Floydada junior High School first rolled out laptops to its students in october 2004 as part of the Tip Grant.
A Floydada science student uses probeware to measure cellular
respiration in a germinating pea.
Sandy Vaughn, Floydada’s technology immersion coordinator,
assists a high school student during an introductory laptop session
designed to teach the basics of use and care.
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Levelland, Texas. These classes, taken
during junior and senior years, allow
students to get a head start on a college degree while saving their families
money in tuition and fees. Through
a Rural Technology Grant awarded
in the summer of 2008, Floydada was
able to pay tuition for seniors who
take at least one college course as long
as they receive a C or better. Students
have earned as many as 60 college
hours by the time they graduate.
One-to-One Access for All
Students realize that we have leveled
the playing field. One student testified
at the State Education Technology
Directors Association conference that
she is a first-generation American
who feels her work now has the same
value as any other student. She went
on to say that she is truly living the
American dream.
