Technology Award

The Tierney Brothers Classroom of the Future is a state-of-the-art system that combines the capabilities of a chalkboard, whiteboard, overhead screen and movie screen into one, intuitive system.

• Epson Powerlite 450W Super Short Throw Projector
  
  The Epson PowerLite 450W ultra-short-throw projector offers amazing widescreen performance, making it easy to create larger-than-life lessons. Project 80" images from just 24" away. Save valuable classroom space and avoid shadow interference with this smart presentation tool. Ideal for wall-mount installations and use with interactive whiteboards, the PowerLite 450W offers innovative communication tools, including a built-in 10 W speaker, closed captioning decoder and the ability to deliver content over the network. With versatile connectivity features and optional wireless capabilities, it offers the ultimate choice in powerful presentation solutions.
  
  
• Safari Montage Tower Server with Appropriate Content Package
  
  
  SAFARI Montage provides K-12 school districts with a comprehensive solution for their digital media networking and visual instruction needs. The full suite of integrated products provides a single interface for accessing all visual resources from inside the school district intranet or from home. In addition to preloaded content, SAFARI Montage provides the ability for school districts to upload their own video content at the district level and easily disseminate it to all classrooms throughout the district. SAFARI Montage delivers an entire education solution of visual instruction resources, device controllers, digital media management, digital rights management and video conferencing for the classroom from one central system, enabling a total approach to teaching, learning and achievement for 21st century learners.
  
  
• SMART Board™ 685 Interactive Whiteboard
  
  Inspired by feedback from our customers, the SMART Board 600 series interactive whiteboard lets you do more than ever before. Combining the same great features that people love with new expandability options, it's limited only by your imagination. Touch to control your computer Write, erase and perform mouse functions with your finger, a pen or an eraser – you need no proprietary tools. Pick up a pen and write Pick up a pen or the eraser, and the pen tray automatically detects which tool you’ve selected. Buttons activate the On-Screen Keyboard, right-click and help function. Save your ideas Capture your work to SMART Board software as a screen shot that you can edit, or save your notes directly into several software applications, including Windows versions.
  
  

Tierney Brothers, Inc. expresses its appreciation to all of the partners and sponsors who have joined forces to make the Classroom of the Future Technology Grant possible.