Sixth-grade students work the keyboards during in the computer lab Friday at Fox Meadow Elementary School in South Elgin. Alot of the computers and schools classroom technology is outdated, so the school entered the Clorox Power a Bright Future contest to win grant money to update technology at the school. November 30, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Students sing words read from paper instead of the Smartboard that is currently not working, Friday at Fox Meadow Elementary School in South Elgin. An older computer is connected to the Smartboard, causing technical problems. The school has entered the Clorox Power a Bright Future contest to win grant money to update technology at the school. November 30, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Sixth-grade teacher Todd Persenico helps student Daniel Leal, 11, with a computer question Friday at Fox Meadow Elementary School in South Elgin. November 30, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Chalk boards are still used at Fox Meadow Elementary School in South Elgin. November 30, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Older computer equipment is used at Fox Meadow Elementary School in South Elgin. The school is hoping to update their technology by getting a grant. November 30, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
SOUTH ELGIN — Fox Meadow Elementary School has 800 students in 28 classrooms from kindergarten through grade six — and just three interactive SMART boards, one “old and outdated” and two just purchased by the school’s Parent Teacher Organization. It has one computer lab with …