Rapping Hackensack Teacher Featured In New Windows Commercial

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Fourth grade Hackensack teacher Toney Jackson is known in the classroom for his lyrical wit.

Toney Jackson teaches fourth grade like no one else by using drawing and rap to create unforgettable lessons. Combining poetry, rap, and illustration he encourages each of his students to be a performer. See how adding Inking in Windows 10 to the mix

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Cecilia Levine

07/31/2017 4:33 p.m.

He recently took his talents to an international level in a new commercial for the Windows 10 PC.

In it, Jackson discusses how the new technology can enhance learning.

"Rap is a great way to engage students," he says. "It's literacy, vocabulary words. Technology is a huge piece of education.

He says the Windows 10 PC, which features a digital pen, makes it possible for him to highlight different rhyme schemes and write over videos, bringing it all to life.

"My calling is teaching and my passion is performing," Jackson said. "Being in the classroom — that's my stage."

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