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El Portal Students Enjoy Latest Tool For School
Chromebooks For All
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Students in Kristi Michaels class enter their answers to a question on their Chromebooks, with each student at El Portal Middle School now provided with one. The students can leave them at school or choose to take them home, with a signed contract regarding use and handling. MARG JACKSON/THE TIMES
The ‘roll out’ of nearly 600 Chromebooks was completed earlier this month, with all students at El Portal Middle School now equipped with the tool to use in a variety of classes. “They were handed out for all sixth through eighth graders, we’re talking 585 kids,” said El Portal assistant principal Mike Gaston. “It’s exciting, the technology, making them college and career ready.”