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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Parents Invited to Hands-On Technology Tour

ActivBus gives parents the chance to take part in the Douglas County School System's interactive classroom mobile technology tour, today through Friday.

Over the past several months, the Douglas County School System has been installing interactive technologies in every classroom so that students are better engaged and teachers have access to immediate feedback about what students learned during a lesson. As part of the school district’s Twenty First Century Classroom Initiative, that was defined by the district technology committee, every classroom is having an interactive whiteboard, interactive student response system and an interactive slate installed in it. This initiative is being funded by ESPLOST funds that voters approved to upgrade technology in the district. This week Douglas County will host the Promethean ActivBus at several locations in an effort to show parents and community …

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