Hartland Consolidated Schools in Howell, Michigan spent the summer adding new interactive technology into its classrooms, the Livingston Daily reports.
The district spent nearly $2.2 million during the past few months to provide interactive whiteboards for teachers and to use for lessons. Educators will undergo training sessions to become more familiar with the new technology.
“We’re teaching our teachers first how to use the technology and how to fundamentally change how you instruct and utilize that technology,” said Scott Usher, the district’s director of technology, the report relays.
Whiteboards are new educational learning tools that educators can connect to an HD TV, LED monitor or
classroom projector to share information with a larger number of students. Usher said the new technology enables teachers to provide students with a more hands-on academic experience.
“It’s an interactive, real-time tool that you can have not only the teacher go up to the board and demonstrate, but also have students in the classroom participate actively in that learning experience,” Usher said.
Many schools are purchasing new mercury-free classroom projectors to provide teachers and students with sustainable and effective learning equipment. Recently, Fivay High School in Florida bought new projectors for each of its classrooms.
