Loch Lomond Elementary School is looking forward to technology enhancements across their school thanks to a $48,000 Team Up for Technology (TUFT) grant from the Jimmie Johnson Foundation. They learned of this grand-prize award last month after two rounds of grant competition.
Last
fall,
Fifth-Grade
Teacher
Lauren
Daly's
submission
to
the
TUFT
grant
program
earned
Loch
Lomond
Elementary
a
semi-finalist
spot.
As
a
semi-finalist,
the
school
received
a
camera
and
a
laptop
to
complete
round
two
of
the
grant
competition
which
required
the
school
to
produce
and
submit
a
video
demonstrating
how
a
technology
makeover
can
help
improve
their
school.
"Rochelle
Allen,
our
amazing
instructional
technology
coach
(ITC),
and
the
technology
club
students
produced
the
winning
video,"
proudly
shared
Joy
Greene,
assistant
principal.
Allen
and
students
created
their
video
to
share
about
the
diverse
population
of
learners
at
Loch
Lomond
and
how
many
of
the
students
don't
have
access
to
technology
at
home,
so
school
is
where
they
are
being
prepared
for
the
digital
world.
With
only
one
computer
lab
at
the
school,
students
have
limited
time
and
access
to
computer
programs
and
science,
technology,
engineering
and
math
(STEM)
experiences.
"We
want
to
learn
how
to
code.
We
want
to
create
apps,
videos,
and
cool
presentations,"
shared
the
students
who
appeared
in
the
video.
The
school
plans
to
use
the
$48,000
to
purchase
mobile
STEM
carts
to
give
more
students
access
to
technology.
The
carts
will
allow
computers
and
tablets
to
move
from
classroom
to
classroom.
Jimmie
Johnson,
a
current
NASCAR
driver,
and
his
wife
Chandra
launched
the
Jimmie
Johnson
Foundation
in
2006
with
a
primary
focus
of
supporting
K-12
public
education.
The
Team
Up
For
Technology
grant
program
has
been
helping
schools
increase
student
access
to
technology
since
2012.
Loch
Lomond
Elementary's
winning
video
is
posted
on
the
Jimmy
Johnson
Foundation's
website.