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The art program at South Nodaway High School in Barnard will go high-tech this week thanks to a new Smart Board display panel given to the school through the Smiles for Education contest sponsored by the Hy-Vee supermarket chain.
South Nodaway is the latest of more than 200 schools throughout the Midwest receive an electronic white board this year through Hy-Vee’s Smart Points promotion, which ran Sept. 1 through Nov. 30.
The boards, which can be hooked up to a laptop computer or other device, are similar to the display panels used on television news programs. They acts as giant computer screens that can be written and drawn on. Such writing and drawing is automatically digitized and can be saved to an electronic file.
Using a special pen, a finger or virtually any object, users can control computer applications, write notes, pull up charts and images, erase or rearrange objects on screen, search the Internet, play videos and save work.
The board also comes with Smart Notebook software that enables teachers to create customized lessons, presentations and learning activities then save them for future use.
South Nodaway Principal Shawn Emerson said art students will use the board in a variety of ways, such as taking virtual museum tours or recording their own sketches electronically.
The art room was chosen to receive the board, Emerson said, because similar technology is already present in most of the school's classrooms.
During the promotional period, Hy-Vee shoppers who purchased Procter & Gamble and Sara Lee products designated the school they believed should receive Smiles for Education assistance. South Nodaway garnered the region's highest average point score.
In addition, South Nodaway senior Lacey Koontz received an Apple iPad 2 for being the student with the most points designated on her behalf. Koontz's name was entered into the contest by the Rev. Tate Walker, youth minister at Laura Street Baptist Church in Maryville, and his wife, Angela.
"When schools and businesses are able to work together to provide learning opportunities for students, everyone in the community wins," said Maryville Hy-Vee assistant manager DeWayne McIntyre, who represented the store during a brief presentation ceremony Friday in Barnard.
"We want to thank two of our great supplier partners, Procter & Gamble and Sara Lee, and all our customers for making this donation possible."
Hy-Vee launched Smiles for Education in 2005 as part of the company’s 75th anniversary celebration. Since then, the program has awarded more than $3 million worth of SMART Boards, computers and cash prizes to hundreds of schools throughout the chain's eight-state operating area.
The art program at South Nodaway High School in Barnard will go high-tech this week thanks to a new Smart Board display panel given to the school through the Smiles for Education contest sponsored by the Hy-Vee supermarket chain.
South Nodaway is the latest of more than 200 schools throughout the Midwest receive an electronic white board this year through Hy-Vee’s Smart Points promotion, which ran Sept. 1 through Nov. 30.
The boards, which can be hooked up to a laptop computer or other device, are similar to the display panels used on television news programs. They acts as giant computer screens that can be written and drawn on. Such writing and drawing is automatically digitized and can be saved to an electronic file.
Using a special pen, a finger or virtually any object, users can control computer applications, write notes, pull up charts and images, erase or rearrange objects on screen, search the Internet, play videos and save work.
The board also comes with Smart Notebook software that enables teachers to create customized lessons, presentations and learning activities then save them for future use.
South Nodaway Principal Shawn Emerson said art students will use the board in a variety of ways, such as taking virtual museum tours or recording their own sketches electronically.
The art room was chosen to receive the board, Emerson said, because similar technology is already present in most of the school's classrooms.
During the promotional period, Hy-Vee shoppers who purchased Procter & Gamble and Sara Lee products designated the school they believed should receive Smiles for Education assistance. South Nodaway garnered the region's highest average point score.
In addition, South Nodaway senior Lacey Koontz received an Apple iPad 2 for being the student with the most points designated on her behalf. Koontz's name was entered into the contest by the Rev. Tate Walker, youth minister at Laura Street Baptist Church in Maryville, and his wife, Angela.
"When schools and businesses are able to work together to provide learning opportunities for students, everyone in the community wins," said Maryville Hy-Vee assistant manager DeWayne McIntyre, who represented the store during a brief presentation ceremony Friday in Barnard.
"We want to thank two of our great supplier partners, Procter & Gamble and Sara Lee, and all our customers for making this donation possible."
Hy-Vee launched Smiles for Education in 2005 as part of the company’s 75th anniversary celebration. Since then, the program has awarded more than $3 million worth of SMART Boards, computers and cash prizes to hundreds of schools throughout the chain's eight-state operating area.
