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Blue Ridge Schools Continue To Goal Towards Smart Boards in Every Classroom

Like many school districts around the state, Blue Ridge Schools are seeking to keep the technology in their schools current.

Over the past several years, Blue Ridge has worked to incorporate the "Smart Boards" into their classrooms. Superintendent of Blue Ridge Schools Susan Wilson says her teachers are very excited to incorporate the "Smart Boards" into their plans.

[audio:blueridgesmartboards1.mp3]Wilson On Districts Smart Board Push[/audio]

Six teachers in the Blue Ridge district have recently wrote up grants to receive funding for additional Smart Boards from the Blue Ridge Education Foundation(BREF). Wilson notes the cost over $32-hundred dollars and while BREF does not have the funding currently, they are actively fundraising to get the teachers those smart boards.

[audio:blueridgesmartboards2.mp3]Wilson On BREF[/audio]

The Thomas Frasier Clark Foundation awarded funds to provide two Smartboard/LCD Projectors to Schneider classrooms, and one for Blue Ridge High School. Wilson says the district greatly appreciates Clark Foundations ongoing commitment to the community and the Blue Ridge students.

[audio:blueridgesmartboard3.mp3]Wilson On New Smartboards[/audio]

Wilson says in her time in the district, the district is working to incorporate technology in their schools. She says the Smart Board goal is to have every classroom, and hopefully in the future to give each individual student the opportunity to have some sort of computing device to use with the curriculum.

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