COWs can convert any classroom into a temporary computer lab. With the addition of six computers, the media center at Highland would be transformed into a mini-computer lab. Under the teachers’ direction, the COWs could open up every classroom to the world of the Internet as an instructional vehicle; the teachers could engage the whole class with instructional CD programs that present information in a captivating manner; teachers could conduct writing exercises utilizing the computer notebooks as word processors with the ability to print the results immediately on the laser jet printer; teachers could plan whole-class technology lessons without relying on the restricted access to the current computer lab; students could research topics, create culminating projects and view informational videos.

Overdue upgrades to the student-operated television studio at Midland Park High School are critically needed. The existing audio mixing board has missing knobs and faders and several channels are no longer active. The bridge to the entire community could be improved if the broadcasting classes were given the opportunity to create more relevant and technologically exciting programming. The updated equipment would be more user-friendly; therefore, more teachers would utilize the television studio. The updated broadcasting studio mixing board would allow for smoother transitions, clearer graphics, and a more updated look to live broadcasts.

Phases 2 and 3

A steering committee of representatives from MPPEF Board of Trustees, Board of Education, administration, and faculty are working together to develop Phases 2 and 3. Phase 2 and 3 will be funded in the 2011 and 2012 spring grant cycle, respectively. Teacher-generated classroom grants will be funded, as usual, in the fall grant cycle

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