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Lewisburg Area High School social studies teacher Michael Creeger gives a tutorial on the new SMART board during Tuesday night-s open house.
Seth Hoover/The Daily Item /


Lewisburg freshmen Nick Tischio, right, and William Persing conduct water-hardness tests Tuesday night.
Seth Hoover/The Daily Item /


It's high (tech) school

District puts 'Classrooms of the Future' on display

By Rick Dandes
The Daily Item

"It only took us a week to do," said Hyde, who had a Mac at home and additional software to help produce the film.

Freshmen Nick Tischio and William Persing collaborated on a science project of testing tap water.

"We are here to help out," Tischio said from behind his Mac laptop.

"We like the idea of this particular project and demonstrating what is in our regular tap water," Persing said.

"The big difference I've seen in our students," Himes said, "is that they are actively involved in their learning. Their world is so much into using their cell phones and computers. They are used to that. Then they come to school and are often bored by traditional school practices. "



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