Astoria school selected for Google Chrome OS Pilot Program!
February 2nd, 2011 Categories: Fun Stuff, Real Estate News
The community has been buzzing about this amazing opportunity and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Facing huge budget cuts this year, there was little hope that our technology programs would receive much funding for new hardware.
Community volunteers have been busy pulling wire at the school to create a covered wi-fi network. Teachers and students alike will receive training. Google even came to town to see just how excited we were! And what does google want in return? Just good feedback on how they can make their operating system better.
These computers are made solely for computing in the cloud. Most of my work in real estate happens in the cloud these days. There are certainly many advantages to this but it involves re-thinking how you deal with files and data. Hard to teach me new tricks but at the high school level it should catch on quick. One of my favorite high school students had this to say about this new opportunity. It will be interesting to see how this paradigm shift will impact education as a whole at Astoria High School.
Scott Holmstedt is the technology director for the Astoria School District and was instrumental in helping Astoria become one of only five schools in the U.S. selected to participate in this program. The video posted on the Daily A website shows you just how excited everyone is!
Jennie
