Final Story

A couple of weeks ago, televisions seemed to be disappearing from the hallways and classrooms at Eastview High school. The janitors were working hard that day to remove the televisions, so that the increasing use of updated technology at Eastview could expand.

Much like how Apple has been improving their products and updating their own technology, Eastview has been working hard to do the same. In the past years as everything has become more and more digital; newspapers, magazines, libraries, and even Eastview High School have conformed. Teachers have even started to transfer their curriculum online, using Moodle.

So where did these televisions go? It was discovered that the TVs in the classrooms were taken down after a long 14 years, and the LCDs were coming in as a fresh new update. The TVs in the hallways were moved for other reasons. Mainly the fact that it was a distraction to have three TVs on one floor, and they were having some control issues with them. The principle explained, “I believe the TVs in the hallway are a good source of communication, but I don’t believe we need three.” With this in mind he explained that now, “All of the 30 seat classrooms have LCDs.” They are even trying to provide LCDs for special rooms that are smaller. Liza Malkovich a student at Eastview High School exclaimed, “I love the LCDs, no longer do I have to crane my neck to see the TV, plus I can see the screen really well now.”

A system is set up so that after the TVs are removed, they are sent straight to an auction where the district can earn some money back. In fact, it is a state law that anything purchased by the district must go to an auction after. This helps the district regain some money to use for the future.

 This is a huge resource and a great improvement not only for the students but also for the school. The LCDs are apparently cheaper to install than a regular TV. Plus they also provide the flexibility of how big the screen is, so everyone can see.

When asked about the future of technology at Eastview High School, some eye opening thoughts came up. Since students have begun to have much more technology than before, the suggestion was made to eliminate computers in the cluster labs. It’s thought that if they were to take all of the computers out of the cluster labs and made them into mobile labs, then perhaps it could become a more work friendly, relaxing place. “Kind of like Caribou but without the coffee,” Dr. Peterson joked. Although, a student at Eastview High School was very upset by the idea, “I like the clusters the way they are right now, if the labs went to a mobile lab, I wouldn’t like how casual they would become,” explained Liza Malkovich. However, this could possibly help the students more. Plus, the school is built very well to adjust to future updates. Including the fact that Eastview works very well with wireless technology, where compared to other schools that are older have a much harder time making the new adjustments.

Overall, the TVs being removed from the classrooms and hallways are just the beginning of what will come to Eastview High School. Although our grandparents may still be resistant to the new technology, learning how to use the technology will be essential to anything later in life. Dr. Peterson explained well, “If you’re not computer literate, then you are not truly literate.” Meaning that we live in an age now where technology is replacing several ways of the past. Without adjusting with the technology, we will be left behind. Here at Eastview that is understood and they are continuing to prepare us for the many years to come.