New Promethean boards grace CHS classrooms

By Elizabeth Campbell, Production Editor
January 29, 2013
Seven new promethean boards were set up in classrooms around the school during the semester exam break. Five of the new boards were purchased by the Educational Foundation with money from fundraisers, and two were bought by the PTSA with money from the Brag Brick fund which had been earmarked for technology. The...
Promethean boards installed in elementary schools
By 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 ...
Prometheans add to excessive screen time
By 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...