We got a another great IdeaPaint Success Story this week; this time from Adam Orr, an english teacher at Queensbury High School in Queensbury, NY. Mr. Orr's classroom was one of four at the school that received a 21st century learning environment makeover. Each of these classrooms was outfitted with IdeaPaint, SMARTboards, laptops, video cameras, iPads and more. 

Read Mr. Orr's blog entry about how he used each of these tools in his "Great Escape Multimedia Project." In this exercise, students tackle the big question of why technology is an important part of the 21st century learning environment. By the end of the project, each group answers this question by adding to the word-web established on a wall of the classroom painted with IdeaPaint.

"We left the word-web on the wall," says Mr. Orr, "and each class contributed to the ideas established by the previous class. I felt this lent to more thoughtful responses to the driving question by the end of the last block class on Friday. In the future, I will take timeline pictures of this type of web and share it with students from the earlier blocks, allowing them to see how the other classes contributed to the ideas they founded."

"IdeaPaint is a huge hit with students and an integral part of Room 106," he continues. "Students wanted to write on the wall, contributing to the established thoughts. Many students asked about the paint, wanting to know if it was something they could purchase for their own rooms at home. Students enthusiastic about writing ... Students wanting to share ideas ... Students working together ... Thank you!"

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