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BEST BUY
Presents Award to Pinewood Intermediate School &
Richfield Springs Middle School
Two Local Classrooms Receive Computer Prizes For
Participation in Project VIEW Electronic Field Trip
Project
VIEW of the Schenectady City School District is excited
to announce that two New York State schools will be
awarded a computer and accessories from the Best Buy
Corporation as the result of outstanding participation
in the project’s February Electronic Field Trip
Untold Stories: Baseball and the Multi-Cultural
Experience live from the National Baseball Hall of
Fame. The program focused on the character and
leadership of those players who overcame ethnic and
racial barriers.
On February
12th, millions of students from all over the
country participated in the live electronic field trip
from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,
New York. Students participated in either the morning
or afternoon program direct from their classrooms via
satellite and through the Internet. Throughout each of
the ninety-minute interactive programs all students had
the opportunity to call into the live show and e-mail
questions to museum experts and guests which included
Sharon Robinson, author and daughter of Jackie Robinson,
Roberto Clemente Jr., broadcaster and son of Roberto
Clemente; Buck O'Neil, Negro leagues player; Kerry Yo
Nakagawa, author & historian on WWII Japanese Internment
Camps; Dr. Larry Hogan, professor and expert on the
Negro Leagues; John Franco of the New York Mets; Bruce
Markusen and Ted Spencer, Baseball Hall of Fame
Historians and Scholars.
Throughout
the broadcast Pinewood Intermediate School and Richfield
Springs Middle School students demonstrated an
extraordinary depth of understanding and raised many
outstanding questions. As a result of the level of
participation from each of these schools, they will each
be awarded a new computer, and accessories including a
printer, monitor and digital camera courtesy of the
Best Buy Corporation. Richfield Springs Middle School
will be honored and presented with their prize from
Best Buy on March 27th at 9am. Pinewood
Intermediate School will also be honored on March 27th
at 1pm at a press conference at Pinewood Intermediate
School. At this time Andrea Latta from Best Buy Co.
will present the computer package to Pinewood students.
The event will include student photographs and
PowerPoint presentations showcasing students and
technology.
“This
project was exciting for teachers and students,” said
Dr. John Falco, Superintendent of the Schenectady City
School District. “It’s rewarding to get this kind of
participation and interest. The participation of local
schools is critical to the program’s success. We are
pleased to award these two schools with outstanding
participation awards and we are grateful to Best Buy for
their generous contribution, ” added Falco.
The February
12th Electronic Field Trip was produced by
Project VIEW of Schenectady, in cooperation with Ball
State University and the National Baseball Hall of Fame
in Cooperstown New York. Project VIEW is a Technology
Innovation Challenge Grant led by the Schenectady City
School District. More information is available at
http://www.projectview.org
Contact:
Karen Corona
Public Information Coordinator
518.370.8100 Ext. 137
E-Mail:
webmaster@projectview.org
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