Proposal Brings Wireless Internet to Braintree High
It could cost $150,000 to make the high school wireless, with East and South to follow.
With a new national assessment of college readiness on the horizon that will take the place of MCAS and encourage the use of more computers and tablets, the expansion of wireless Internet in Braintree Public Schools is a key component of an ongoing technology improvement plan. "It's like having a car that won't shift into third gear," School Committee member Tom Devin said. "It's getting these implements of learning up to full speed." As part of the fiscal year 2014 budget process, department heads have been presenting their funding priorties for review by the School Committee. Among the technology requests put in by Director of Mathematics Dr. William Kendall, along with iPads, projectors and upgraded phone service, is $150,000 to bring …
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9:48 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
As a parent of a student looking at colleges, it is amazing to see that some have all the technology bells & whistles, and others have very little. A couple of schools we visited didn't have the same technical tools, such as electronic whiteboards and integrated projectors, that many Braintree classrooms already have. Thanks to BFEE for their help with this! Wireless classrooms will be the next … more ›