Blackville School Selected for Future Shop Technology Grant

Posted: March 13, 2013

Blackville School was recently selected as one of twelve schools across Canada to receive funds in the 2013 Future Generation Tech Lab program. Sponsored by Future Shop, Blackville School received $15, 000 which will allow for the purchase of equipment that can be used for podcasting, video production, online publishing, photography, interviewing and writing. The equipment to be purchased includes updated computers, software and digital cameras and will be used mainly for Journalism 120 and Media Studies 120 but also will be available for students to in other courses when the technology is required to complete assignments. Attending the presentation at Blackville School on Monday, March 11 were representatives from Future Shop; Mark Guy and Josh Quigley, Anglophone North District Superintendent Nancy Boucher and students from Mr. Allan Carter’s classes.