Technology & Learning November 2007 - (Page 31) PHOTO BY NICOLE SAVAGE, A STUDENT AT MT. ABRAM Since 2004, Mt. Abram High School students and teachers have participated in a one-to-one laptop program—one of many offered in the state of Maine. Funding Angel Allen worked with Quenten Clark, the superintendent of Maine School Administrative District No. 58, to secure funding and to develop a technology plan. They would have to find about $100,000 to fund the lease to purchase the laptops through Apple. The district was able to accomplish this through several federal funding plans including Title IIA (teacher improvement), Title IID (educational technology), Title V (innovation in education), Title VI (special program for rural schools), and E-rate, a program that reimburses districts for telecommunications services. Additional funds were provided by the district technology budget and money collected from students who elected to purchase their laptop at BACKGROUND PHOTO ©GEORGE BURBA/DREAMTIME Technology & Learning November 2007 | 31
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