HP Awards $8.5 Million in Technology for Teaching Grants to 205 Schools Nationwide.PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Grant program equips educators with HP wireless technology and professional development to improve student achievement HP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced that it has provided 205 schools nationwide a total of $8.5 million in wireless technology, cash and professional development via the 2005 HP Technology for Teaching grant program. The 174 kindergarten through 12th grade public schools and 31 two- and four-year colleges and universities across the United States and Puerto Rico which have successful grant-funded projects will have the opportunity to receive additional grants in 2006. The HP Technology for Teaching grant program aims to improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology, while positively impacting student achievement. HP has committed $25 million to the three-year program; more than 400 schools worldwide have received grants since its inception last year. "Technology has the power to positively transform the learning process for both educators and students," said Bess Stephens, vice president, Philanthropy and Education, HP. "By integrating technology into their teaching, educators can engage students in new and innovative ways to increase achievement and ultimately to prepare them for greater success in the classroom and beyond." The HP Technology for Teaching grant program is further intended to prepare students for leadership in the competitive, digital workforce and to ignite interest in careers in science, technology and engineering. "The challenge of incorporating a project-based learning activity has demonstrated that children of all backgrounds have an incredible need and desire to be exposed to technology integration within the classroom environment," said Christine Potter, first-grade teacher at Greenwood Forest Elementary in Houston, Texas, and a 2004 HP Technology for Teaching grant recipient. "HP technology has allowed my students to stretch their capabilities and reveal their unlimited abilities." K-12 grants HP is awarding $6.2 million in cash and equipment to teams of five teachers at 174 K-12 public schools in the United States and Puerto Rico. Preference was given to schools serving low-income students and projects including a math or science component. The award package, valued at more than $35,000 for each team, will include five HP Tablet PCs, five HP multimedia projectors, five HP digital cameras, an HP Officejet All-in-One and a $500 stipend per teacher. In addition, teachers will participate in a professional development program led by HP's partner, the International Society for Technology in Education. The professional development program will include customized learning opportunities, expert mentoring and participation in an online learning community to support teachers' innovative uses of technology. Grant participants will use the technology in many innovative ways to encourage and develop student learning. Chandlers Elementary School in Russellville, Ky., will use the HP technology to learn and study basic farming operations. Classes will "sponsor" a cow and take "virtual" field trips to the farm using wireless, real-time streaming video to monitor the calving calving act of parturition in a bovine female, and presumably in any animal that bears a calf as its newborn. See also block calving, ease of calving. calving-to-conception interval season and study food intake and milk production. At Capitol High School in Santa Fe, N.M., freshmen students will use HP technology to learn about the connections between math and science through the study of radio astronomy. Students will observe and record "very low frequency" radio emissions from Jupiter and the sun and share their findings via the Internet with students making similar observations around the world. Higher education grants HP also is awarding a total of $2.3 million in cash and equipment to 31 two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico. The grantees will each receive an award package of HP products and faculty stipend valued at more than $74,000. Recipients will use wireless technology to enhance student achievement in math, science, business and engineering courses. The grant will enable educators to develop and share effective educational approaches and experiences for applying technology into the academic environment with other professors on campus and beyond. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill will use HP Tablet PCs, outfitted with global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. receivers and geographical information system Geographical Information System - Geographic Information System software, in field-based earth science courses to gather data and test hypotheses in real time. The Rochester Institute of Technology in New York will use HP technology to increase collaboration between students, especially enabling hearing-impaired students and faculty to fully participate in group projects. Over the last 20 years, HP has contributed more than $1 billion in cash and equipment to schools, universities, community organizations and other nonprofit organizations around the world. In 2004, HP's giving worldwide amounted to $61.6 million in cash and equipment. More information on HP's education initiatives is available at http://grants.hp.com/us/education/index.html. 2005 Technology for Teaching grant recipients More information about 2005 HP Technology for Teaching program and grant recipients is available at www.hp.com/go/hpteach. This year's recipients, listed alphabetically by state, include: Alaska University of Alaska Anchorage UAA comprises eight colleges and schools: The College of Education, College of Health and Social Welfare, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Public Policy, the Community and Technical College, School of Engineering, School of Nursing and School of Social Work. , Anchorage Arizona University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. , Eller College of Management The Eller College of Management (Eller) is a top-ranked business school at the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona. The Eller College of Management began in 1913 as bachelor's degree program in commerce before becoming the University of Arizona School of , Tucson Arkansas Norfork School, Norfork California Borrego Springs Middle School, Borrego Springs; San Juan High School, Citrus Heights; The San Francisco 49ers DVC is one of three publicly supported two-year community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District (along with Contra Costa College and Los , Pleasant Hill; Pleasant View Elementary School, Porterville; Mount Woodson Elementary School, Ramona; Canada College, Redwood City; Valley View Elementary School, Rocklin; California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, more commonly referred to as Sacramento State or Sac State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California, USA. It is part of the California State University system. (1); Florin High School Florin High School is a high school in Sacramento, California. It is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District. The school mascot is the black panther. The school colors are maroon and gold. , Sacramento; La Entrada High School, Sacramento; Lisbon Elementary School, Sacramento; Morning Creek Elementary School, San Diego; School of Business, San Diego High Educational Complex, San Diego; June Jordan School for Equity (JJSE), San Francisco; Abraham Lincoln High School Abraham Lincoln High School may refer to:
At 1221 Anderson Road, Davis, California lies Cesar Chavez Elementary School. Originally at this location was the prior school, West Davis Elementary school. In 1997 they turned West Davis Elementary School into Cesar Chavez Elementary School, a Spanish Immersion (just like , San Jose; Easterbrook Discovery School, San Jose; K.R. Smith Elementary School, San Jose; San Lorenzo High School San Lorenzo High School, also known as "SLZ", is located in San Lorenzo, California and is part of the San Lorenzo Unified School District along with the school's rival, Arroyo High School. The school is currently being remodeled. , San Lorenzo; California Polytechnic State University This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. California Polytechnic State University, commonly called Cal Poly , San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. ; Santa Clara High School "Santa Clara High School" may be
Colorado Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, Colorado Springs; Frontier Elementary School, Colorado Springs; William J. Palmer High School Palmer High School may refer to several different schools:
Connecticut Connecticut College, New London Delaware Sussex Central Middle School, Millsboro District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). Capitol Hill Cluster School, Peabody & Watkins Campuses, Washington, D.C.; Howard University, Washington, D.C.(1); Jefferson Junior High School, Washington, D.C. Florida Polk County Juvenile Boot Camp Education Department, Bartow; Broward Community College, Davie; Frostproof Middle Senior High School, Frostproof; Warfield Elementary, Indiantown; Country Oaks Elementary, LaBelle; Kenwood K-8 Center, Miami; Springwood Elementary School, Tallahassee; Cleveland Elementary School, Tampa; Memorial Middle School, Tampa; Stewart Middle Magnet School, Tampa Georgia Crawford W. Long Middle School, Atlanta; Southside Comprehensive High School, Atlanta; Euchee Creek Elementary, Grovetown; Ringgold Primary School, Ringgold; Stone Mountain High School, Stone Mountain Idaho Caldwell High School, Caldwell; Indian Creek Elementary School, Kuna; Kuna Middle School, Kuna; Marsing Middle School, Marsing Illinois Dodge Renaissance Academy, Chicago; Hyde Park Academy, Chicago; Whittier Elementary School, Chicago Kansas University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Kansas City; Wellington Middle School, Wellington(1) Kentucky Chandlers Elementary School, Russellville; Meade Memorial Elementary School, Williamsport Louisiana Elaine P. Nunez Community College, Chalmette; Jefferson Elementary School, Jefferson Massachusetts Ayer Middle School, Ayer; Excel High School, Boston; Triton Regional High School This article is about a high school in New Jersey. For a high school in Massachusetts, see Triton Regional High School (Massachusetts). Triton Regional High School , Byfield; Thomas J. Kenny Elementary School, Dorchester; Ferryway School, Malden Marlborough Middle School, Marlborough; Westford Academy, Westford; Belmont Street Community School, Worcester; Columbus Park School, Worcester Michigan Burger Center For Students with Autism, Garden City; Pine River Middle School, LeRoy; Springport Middle School, Springport Mississippi Beauvoir Elementary, Biloxi Missouri Bolivar Intermediate School, Bolivar; Bunker High, Bunker R-III School District, Bunker; Eastwood Elementary School, Marshall; Liberty Middle and High School, Mountain View; North Kansas City High School North Kansas City High School, also known as "NKCHS," "NKC," and "Northtown," is a high school in North Kansas City, Missouri with 1700+ students, ranging from Freshmen to Seniors. It was erected and established in 1925. , North Kansas City; Washington University, St. Louis Montana The University of Montana, Missoula Nebraska Southeast Community College Area, Lincoln Nevada Owyhee Combined School, Owyhee New Hampshire Newport Middle High School, Newport New Jersey Mullica Township Schools, Elwood; Memorial Middle School, Fair Lawn; Haskell School, Haskell; Morris Hills High School, Rockaway; Camden County Technical Schools, Sicklerville; Dawes Avenue School, Somers Point New Mexico Capital High School, Santa Fe New York Akron Elementary School, Akron; Windermere Boulevard Elementary School, Amherst; Marble Hill School for International Studies, Bronx; P.S.188x at MS 301x, Bronx; Elmont Memorial High School, Elmont; John Bowne H.S., Flushing; Townsend Harris High School Townsend Harris High School is a public magnet high school for the humanities in the borough of Queens in New York City. Students and alumni often refer to themselves as "Harrisites. , Flushing; Ramsdell Elementary School, Jordan; Jefferson Elementary School, New Rochelle; Minerva Central School, Olmstedville; Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester; George R. Staley Middle School, Rome; P.S.373 R, Staten Island; Van Hornesville Owen D. Young Central School, Van Hornesville North Carolina The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Also known as The University of North Carolina, Carolina, North Carolina, or simply UNC , Chapel Hill; Duke University, Durham; Brentwood Elementary School, Fayetteville; Upward Elementary, Flat Rock; C. B. Martin Middle School, Tarboro Ohio Olde Orchard Alternative Elementary, Columbus; Driscoll Elementary, Dayton; Meadowdale High School, Dayton; Northwood Elementary School, North Canton; Mad River Middle School, Riverside; Stebbins High School, Riverside; Youngstown Early College High School, Youngstown Oklahoma Muskogee 7th & 8th Grade Center, Muskogee; Sasakwa High School, Sasakwa Oregon Lafayette Elementary, Albany; North Albany Middle School, Albany; Sunrise Elementary, Albany; Culver Elementary School, Culver; Cal Young Middle School, Eugene; George Middle School, Portland; West Salem High School West Salem High School may refer to several high schools:
Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh at Bradford The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Pitt-Bradford) is a comprehensive undergraduate college in the University of Pittsburgh system. It was named to the list of "2006 Best Colleges in the Northeastern Region" by The Princeton Review and welcomed its largest freshman , Bradford; Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus, DuBois; Delaware County Community College Delaware County Community College, also known as DCCC or Delco, or high School 2 is a 2-year community college in the Philadelphia area. While it is based in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, it has two campuses, three centers, and several locations throughout Delaware and Chester , Media; Anna Howard Shaw Middle School, Philadelphia; Mt. Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania State University, University Park(1) Puerto Rico Escuela Luis Munoz Rivera, Aguadilla; University of Puerto Rico Founded in 1903, the University of Puerto Rico (Universidad de Puerto Rico in Spanish, UPR) is the oldest and largest university system in Puerto Rico. Though Puerto Rico is not a U.S. , Aguadilla; Escuela Elemental de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan Rhode Island Ashton School, Cumberland South Carolina Francis Marion University, Florence; Myrtle Beach Intermediate, Myrtle Beach; Warrenville Elementary, Warrenville Tennessee Southwest Tennessee Community College Southwest Tennessee Community College is a community college operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is the result of a 2001 merger between two institutions started by the Regents in the 1960s, the former , Memphis(1) Texas Canutillo Middle School, Canutillo; Polser Elementary, Carrollton; Irving Elementary School, Cleburne; Academy for Science & Health at Conroe HS, Conroe; Washington Junior High School, Conroe; Anderson Elementary, Houston; Clifton Middle School, Houston; Cunningham Middle School, Houston; Cypress Ridge High School Cypress Ridge High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. It was established in 2002 as Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District High School #7. , Houston(1); Edgewood Elementary, Houston; Eleanor Tinsley Elementary School, Houston; Evelyn S. Thompson Elementary, Houston; Jane Long Middle School, Houston; Kerr High School, Houston; Liestman Elementary, Houston; Northbrook Middle School, Houston; W. H. Wharton Elementary, Houston; Dunbar Primary School, Lufkin; Eastfield College, Mesquite; Lorenzo DeZavala Fifth Grade Center, Pasadena; Thunderbird Elementary School, Plainview; Xenia Voigt Elementary School, Round Rock Virginia Gunston Middle School, Arlington; Hartwood Elementary School, Fredericksburg; Terraset Elementary School, Reston Washington Stevens Elementary, Aberdeen; Edison Elementary School, Centralia; Park Orchard Elementary, Kent; Marysville Middle School, Marysville; Highlands Elementary, Renton; Beverly Park Elementary at Glendale, Seattle; Lakeridge Elementary, Seattle; Seattle University, Seattle(1); Glover Middle School, Spokane; Fruit Valley Community Learning Center, Vancouver; Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee; Henkle Middle School, White Salmon; Zillah Zillah (zĭl`ə), in the Bible, a wife of Lamech. Middle School, Zillah West Virginia Oak Hill Elementary School, Oak Hill Wisconsin Ashland High School, Ashland; Unity Elementary School, Balsam Lake; Chetek Middle School/High School, Chetek; St. Norbert College, De Pere Wyoming Chugwater Schools, Chugwater About HP HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $81.8 billion. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com. (1) School submitted multiple proposals. Only one grant per school was awarded. (C) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. |
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