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Teachers awarded for their "Bright Ideas"

By WTOC staff

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Teachers around the area are getting some help to fund their "Bright Ideas".

The Coastal Electric Cooperative is giving out over $20,000 in Bright Ideas grants to school teachers in Bryan, Liberty, and McIntosh counties. The winning teachers were caught totally by surprise when the Bright Ideas prize patrol came to their classrooms to present them with the winning honors. The winners say they just wanted to inspire their students to learn.

"My bright idea was to do podcasting in the classroom, and to provide alternative technology in the classroom to inspire our kids to want to learn more," said Kimberly Boucher.

In all, 11 teachers walked away with grants of up to $2,000. The following teachers were awarded:

Erin Turner, Richmond Hill High School, Video Journalism and School Spirit Collide

Nancy Nix, Richmond Hill Middle School, Digital Classroom: Enhancing Instruction in Sickness and in Health

Janet Clanton Perry, Richmond Hill Primary School, Sprouting to Success

Victoria Funston, Martin Elementary School, Publish it on the World Wide Web

Tiffany Leon, Button Gwinnett Elementary School, Lights! Camera! Action!

Jeremy Meadows, Lewis Frazier Middle School, Pod/Vod the GPS

Sharon Dunham, Lewis Frazier Middle School, Reading is FUNdamental

Maureen Jenkinson, Taylor Creek Elementary School, Students Going Green Outdoors

Kimberly Boucher, Liberty Elementary School, iPods for Learning

Cristina Dover, Midway Middle School, Kings and Queens of the Green Screen

Melinda Joy Kennedy, Midway Middle School, Celebrating Pi

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