July 2008 — Case Studies
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Middle Schools : Illnois : That's News to Them
Many Chester residents seem to be just as excited about CGSTV as the students who participate in producing the newscasts. “Community involvement and response has been incredible,” says Lochhead. “I can’t go anywhere without someone stopping me and telling me about something they have seen about the school on Channel 10.”
Chester residents can look forward to more student-community involvement through the cable access channel. Soon, the school will begin producing videos and commercials for local businesses. Beginning this fall, CGSTV newscasts will be shown on a daily basis, and students and faculty will view them on the Smart Boards that are set up in each classroom throughout the district.
Without the EETT grant, technology integration programs such as CGSTV probably would not have been possible at Chester Community Unit School District 139. “The grant has totally changed the way our students learn,” says Lochhead. “The technical skills and social interaction that the students are learning are invaluable and provide all students a future without boundaries.”
Jamey Baiter is a principal consultant in the Division of Curriculum and Instruction for the Illinois State Board of Education.
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