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Edwards-Knox, Ogdensburg schools to split half million dollars for new technology, ‘school connectivity’

Posted 1/14/17

Ogdensburg and Edwards-Knox school districts will split more than $500,000 from Albany to pay for new classroom technology and what the governor’s office calls “school connectivity.” Ogdensburg …

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Edwards-Knox, Ogdensburg schools to split half million dollars for new technology, ‘school connectivity’

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Ogdensburg and Edwards-Knox school districts will split more than $500,000 from Albany to pay for new classroom technology and what the governor’s office calls “school connectivity.”

Ogdensburg will get $243,590. Edwards-Knox will receive $315,000, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office.

The grants are part of Smart Schools Investment Plans totaling $44 million as part of the $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act, which Cuomo’s office describes as “aimed at reimagining teaching and learning for the 21st century.”

The act “supports investments in education technology that will equip students with the skills they need to thrive and succeed in the global economy. Together, these investments will help close the "digital divide" and increase access to technology and high-speed broadband in hundreds of schools across New York,” Cuomo’s office said in a news release.

"The Smart Schools Bond act has played a critical role in expanding educational opportunity by helping schools modernize outdated classrooms," Cuomo said in a prepared statement. "This funding ensures that all of New York's students –no matter their zip code—have access to the technology that has become so essential to modern education by preparing them to meet the demands of the 21st century economy."

With the Smart Schools Act, school districts are investing in technology such as computer servers, interactive whiteboards, tablets, desktop and laptop computers, and high-speed broadband and wireless connectivity, Cuomo said.

“This technology helps students to learn at their own pace, expands access to advanced courses and interactive curriculum, and enhances communication between parents and teachers,” the release says.

Smart schools funds will also facilitate investments in pre-kindergarten classrooms, removal of classroom trailers and high-tech school security.