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69 °F Forecast | Road Cams Tuesday, May 24, 2005 Today's News | Shop Our Valley | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery | Contact Us SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Biz Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend May 23, 2005 Mountain View gets technology boost By ANITA BURKE Mail Tribune Third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at Mountain View Elementary School in White City will have new laptop computers, digital cameras, printers and other gear to help them do science and social- studies projects next year. The school has received $65,000 in computer equipment from the Beaumont Foundation of America, a Texas-based organization that gives computer equipment to schools, churches and other nonprofit groups. By fall, Mountain View will receive 30 laptops, two carts for storing and recharging them, two laser printers and associated printing equipment, six digital cameras and two data projectors for showing computer-screen content on a movie projection screen. "The teachers are so excited," Principal Ruth Stiehl said. "This will let teachers integrate technology into their classes." She explained that computer labs at the school now are used to teach basic computer skills and to take state-mandated standardized tests. The new laptops will travel to classrooms and enable students to do Internet research, take digital pictures and create Power Point presentations about school lessons. Advertisement "They will get to create a product to show what they learned in science and social studies," Stiehl said. "This will give them time to complete a project and make a presentation" using computers. She expects the new computers to arrive this summer and be ready for classes in the fall. Mountain View applied for the technology program last fall and completed a detailed application in January. It was one of four Oregon schools selected this spring. The Paisley School District in Lake County and two Portland schools, the SEI Academy and the Renaissance Arts Academy, each received $32,500 worth of computer equipment. The Beaumont Foundation was started with unclaimed money from a $2.1 billion class-action settlement Toshiba agreed to pay after customers claimed the company sold computers with faulty floppy disk controllers. The foundation plans to give away $350 million worth of technology across America. Reach reporter Anita Burke at 776-4485, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Free Music Downloads Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg diamonds Distance Education Diamonds Online Poker Auto Insurance Mesothelioma Slippers Student Loans tcg student loan consolidation teleconferencing Website Design & Marketing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Mortgage Calculator Free Home-Loan Referrals Payday Loans Advertisement s