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April 26, 2012 - Governor Nathan Deal Visit Georgia Governor Nathan Deal visited Westside Middle School and the Barrow County School System to get a first-hand demonstration of how Direct to Discovery interactive TV works between a K-12 classroom and researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.  Download PDF | Video | Photos |
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April 5, 2012 - Coral Reef Symposium at Georgia Tech Some of the world’s leading marine biologists and coral reef ecologists presented research and discussed topics related to coral-seaweed interactions and the structure and function of coral reefs. Interviews from the symposium were sent via D2D to an Apalachee High School classroom. Download PDF | Video | Photos |
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March 30, 2012 - Apple iPads Delivered to Westside Middle School As part of the Race to the Top research grant, iPads were delivered to teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Winder, Georgia. Students will use the Apple iPads to create D2D presentations and use educational apps to enhance their classroom learning. Download PDF | Video | Photos |
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March 2, 2012 - Collaboration Day On March 2nd, Barrow hosted “Collaboration Day” to celebrate their current success with D2D and select the next 3 teacher/scientist teams that will begin working together to establish 3 new long-term collaborations that will be introduced to students beginning next school year. Download PDF | Video | Photos |
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December, 2011 - State Representatives See D2D in Action State Representatives Terry England and Frank Ginn, along with Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson and BCSS Superintendent Dr. Wanda Creel, visited Apalachee High School and Haymon-Morris Middle School to see a live demonstration of how D2D works in the classroom. Download PDF | Video | Photos |
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September, 2011 - Race to the Top Grant Awarded Gov. Nathan Deal announced 5 winners of Innovation Fund grants, a $19.4 million competitive grant program created through Georgia's Race to the Top (RT3) plan. The plan will implement innovative and high-impact programs aimed at producing positive outcomes for students. Download PDF | Video | Photos |
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