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The technology department at Ross Global Academy will provide access and training of technology for all staff. Technology should not drive the curriculum but should be used as an appropriate tool in the learning process and training will facilitate this. The technology mission of the technology staff is to provide leadership and guidance for faculty, administration, and other school personnel in the areas of hardware, software, application, and usage to support and enhance the instructional program for students across all curricular areas.
Ross Global Academy Technology Group. 1
Ross Global Academy Technology Groupnot yet formed but we will blog from here http://fileserver.rossglobalacademy.org/users/tneuage/ The agenda and date for meetings will be listed here. As this is a public site discussions and results of issues will not be posted. Mission Statement (this is in the formation stages and suggestions/feedback is welcome). The mission of technology at Ross Global Academy is to optimize, enhance, and expedite creative and critical thinking in a technology-based global society. Technology is integrated into cross-discipline curriculums in order to develop the cognitive skills necessary to communicate in a diverse global culture. Software and hardware available in each department prepare students for life-long learning whether in the arts and academics. Technology at Ross Global Academy encourages problem solving, exploration, and learning in and out of the classroom, promoting higher-order thinking and technological literacy within a student-centered learning environment.
Teachers Resources Last Updated Monday 17 November 2008
TrackStar ~ http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp “TrackStar” is an easy to follow site to create online lessons and activities. There is an area to create a webpage for your class and to create online quizzes. Tapped In ~ http://tappedin.org The online workplace of an international community of education professionals. There is a local ‘Capital Area Tapped In’ “Tapped In is a Web-based learning environment created by SRI International to transform teacher professional development (TPD) for professional development providers and educators. Tapped In enables providers to offer high-quality online professional development experiences and support to more teachers cost-effectively. Through Tapped In, educators can extend their professional growth beyond courses or workshops with the online tools, resources, colleagues, and support they need to implement effective, classroom-centered learning activities.” Staff Web Pages Teachers and faculty are encouraged to have a webpage. Web pages will be accessed from the “homework” link on the Ross Global Academy site. Please contact Terrell or Lassina Computer Courses Rhino Alibre Design (3D mechanical design software for everyone — regardless of budget or CAD experience level. Alibre Design delivers the professional parametric solid modelling power you need to handle your designs.) EELS
Technology should provide our students with the ability to learn through active, as opposed to passive, systems. This should be accomplished through a creation of an Electronic Experience Learning System (EELS - I made this up but it sounds like what could be a way of seeing how to do this) with the student utilising the software to learn creatively with current and possibly future orientated technology. Technology today is becoming more individualised with opportunity for personal expression in technology we use daily, such as cell phones (with individualised ring tones and colours), our computers (screensavers, carefully positioned icons, software, favourite links and games, and file structures). The world is now a possible audience for each student (via bloggs, emails and webpages) and it is at this junction between the world and the student that it is necessary to provide adequate tools for self expression in a global communicative environment. So computer technology changes from being an end in itself to becoming a vehicle for all (or most) disciplines.
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RSS [Real Simple Syndication] – checking one site instead of many - RSS is a format for aggregating Web content in one place. For example, if there are 30 web logs and media sites consistently publishing information important to your course you can have one log instead of visiting each site separately. This uses an ‘aggregator’ or feed collect to check the feeds you subscribe to – usually every hour and collects the content from those sites. This is a good site to download a RSS
online powerpoint creator Author stream ~ Share PowerPoint. Anywhere! (example) Jing instantly captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere.
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