Altec Lansing donates 100 computer sound systems

District using high-quality speakers to enhance educational technology 
 

Assistant Superintendent for Instruction John Bell presents Altec Lansing President and CEO Bob Garthwaite and Product Manager Steve Schlanger with a certificate of appreciation thanking them for the company’s generous donation of 100 computer sound systems.

   A generous donation by Altec Lansing, a leading manufacturer of computer and home entertainment sound systems, is helping Port Jervis teachers to turn up the volume on digital instruction.

   Altec Lansing, which is based in Milford, Pa., recently donated 100 high-quality computer speakers to the Port Jervis City School District. The speakers were needed to enhance the audio capabilities of the classroom computers purchased recently by the district as part of its two-year plan to improve educational technology.

   “In order to provide our students with a technology rich learning environment, we are in the process of replacing all the classroom computers – many of which are outdated - with new equipment,” said
John Bell, assistant superintendent for Instruction.

   New computers generally come equipped with speakers suited for personal use. “These speakers are not capable of projecting sound to a classroom of inquisitive learners,” explains Bell, who notes that teachers need high-quality speakers that allow them to broadcast digital educational videos and other multimedia tools.

   “Thanks to the generosity of Altec Lansing, the new computers in Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School and Port Jervis Middle School classrooms are now equipped with state-of-the art speaker systems,” says Bell, who notes that by the beginning of next year the rest of the classrooms in the district will receive new computers.

   He notes. “The donation from Altec Lansing puts Port Jervis School District one step closer to its goal of using instructional technology to improve student achievement district wide.”