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    The Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust has awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to 20 Oklahoma public schools to purchase new educational technology. Each school will receive $40,000 to purchase items like iPads, Chromebooks, and robotics equipment. They will also receive over $25,000 in professional development training for teachers on integrating technology into classroom lessons. The grants aim to improve student learning through innovative uses of technology.

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    The Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust has awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to 20 Oklahoma public schools to purchase new educational technology. Each school will receive $40,000 to purchase items like iPads, Chromebooks, and robotics equipment. They will also receive over $25,000 in professional development training for teachers on integrating technology into classroom lessons. The grants aim to improve student learning through innovative uses of technology.

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    The Shawnee News-Star

    EDUCATION

    Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust announces grant recipients


    Students at 20 Okla- grants are: 20. Wagoner High
    homa public schools will 1. Apple Creek Elemen- School
    experience learning in tary, Moore “Through the OETT
    new and innovative ways 2. Bethany Middle grants, we are focused on
    thanks to more than $1.3 School creating long-term change
    million in grants from the 3. Calvin High School in our schools,” said Bob
    Oklahoma Educational 4. Carney Public Schools Stafford, OETT Board of
    Technology Trust (OETT). 5. Elmore City – Pernell Trustees chair. “Our goal is
    Established to provide Public Schools to improve overall student
    the latest technologies 6. Emerson Middle achievement and learning
    and teacher training to School, Enid through the use of tech-
    Oklahoma schools, OETT 7. Glenpool Elementary nology.”
    is awarding each of the School Since the grants were
    20 schools $40,000 to 8. Heritage Elementary, ¿UVW DZDUGHG LQ  D
    purchase new technology Edmond total of 289 Oklahoma
    equipment. 9. Heritage Trails Ele- schools have received
    Additionally, each school mentary, Moore OETT grants. In addition,
    will receive professional 10. Horace Mann Ele- more than 10,000 teach-
    development training val- mentary, Duncan ers, principals and super-
    ued at over $25,000. Each 11. Hugo Public Schools intendents have received
    school will use the funds 12. Newcastle Public professional development
    to purchase items includ- Schools training to assist their stu-
    ing Apple iPads, Google 13. Northern Hills Ele- dents with the new tech-
    Chromebooks, Microsoft mentary, Edmond nology. equipment, infrastruc- AT&T Oklahoma, relating has distributed over $22
    Surface Tablets, and var- 14. Perkins – Tryon Pub- The mission of the Okla- ture, leadership and pro- to the company’s transition million to date.
    ious robotics equipment. lic Schools homa Educational Tech- fessional development to to a modernized form of OETT is administered
    Teachers will also receive 15. Poteau Primary nology Trust is to equip implement and advance regulation. As part of the by Communities Foun-
    monthly professional 16. Santa Fe South Path- Oklahoma common school integration of technology agreement, AT&T contrib- dation of Oklahoma and
    development focused on ways, Oklahoma City and CareerTech students into classroom instruction. uted $30 million to OETT. professional development
    integrating technology 17. Shawnee Early with the technology and OETT was established While 63% of the original is coordinated through the
    to enhance authentic, re- Childhood Center technological skills nec- in 2001 as a result of $30 million investment in University of Oklahoma’s
    al-world learning in their 18. Sweetwater Elemen- essary to compete in the an agreement between OETT has been distributed, K20 Center. For addition-
    classrooms. tary global marketplace. The then-attorney general, Trust assets have grown to al information, visit www.
    The 20 schools receiving 19. Vian Middle School Trust provides grants for Drew Edmondson, and over $36 million. The Trust oett.org.

    Property of OPS News Tracker and members of the Oklahoma Press Association.

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