The Lake County School District in Lake County, Florida, recently announced that its newest high school will use e-books instead of text books, and each student will be supplied with an iPad, according to Channel 13 News, Orlando. Lake Minneola High School is slated to be one of the most technologically advanced secondary schools in the country, with an almost completely digitized media center and advanced facilities for television production, robotics and animation classes.
Technology in the classroom presents a host of educational advantages. Today's students are especially tech-savvy, and tools like a laptop computer, an interactive whiteboard or a
DLP projector can optimize their educational experiences.
"Every classroom is equipped with a digital projector," Lake County School District Facilities Director Gary Parker told the source. "There is a teacher workstation that is here that the work the kids are doing on the iPads can be displayed through the cameras."
Security systems in the school are also state-of-the-art, and security cameras cover classrooms and hallways. The school also features top-of-the-line culinary equipment for cooking classes and nearly professional-level athletic facilities.
Lake Minneola High School currently has a student population of about 2,000, the source said, and cost a total of approximately $50 million to complete.
