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Introduction to Study  Westbrook Elementary  The study school, Westbrook Elementary, is part of the Westside Community Schools or District 66. Westside is a smaller district that consists of ten elementary schools feeding into one middle and one high school. Westbrook is one of two schools located north of Dodge street in the Westside District. The school has only been an elementary school for five years. In 2001, Westbrook moved just down the street from 90th and Western where it use to be known as Underwood Hills. The reason for the move was to try and even out enrollment between the two elementary schools north of Dodge St. Before Westbrook became an elementary school the building was used as a junior high. Now with a population of over 450 students, Westbrook has one of the largest and most diverse group of students. (in the Westside District) Since Westbrook is a very large building it has naturally split into two halves, a primary side and an intermediate side. This makes it difficult for teachers to meet and collaborate. The class sizes at Westbrook are around twenty students per room. There are three sections at each grade level. The study class will be approximately twenty students. The reason for this study is to see the impact of technology on student motivation. The researcher will try and find a correlation between the use of technology and student motivation and engagement. He will look also at how technology influences student’s motivation to complete assignments and turn in homework. Students will be using technology to complete assignments and the teacher will be implementing technology into lessons. With this being the main focus the researcher will hopefully increase student motivation. The importance of this study is to find a way to relate to students and increase their motivation using something they love. Students today are so immersed with video games, computer programs, the internet and T.V. that the investigator is looking to take this interest and use it to help motivate students in the classroom. With students today making comments of how they do not like school at a younger age, it is important that we look at different ways to motivate and keep students interested in school. Having a multimedia classroom is one way we can accomplish this goal.

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