11/13 - Tech Happenings

Did you know?

• Becky Goerend hosts a Tech Tuesday for any teachers in the district that would like to learn more about Blogging and other subjects?
• Cass Zorn and Angela Ridgely have been changing their instruction to work with new Promethean Whiteboards (interactive technology) in their classrooms.
• The High School Staff has been focusing on technology implementation in their classrooms this fall? Staff from the AEA has worked with them during professional development days with instruction about Blogs, Wikis, using Google Docs, and Web 2.0 tools.
• LCD projectors have been installed in 1/3rd of the classrooms at the Middle School and High School (with 4 more available via cart) , and that 1/10th of the classrooms in the Elementary (one more available via cart) have them.
• Earlham has 50 laptops used in classrooms at the Middle School and High School levels - none for Elementary use.
• The Earlham Technology department is working on implementing Google Apps across the district for teachers, and for students grades 6 - 12.
• Students are enrolled in online courses at the high school level, receiving dual enrollment credit (High School and College Credit).

Did you know that this is all being done on a shoe string budget? Much of our technology budget has disappeared due to district enrollment growth from 04 - 07 and the loss of Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) dollars.