned – the opposite of passive or
We are committed to providing a distraction-free online environment that prioritizes learning. All three learning software programs we make available on the iPads are closed circuit. There are no third-party ads, no social media links, and no “rabbit holes” that lead students away from their assigned tasks. Our iPads restrict students to Khan Academy Kids,
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Our Lil’ Mathematician program will start serving first grade next school year. A generous grant from a Foundation that supports STEM efforts nationwide makes this launch possible. Thanks to the continued support, our youngest students are learning to THINK math and are realizing math can be fun! Here’s more about our Lil’ Mathematician program.
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Kindergarteners quickly adapt to technology. Updating the classroom for the new iPads, however, is more difficult. We are proud that we now have enough iPads for each kindergartener to have his/her own. But, with the 1:1 ratio all teachers desire, there are a lot of iPads to store in already crowded classrooms. Our durable kid-safe
We’ve been awarded a grant by the Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The Grassroots Grants Endowment established by Delores Barr Weaver provided funding to support the technology needs of our early literacy program. This grant will fund the internet-connectivity of our after-school program. More and more young families have wi-fi in the home. However, the
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