| Technology Report |
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• Each classroom has 4-6 computers. This includes Art rooms, Music rooms, the Family and Consumer Sciences room, and World Language classrooms.
• The main computer lab has 24 computers.
• The library has 24 computers in a lab set apart from the main library area, as well as 9 computers in the main library area.
• The applied technology room has 24 computers in a lab set apart from the main work area.
• The video/photo editing classroom has 12 computers for editing purposes.
• Each classroom has an HP 6122 inkjet printer. This printer is networked so that all of the computers in the room can print.
• HP 3700 Color Laser printers are installed in the Art Room, Computer Lab, Library Lab, and Applied Tech. Lab.
• The teacher’s rooms each have 3 computers and a 6122 printer.
• HP Scanjet 8200 Digital Scanners are installed in the Library and Art room. Additional Scanners have been ordered for the video/photo editing classroom, and the computer lab.
• 3 Laptop Carts containing 30 wireless laptop computers each are also available for classroom use. Wireless nodes are available so the laptops are able to connect to the internet and have print capability. Helps fill the need for technology implementation in Thinkblock and other projects
All computers are running Windows XP Professional and have Microsoft Office installed.
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Microsoft Office (on every computer) Students use the applications to complete projects/reports
Ripple Effects (partnership with UMDNJ): Behavior modification software project
Inspiration Software (licensed for all classroom and lab computers): This tool allows students to visualize and organize while strengthening critical thinking skills, comprehension and writing across the curriculum. Students create graphic organizers and expand topics into writing. Inspiration encourages learning in multiple modes. As a result, students gain and retain a better understanding of concepts and demonstrate knowledge, improving their performance across the curriculum.
Math Arena Advanced (site license): “Students build pre-algebra skills. With a hand-crafted presentation and rousing music, students are provided with fun opportunities to think about math in new ways, while practicing hard-to-grasp concepts.”
Hot Dog Stand: Top Dog (site license): “Students develop data analysis and money management skills in this program which places students into a competitive marketplace.”
Zoombini’s Logical Journey (site license): “Zoombinis’ captivating game play features math without numbers. Solving Zoombinis puzzles uses the process of mathematical thinking. This process includes organizing information, reasoning with evidence, and testing systematically.”
Adobe Creative Suites (video/photo editing classroom): Advanced Photo Editing.
Pinnacle Studio (video/photo editing classroom): Video editing and moviemaking.
Synchroneyes (site license) allows the teacher to use their computer to monitor student computers, broadcast information to student computers, and as block the use of applications by students.
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OnCourse (site license): “Teacher Web-based Lesson Plan Book- Teachers can create and archive lesson plans, link them to state standards, then submit them to administrators instantly. Administrators can review, comment on and print out lesson plans from the entire school. A Web site editor allows teachers to personalize web pages where homework assignments are published automatically from their lesson plans each night.”
USHistoryAtlas.com (All grade 7 and 8 Social Studies Classrooms)
WorldHistoryAtlas.com (All grade 6 Social Studies Classrooms)
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“K” drive : Shared drive accessible only to teachers for sharing documents.
“Cimple” Administrative Software: Provides the ability to create individualized student schedules, generate automatic parent letters.
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A Tightrope Media Systems bulletin board system controlled by computer and displayed daily through flat panel television monitors mounted in the hallways is used to:
• Improve communication through the posting of important notices
• Acknowledge achievement through the posting of student accomplishments
• Inspire staff and students through daily inspirational quotations
Ceiling mounted LCD projectors in each classroom provide teacher with the opportunity to:
• Project the bulletin board messages (discussed above) in the classroom
• project material pre-recorded on DVD or VCR
• project televised broadcasts from 6 available channels (CNN Headline News, The Learning Channel, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, News 12 New Jersey, and PBS)
• project software images, documents, and internet content from the teacher’s computer
This system is being used by teachers to more effectively engage students by: including internet resources in daily lessons, projecting documents and images that support the lesson, using televised resources to supplement lessons. It also allows students to use presentation software for class projects and easily present their project to the class.
Rear Projection SmartBoards with on board computers, provide a visual interactive learning experience in a way that is easily mobile and therefore available to any teacher here. While these boards are primarily to provide teachers without ceiling mounted LCD projectors the opportunity to project lessons from a computer, they can be used by any teacher who signs up for them.
Poster maker
Cold laminator
Photo ID system
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Provided by the Technology Coordinator focusing in areas of need, training sessions are conducted formally in the mornings and informally as the need arises. Training provides the classroom teacher with tools for integrating the use of technology into their curriculum.
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This year we have expanded our site to over 170 pages. Each computer in the school has its home page set to the P.S. Twenty site. Students, Teachers and Administrators are all continually involved in contributing to the site. Each grade level has a home link. Student work, Program descriptions, and a section we call Student life where you can view many activities including homework and examples of student work can be found. Students are actively involved in developing the site. Our site is used as a motivational tool for our students to view their class activities and work online.
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