The Qball is a progressive, action-oriented learning tool that engages and encourages participation of all students. This technology integrates the Four Cs of Education (Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration and Creativity). When using this innovative device students learn skills needed in the 21st Century like clear and articulate communication while working with a team, as an essential skill for our future leaders.

When speaking using the Qball:

• Students will be able to enhance students literacy learning when reading out loud.
• Students will be able to recall terms and ideas.
• Students will be able to provide critical thinking concepts when prompted questions to answer.
• Students will be able to identify/ recall vocabulary words with repetition from other students.
• Students will use knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking, reading and listening.
• Students will grasp math concepts when using the device during addition, subtraction and multiplication practice.
• Students will identify elements of a passage for Mclass testing when prompted with questions.
• Students will grasp appropriate articulation with the device’s audio enhancement in Spanish or other language classes.
• Students will amplify their voices during required presentations.

Qball provides the classroom with the following:

• Encourages teamwork with group activities.
• Easy for students to classify ideas and communicate.
• Guides students in demonstrating their thinking process.
• Encourages students to make decisions.
• Gives students with special needs a voice to capture strengths.
• Provides choices for students to show what they know.
• Engages readers in thinking and talking about texts through interactive read-alouds.
• Encourages engaging discussions.
• It challenges students to listen to one another.
• Team building exercises to enhance participation.
• Multi-sensory approach with visual and auditory learning.
• Students become perceptive listeners.

Here is the breakdown of our goal of $303 (rounded up) for PEEQ

Back Up Plan