County Schools Honored For Digital Technology Use
Julio Nolasco, 13, surfs the Internet with the Apple iPads donated to William Wirt Middle School students in 2011.
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Prince George's County Public Schools was honored for using digital technology in the classroom on Saturday at the annual Powering Up With Technology Conference. Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. will be presented with the Visionary District award by Discovery Education, "saluting his leadership in creating a 21st century learning environment." The school system has reached 2 million views of Discovery Education's digital videos, demonstrating its commitment to transforming classrooms to capture the attention of tech-savvy students.
Felipe Lulli
11:31 am on Thursday, November 17, 2011
This is one of several positive developments in Prince Georges schools to recognize, appreciate and build upon.
barry
10:46 am on Friday, February 10, 2012
This is great. I think tech will level the playing field at put the county on a trajectory of greatness if we could mobilize those with the skills and pair them with the businesses that need them.