COLLEGE TO SHARE HEWLETT-PACKARD TECH GRANTS.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. was among 193 colleges and elementary, middle and high schools sharing up to $10 million in equipment and cash from Hewlett-Packard. HP Technology for Teaching awards for the 2004-05 academic year involve using technology to accelerate learning. The award package for each college will include an HP product package valued at up to $60,000 and a faculty stipend of $7,500 to work on the project. The awards for elementary, junior high and high schools are valued at more than $35,000 per school, and will include five HP Tablet PCs, five HP multimedia projectors, an HP Officejet all-in-one, an HP digital camera, and a $500 stipend per teacher. In Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , the awards are going to Antelope Valley College; Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ; Cherrylee School in El Monte; Hoover High School Hoover High School may refer to any of the following:
The awards will total more than $8 million in 2004, and recipients who have successful projects will be given the opportunity to apply for an additional $2 million in 2005, the San Jose-based company said. Assistance from the company also involves a professional development program that includes customized learning opportunities, expert mentoring and participation in an online learning community to support teachers' use of technology. To complement HP's award, Microsoft will donate Microsoft Office 2003 and OneNote 2003 software for use by the grant project's principal investigator. Bess Stephens is HP's vice president of philanthropy and education. ``At HP, we strive to go beyond providing technology for the classroom by supporting systemic improvements in teaching and learning,'' she said. ``By doing so, we enable more people to gain access to new opportunities, prepare more effectively for the future and ultimately achieve greater economic success in our communities.'' |
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