Congratulations to the 2007 HP Technology for Teaching Grant recipients! Awards are based on efforts of educators to "transform and improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology."

Award winners each received 11 HP Tablet PCs, 10 HP digital cameras, 10 all in one printers, 10 digital projectors, and stipends for the 15 teachers involved in the technology integration work, according to HP.

Recipients in the K-12 category included:

Three Rivers Elementary School, Three Rivers, CA
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary, Felton, CA
Julius B. Nachman Elementary School, Alexandria, LA
William Paca Elementary, Baltimore, MD
H. Olive Day Elementary School, Norfolk, MA
Watauga High School, Boone, NC
Hannibal High School, Hannibal, NY
Stockbridge Valley Central School, Munnsville, NY
Riley Creek Elementary School, Gold Beach, OR
Peters Township High School, McMurray, PA
Washington Oak School, Coventry, RI
Bolivar Middle School, Bolivar, TN
Sanchez Middle School, El Paso, TX
Clearfield High School, Clearfield, UT
Milwaukee Academy of Science, Milwaukee, WI

In the U.S., HP has invested more than $36 million since 2004, impacting 589 kindergarten through 12th grade public schools and 155 two- and four-year colleges and universities engaged in transforming teaching and learning through the integration of technology in the classroom and beyond. It has invested more than $44 million worldwide in schools since 2004.

Congratulations, award recipients for your initiative, a sign of leadership from whom others of us may learn. You set a pace that honors the curiosity and energy of all students and teachers.

Kudos, HP for your commitment to learning and schooling. Many of us will watch carefully for your next request for proposals, so we may compete in the next round of awards.

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