By VICKI ROCK, Daily American
Classrooms with blackboards and chalk are going the way of the 8-track player. Schools today are converting to SMART boards — interactive whiteboards that are linked to laptop computers. Judy Maxwell, technology director for the Somerset Area School District, said students in kindergarten through sixth grade will now use SMART boards. The district received $350,000 in Enhanced Education Through Technology grant money and federal stimulus funds for the new technology. The district purchased 46 whiteboards, laptop computers for all the teachers and additional laptops for students to share. “The potential technology has in the classroom is unlimited,” said Erick Fish, principal of Eagle View Elementary. “Or we’re limited only by our imaginations.”
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