HUGH JOHN MACDONALD SCHOOL ONE OF 110 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE SELECTED AS HP TECHNOLOGY GRANT RECIPIENT

HUGH JOHN MACDONALD SCHOOL ONE OF 110 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE SELECTED AS HP TECHNOLOGY GRANT RECIPIENT

More than $38,000 grant includes HP wireless equipment and cash award to improve student achievement

Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 1, 2008 - Hugh John Macdonald School was selected as one of 110 K-12 public schools nationwide to receive the 2008 HP Technology for Teaching grant, which is designed to transform and improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology.

Hugh John Macdonald School have received an award package of HP products and a cash award for each teacher with a total value of more than $38,000.

Each of the HP Technology for Teaching grant recipients will use wireless HP Tablet PC technology to enhance learning in multiple disciplines and with a focus on math and science. A team of five teachers that represent the diversity of our school will be working on

sustainable development with a strong emphasis on inquiry learning.

HP is awarding 149 K-12 public schools and two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico more than $7 million in mobile technology, cash and professional development as part of the 2008 HP Technology for Teaching grant program. Since 2004, HP has contributed a total of $60 million in HP Technology for Teaching grants to more than 1,000 schools in 41 countries worldwide. During the past 20 years, HP has contributed more than $1 billion in cash and equipment to schools, universities, community organizations and other non-profit organizations around the world.

“Around the world, HP partners with pioneering teachers and schools to discover how technology can improve student success,” said Sid Espinosa, director of Global Social Investment programs at HP. “While technology is not the answer to every educational challenge, we have witnessed its incredible and transformative impact in the classroom. This innovation is happening every day as teaching and learning are fundamentally changing. By helping teachers help students, HP is actively investing in the future of our children and our communities.”

More information about the 2008 HP Technology for Teaching program and grant recipients is available at www.hp.com/go/hpteach.