August 2007 — News/In Brief
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:: Partnerships
DELL AND INTEL HOOK UP THE NEW RON CLARK ACADEMY. The Ron Clark Academy, a school for inner-city fifththrough eighth-grade students in Atlanta, will open this fall with the latest education technology, thanks to Dell and Intel.
Through Dell School Architecture, an IT infrastructure framework that helps K-12 customers manage complex technology challenges, Dell and Intel team members worked with school administrators and educators to develop a comprehensive technology plan for the academy.
The two companies also set up the school with server and storage devices, as well as Dell Latitude laptops with Intel Centrino Duo processor technology for students, faculty, and administrative staff. Plus, each classroom was given Dell Intelligent Classroom technology, including interactive whiteboards; polling devices; projectors; digital cameras; audio/video equipment provided by Dell, Intel, and others; and networked Dell color laser printers.
:: People
KIMBALL AND MCMULLAN JOIN T.H.E. JOURNAL'S EDITORIAL BOARD. Chip Kimball, formerly chief technology officer and now superintendent of Lake Washington School District (WA), has joined T.H.E. Journal's editorial board. Kimball's work in Lake Washington has resulted in one of the most comprehensive and effective educational technology implementations in the country. He also has been instrumental in developing a methodology for technology planning and a comprehensive tool for technical support. In addition to being featured as a conference speaker, Kimball recently served as an education strategist for the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
Ann McMullan also joins the editorial board with substantial education and technology experience. McMullan is executive director of educational technology at Klein Independent School District (TX). With 18 years of teaching history under her belt, McMullan took on the challenge of revamping ed tech in her district—from helping to form state standards for integrating technology skills into K-8 curriculum, to showing other teachers how to reap the greatest benefits from techoriented classrooms. She also has served as co-chair of the Texas Educational Technology Advisory Committee. McMullan was featured in "Vision Quest" in our March issue.
ROH ACCEPTS SCHOOL CIO OF THE YEAR AWARD. The Consortium for School Networking presented Derek Roh, director of IT services for Baldwin County Public Schools in Loxley, AL, with the David T. Kearns Public School CIO of the Year Award during the EduStat Summit in June for his systematic use of information technology to accomplish the core missions of his school district.
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