This week. In Montgomery County kids are getting a chance to use a high tech teaching tool this year but it was almost in danger. News 4s chris gordon has the story. Reporter its actually a surprise these new chrome books arrived. They were cut from the Montgomery County school budget. But the board of education found money to buy them by using funds intended for another purpose. Instead of replacing desktops, reliewere using the desk tops and it wednesday toward chrome books. Reporter theyve arrived at Elementary Schools and 150 middle school classrooms. Basically a one on one ratio for each student. It gives us lots of flexibility in the classroom to enhance our instruction. Reporter these chrome books can be used for reading and writing, making videos and using graphics. And theyre especially good, i am told, for esol students. I can translate apps for students who speak another language. Theyre able to access the exact same curriculum. I dont have to modify anything. Theyre able to