Crestview Elementary, the school I can see out my back door, made the news twice this morning. The it is completely coincidental. This is a tiny school, that hardly ever makes the news. Sort of ironic that both stories are technology related. I guess that speaks to Henrico County’s dedication to technology in education.
The first story made national news after it was picked up by MSNBC, after one of the stolen laptops helped police and school officials catch the suspected computer thief when he had his photo taken by the computer itself, using remote controls.

How does the technology work? A school resource officer was able to identify the student in the picture. That led police to a home on Three Chopt where they found three computers. Brandon Arias, 18, a student at Tucker High School is charged with grand larceny and burglary, both felonies.

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In other news, Crestview 3rd grade teacher, Claudia Ketchum, received at $2,000 Teach Award from Best Buy Co. Inc. to help integrate technology into the school’s curriculum.
Now that they have the arrested the suspected computer thief, that may be possible. [via]

And in other technology news in Henrico, Henrico County Schools “TechWarrior” defends the program, SchoolSpace, that teachers use to help integrate technology into the classroom safely.