Media Cart Donation
In June, 2007 the Education Foundation announced
a donation of more than $70,000 to equip each District 303 school with a state of the art mobile presentation cart. Each cart contains the latest in multi-media technology, including
an ELMO document camera, wireless laptop computer, LCD projector, VCR/DVR player and speakers all contained in a secure,
mobile workstation.
The Foundation initially awarded each of the 12 elementary schools in the District with a cart in the fall
of 2007, with two more carts presented to the high schools in 2008. The Foundation plans to complete it's pledge by
donating three more media carts to the middle schools next year.
Most of the funding for this program was provided through the Foundation’s special project initiative,
in which a small portion of the proceeds collected each year are set aside to support broader initiatives.
The Foundation worked closely with the District 303
Information Technology organization in the selection of components included in the media carts to insure compliance with District
303 standards. The integrated system provides
students, teachers and administrators with the latest in portable presentation technology in a secure mobile workstation (see
diagram below).
