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10/10/2006 Entry: "USDA Awards CCLC Nearly $250,000 Rural Utilities Services Grant"

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On October 2, 2006 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development announced its list of recipients for over $25.8 Million awarded for distance learning and telemedicine projects. The Cobscook Community Learning Center (CCLC), located in Trescott, was among the distance learning grant recipients for 2006.

This grant award will solidify partnerships between the CCLC, who serves as the lead organization for this project, and twelve regional schools and universities, including Bowdoin College’s Upward Bound, the University of Maine at Orono’s Wabanaki and New Media departments, and School Union 104. The prime goal of this project will be to effectively utilize distance learning technologies to bridge the distance between partner sites and other educational institutions around the globe via a variety of distance learning technologies such as web-based learning, videoconferencing, and virtual field trips. Each of the participating sites will receive computers and interactive distance learning equipment which will support new and exciting learning opportunities and facilitate the sharing of classes, content and resources.
According to CCLC Executive Director Alan Furth, “We were very excited and gratified by USDA’s announcement this week. This project, which is the result of nearly three years of planning and work, will support dynamic partnerships that will create bridges for success for students in the participating schools and organizations. Many area schools already have access to some of the technologies described in this project. This grant will also support distance technology users in more effectively utilizing these resources. Not only will we all gain access to additional educational programming – courses, seminars, virtual field trips, etc. – but the CCLC will become a training and development site for utilizing these technologies and fostering the creation of programming for students in this region.”

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