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Des Plaines Office Equipment provides 2 schools with interactive displays

ELK GROVE VILLAGE - Des Plaines Office Equipment recently installed two Sharp Aquos Board interactive display systems at Westwood Elementary School and Woodstock North High School, both in Woodstock.

The schools won the video boards, valued at $10,000 each, through a national competition hosted by Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation. Des Plaines Office Equipment, the Chicago area distributor of Sharp Imaging, handled the installations at each of the schools.

Through Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, and its Tech-it-Up - the Sharp Classroom Technology Challenge, Sharp awarded one K-12 U.S. accredited school a grand prize of $100,000 worth of Sharp branded products for their classrooms. In addition, 10 runner-up schools were awarded an Aquos Board interactive display system, valued at over $10,000.

Both Westwood Elementary School and Woodstock North High School were among the ten runner-up schools.

The two schools were selected from hundreds of entries for demonstrating how the school would integrate Sharp technology such as interactive whiteboards, professional display monitors and document systems (multifunctional copiers) to address student needs and create a more engaging learning experience.

"The capabilities of these video boards are extraordinary. We know that both the elementary and high schools will make good use of this new technology, and it certainly puts them in a strong competitive position," said Chip Miceli, president of Des Plaines Office Equipment.

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