The Troy City School Board in Troy, Alabama, recently approved a $718,841 bid to install new technology in district classrooms, the Troy Messenger reports.
The new technology, which includes more than $630,000 in interactive whiteboards and equipment, as well as computers and printers, will help bring Troy classrooms into the 21st century, Troy superintendent Linda Felton-Smith told the school board, according to the Messenger.
Teachers will be able to use the technology, connected to a document camera or an HDMI projector, to display video and images. Students can interact with the whiteboard's computer by using hand-held remote devices, called "clickers," to participate in lessons and answer quiz questions.
District Technology Coordinator Wayne Hubbard said the equipment is expected to be installed in four to six weeks, according to the Messenger.
Many schools around the country are purchasing new technology, such as HDMI projectors, to provide teachers and students with additional tools in the classroom. Recently, the school district of Parsipanny, New Jersey, used funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to install in new computers and interactive projectors in all its classrooms, the Star-Ledger reports.
