PIGEON FORGE (WATE) - A Pigeon Forge classroom is getting a technology makeover as school starts for the new year.
Heather Burkhart, a fifth grade science teacher at Pigeon Forge Middle School, won the grand prize from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities' 2012 Extreme Classroom Makeover.
The prize, a $30,000 grant will help outfit her classroom with the latest technology including iPads and MacBook Air laptops.
Burkhart says it's only natural that educators move forward with technology.
"When I was in school there wasn't much technology. You had a computer and maybe a projector.. And when you look around at these kids, their whole lives revolve around technology so it's only natural that education is also moving in that direction as well," she said.
Another extreme classroom makeover contest will happen next year. Information is posted on the ORAU website.
