Best Buy Presents te@ch Awards To Innovative Classrooms Best Buy Co., Inc. presented 36 K-12 schools across the U.S. with 2006 Best Buy te@ch awards, worth $15,000 each, for demonstrating innovative use of technology to improve students' classroom experience. Two Minnesota schools — Arlington High School in St. Paul and Cloquet Middle School — received the award. Each of the 36 districts has been invited to apply for a $250,000 te@ch award that will be announced in the summer. Additionally, 1,200 classrooms across the U.S. received $2,500 awards for demonstrating how interactive technology makes learning fun for students. Each winning school may use the award to purchase additional consumer electronics technology at Best Buy to extend, expand or enhance current and future classroom curricula. 54 Minnesota schools received $2,500 awards. "Schools are creating exciting and valuable educational experiences through the use of interactive technology in classrooms. The applications we received this year for te@ch demonstrate that," said Paula Prahl, vice president of public affairs for Best Buy. "Te@ch is designed to engage students in the learning process by using interactive technology to make learning fun. We firmly believe that technology can excite and engage students in the learning process, creating more valuable education experiences over time." A list of all award-winning schools can be found at bestbuy.com/teach. The 2006 te@ch awards total more than $3.5 million. Since 2003, the Best Buy te@ch program has awarded more than $9.5 million to U.S. schools. > More headlines

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