"Seventh-grade math teacher Melanie Laber uses the only teaching tool of its kind in the Hartland school system, a sort of computer drawing tablet the size of a blackboard linked to the computer on her desk as well as a projector which shine the display onto the tablet to illustrate a geometry problem. Laber also uploads online classes to help students with the lessons taught in the Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek classroom. Laber was honored with the distinction Online Teacher of the Year from the Michigan Virtual School. (Photo by GILLIS BENEDICT/DAILY PRESS & ARGUS)"