This year has been one of great gains in my classroom. I made it my personal goal to add 4 computers to my class, bringing the total to 8. As of now, I have 13. Twelve of these are networked. All but one were donated. I traded for one, and bought 3-Com combo cards, cabling, 2 hard drives, two mini-hubs, and a lot of RAM using personal funds.
The following donors deserve a word of thanks:
Marvin Bomar/John Wanamaker/ Phil Graziani/Ty Tarley/Barbara Core
Keith Davis/Joe Pitrolo/JoHelen Williams/ David Smiers
Most are members of the First Baptist Church of Fairmont. Among them: a dentist, real estate owner/agent(s), flower shop owner, insurance agency owner, politician, and tech support rep for a major computer manufacturer.
These fine folks donated computers, printers, and monitors to make my class one VERY WIRED place to be!! The children in my class have used them a lot. Some serious time was logged on the IBM Basic Skills server (Schoolview) because of the generosity of these people. If you've usable 386 or above IBM clones and/or peripherals to donate, I can guarantee you they'll be put to good use. Give me a call or fax/email me. I'll be glad to put your equipment to use. Check out my day-job's new web site at: http://resavii.wvlink.com/Dunbar
The Computer Tutor hasn't met an Educator yet who didn't appreciate some free materials now and then. So many of us have to spend our hard-earned money on our own supplies. To that extent, this page is dedicated to those sites that deserve a page in their honor for the free/inexpensive sources of software they offer. It is felt that if one looks diligently enough, the purchase of software at full price is not all that necessary (excellent news for Teachers !!!). Teachers need to buy groceries now and then :-) That said, here are some money-saving resources to visit:
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