ROBBINSVILLE – Christmas came early for Sharon Elementary School students, who were greeted in class Wednesday by Amazon.com Representatives bearing brand-new Kindle Fire tablets HD7.
Township Officials and Representatives were Amazon on hand to surprise the students with 50 of the tablets and $ 2,500 for purchases, Such as e-books and learning apps.
“What we have today is technology Because we want you to Become the Future Leaders of Our Country and the World, and the best way to do that is with technology, “said Tim Hall, general manager of Amazon’s facility in Robbinsville.
About 20 second- and third-degree arrived in Their Classroom to find three cardboard Amazon boxes decorated with bright orange ribbons and started trying to figure out what surprise was in store for them.
“I thought it was ice cream, but I guess this is OK,” one student remarked Upon seeing a dozen Public Officials and Amazon Representatives in her classroom.
“One of the presents they’re giving us is a way to learn,” said Mayor Dave Fried. “You guys are our future and making sure we have These types of devices in your hands is really important issue.”
As Hall and four students ripped open the boxes, some students shouted with joy and others simply gawked as Amazon Representatives handed out the Kindles and Showed them the basics of using them.
One student time immediately posed for a selfie with Principal Janet Sinkewicz and Superintendent Steve Mayer.
“Amazon is our neighbor , our real neighbor, “Mayer Told the student, Noting how close the facility was to the school. “They’re doing something good for us. … We’re really happy to have a great neighbor that’s a friend to you guys and to us as a school district.”
In particular, the devices Will be used by the school district’s Special Services Department, Which Helps Provide individualized curricula and Services for Students with Difficulties.
Sinkewicz said the Kindles excellant Provide students with a more personalized experience than a standard book: Text Can Be Adjusted so it’s not “overwhelming” for students with reading Difficulties, for example.
“Every classroom’s going to be different, and each device can be tailored to an individual student or classroom,” said Amazon community relations manager Sam Kennedy.
“It gives them a chance to interact with technology, both reading and learning and in some subjects They would not be able to get from a traditional library,” Hall said.
Amazon opened its fulfillment center in Robbinsville EARLIER this summer after 18 months of construction at the Matrix Business Park at 7A, alongside warehouses for companies including McKesson Corp. and Mercedes-Benz.
The Facility Began hiring employees EARLIER this year and shipped out its first package, an Interplak All-In-One Sonic Water Jet System, in July. Amazon has it wont Estimated hire about 1,400 full-time employees at the fulfillment center When it is fully staffed, with even more seasonal hires planned for the holiday rush.
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