Students’ Tablet Tool To Launch Tuesday
An organization dedicated to using technology to help students with their homework will give a live demonstration at a Parents Meeting in South Ozone Park this Monday, Feb. 24.
As announced, the session will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, located at 111-10 115th St. in South Ozone Park.
Homework Help Heroes aims to provide Internet-based help through the use of a tablet or touch enabled computer to any student who needs help and has access to the Internet. This help is to be provided free of charge to anyone who needs it.
Having enlisted over a dozen volunteer teachers so far to help students, they intend to launch Homework Help Heroes on Tuesday Feb. 25. While the service is being rolled out at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, it is free and open to any student who needs help, as well as any teacher who wishes to volunteer.
The group hopes to be able to enlist a greater number of teachers with a wide variety of skills as more schools adopt the program.
With all the concerns surrounding the adoption of Common Core standards the group feels this is an effective way to help those students who are having difficulty. The majority of the current volunteers are trained in the Common Core Curriculum and thus qualified to help those students who need help in this area .
Chairman Richard Fogal does not feel there will be too much resistance from parents when it comes to using a tablet for tutoring.
“We are trying to convey the idea that it’s OK to use a tablet for something other than playing Flappy Bird,” he said. “Using a tablet allows us to provide access to teachers who would not normally venture beyond their local area to provide help. The fact that students can go back and replay the help sessions to further reinforce the lesson is also a big plus.”
The school’s principal, Frances DeLuca, added, “As we partner with parents to assist their children with their homework, we hope to make the homework experience easier and more effective for both children and parents.”
Homework Help Heroes is currently recruiting volunteers and encourages those with an interest in becoming involved to contact them via email at info@homeworkhelpheroes.org or by telephone at 1-347-693-8308.
