Mobile Classroom Awarded to Ohio Elementary School

  • 08/01/05

Paulding Elementary Schoolin Pauldin, OH, beat morethan 700 entries to win first placein the “Celebrate Your Success”essay contest sponsored byHewlett-Packard (www.hp.com)and Riverdeep (www.riverdeep.net). The elementary school washonored for its innovative use ofclassroom technology with a$45,000 one-to-one computingaward. This includes a 20-userHP Tablet PC mobile classroomwith digital projector andwireless access, Riverdeep’sDestination Success NetworkVersion software, and three daysof on-site professional development.Educators applied for theawards by documenting their useof technology in the classroom.Ultimately, the awards programseeks to improve students’engagement with reading, andform positive attitudes towardtechnology to promote lifelonglearning.

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