In one 7th grade classroom the teacher has connected her laptop to the TV mounted on the wall in the classroom. She lists assignments and the day's agenda on the TV screen. Teachers are using PowerPoint to provide notes to students instead of using transparencies on the overhead projector. This practice will save a significant amount of money over time. One teacher required students to develop and present to the class a PowerPoint presentation related to their recent studies.
Teachers can connect to the Internet in their classroom using their laptops.
Many have done so and are providing students with access to research without leaving the classroom. Additionally, teachers can access the district network using their laptops. In the future, teachers will be able to check attendance and enter report card grades from their own classrooms. Classroom projectors have been ordered for each school to provide teachers with better equipment for projecting material from the computer to the classroom wall for viewing. Also, in the future, teachers will be able to develop and post their own class web pages to the district's server.