Weston High School Club Donates Chromebooks to Classroom

A new club has formed at Weston High School that has already started to make a big difference. Weston High’s Ezra Odio noticed how engrained the use of technology is in elementary and secondary school classrooms now and that students in underprivileged areas might have more difficulty securing the devices needed for what has become a mainstream educational tool in the public school system.
After starting a new club at Weston High to combat this issue, often referred to as the digital divide, Odio and Digital Bridges, the Weston High School club he founded, organized a fundraiser held at Weston Field School to provide devices for under-privileged schools. With the money raised, Digital Bridges donated new ChromeBooks to Edward Everett Elementary School in Dorchester.
The classroom recently received these ChromeBooks, and the students have been thrilled to explore new areas in academia and explore their passions. Students have been utilizing the ChromeBooks for scientific research, word processing, and coding. Additionally, the teacher has seen increased affection for learning in the classroom and is excited to finally be able to teach the students lifelong skills.
Digital Bridges will be holding its next fundraiser this spring on May 23rd and is excited to continue its mission.