Promethean boards installed in elementary schools

By Jessica Hirsch Online Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2011

  When I was in elementary school, cleaning the blackboards was a rite of passage. Coughing through the cloud of chalk dust was an experience everyone shared; however, as technology changes, students will no longer get to have that experience.   Local elementary schools have recently begun... Read more »

Prometheans add to excessive screen time

Spencer Easterbrook Staff Writer
March 22, 2010

Blackboards are so Twentieth Century. It seems like MCPS has replaced nearly every overhead projector with a bright and shiny Promethean board. They’re innovative, fairly easy to use and best of all, they have touch screens! But when does futuristic technology reach its limits? Don’t we get enough... Read more »