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OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY TRUST

North Rock Creek,

Macomb receive
technology grants
Students at 20 Oklahoma
public schools will experi-
ence learning in new and
innovative ways thanks to
more than $1.2 million in
grants from the Oklahoma
Educational Technology
Trust (OETT).
Two Pottawatomie
County Schools North Stafford, OETT Board of
Rock Creek Middle School
and Macomb Elementary
School made that list. achievement and learning
Established to provide
the latest technologies
and teacher training to
Oklahoma schools, OETT
has awarded each of the
20 schools $40,000 to
purchase new technology
equipment and profes-
sional development valued
at over $25,000. Each
school will use the funds
to purchase items includ-
ing iPads, Chromebooks,
Surface tablets and digital
microscopes. Teachers
will also receive monthly
professional development
opportunities to learn how
to use the technology to
enhance authentic, re-
al-world learning in their
classrooms.
The 20 schools receiving
grants are:
Ada Early Childhood
Center
Arnett Elementary
School
Checotahs Marshall Ele-
mentary School
Cordell Elementary
School
Deer Creek Intermediate
School
Dewey Middle School
Elk Citys Pioneer Ele- to a modernized form of
mentary School
Grove Upper Elementary
School
Haworth High School
Macomb Elementary
School
Moores Highland West trust assets have grown to
Junior High School
Moores Northmoor Ele- has distributed over $19
mentary School
Newcastles Early Child-
hood Center
North Rock Creek Middle
School
Perkins-Tryon Elemen-
tary School
Putnam Citys James L. K20 Center. For addition-
Dennis Elementary School
Putnam Citys Western oett.org.
Oaks Elementary School
Quapaw Middle School
Stuart Elementary
School Joe Corley of Ken Del Manor Apartments, Boys Basketball Playe
Valliant Public School
Through the OETT
Carson Meier - Shawnee: Boys Basketball Player of the Ye
grants, we are focused on
creating long-term change
in our schools, said Bob Reaction to winning award: This award means a lot. I w
with the teammates I have here at Shawnee.
Trustees chair. Our goal is
to improve overall student Plans for next year: Our goal is to win state for sure. It's
was a teaser. We got really close and we know what we have
through the use of tech-
nology. Favorite memor y of the season: The competitive game
Since the grants were first the team together.
awarded in 2003, a total
of 269 Oklahoma schools
have received OETT grants
In addition, more than
9,000 teachers, principals
and superintendents have
received professional de-
velopment training to assist
their students with the new
technology.
The mission of the Okla-
homa Educational Tech-
nology Trust is to equip
Oklahoma common and
CareerTech students with
the technology and tech-
nological skills necessary to
compete in the global mar-
ketplace. The trust provides
funds for equipment, infra-
structure, leadership and
professional development
to implement and advance
integration of technology
into classroom instruction. Joe Corley of Ken Del Manor Apartments, Boys Track/Cross Country
OETT was established
in 2001 as a result of Parker Jones - Shawnee: Boys Track/Cross Country Playe
an agreement between
then-attorney general,
Drew Edmondson, and Reaction to winning award: I've been working so hard t
AT&T Oklahoma, relating state and win it. Sitting here thinking to myself, did I deserv
to the companys transition wanted to be the best. So I have to train to be the best.
regulation. As part of the Plans for next year: I'm going to Southwestern College i
agreement, AT&T contrib- dles and pole vault are two of the hardest things you can tea
uted $30 million to OETT. us get a ring.
While 63% of the original
$30 million investment in Favorite memor y of the season: Going to the meets wit
OETT has been distributed, there doing their best.
over $36 million. The trust
million to date.
OETT is administered
by Communities Foun-
dation of Oklahoma and
professional development
is coordinated through the
University of Oklahomas
al information, visit www.

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