The purpose of this grant proposal is to purchase laptops to create a classroom language lab for Webster High School's foreign language department. Many students in small rural districts like Webster do not understand how learning a language is applicable to their lives. The grant from the Verizon Foundation for a language lab would make student learning more personal because it would allow students to participate in meaningful exchanges in the target language and to work at a pace appropriate to their own learning needs. The overall goal of this project is to increase student understanding and appreciation of the importance of learning a foreign language through the use of technology. Once the language lab is installed, students will participate in video-chat conversations, will complete leveled language practice activities tailored to their own ability level, and will create audio and video content in the target language. The foreign language instructor will evaluate students with 3 communication rubrics, informal question and answer sessions, and formal assessments. The information gained from this project will be disseminated through articles in local newspapers, information posted on the school website, and an information booth at parent-teacher conferences.