Students
in Leamington Secondary’s Communications Technology
Course to
receive iBook laptop computers instead of textbooks this September.
Imagine that you are a secondary school student in the Greater
Essex County District School Board and you arrive at school
in September. You go to pick up your textbook for the Communications
Technology course you are taking and instead of receiving
a textbook, you receive a new iBook laptop computer.
This scenario is going to be a reality for students at Leamington
Secondary School in September when they return from summer
vacation.
The Greater
Essex County District School Board, in partnership with
the Apple Computer Company of Canada, is pleased to announce
the "One to One Computer Initiative" which will
be launched this fall at Leamington Secondary School. Students
who are registered in the grade twelve Communications Technology
program, will receive a new Apple laptop computer which they
can then use in this course and to support their work in the
rest of their studies. The Communications Technology program
provides students with a 'high tech' experience in digital
imaging and video production, making it a natural place to
pilot the concept of 'one to one computer access' in a secondary
school
This $75 000.00 investment in demonstrating the future of
student learning in our secondary schools is a natural fit
for Leamington Secondary School. In recent years this school
has served as a pilot project for the Ministry of Education
in providing expanded access to computer technology across
the school curriculum. Mark Bates, Communications Technology
teacher at Leamington Secondary School, has established an
innovative and exciting program in this growing career pathway
for students.
"The Greater Essex County District School Board has
always taken great pride in being a leader in the provision
of computer technology for our students,” states Mary
Jean Gallagher, Director of Education. “This pilot project
will permit us the opportunity to measure the impact that
one to one computer access can have on achievement levels,
and it further demonstrates the leadership of our teachers
and administrators in providing the best possible learning
opportunities for our students," adds Gallagher.
For
further information, please contact Mary Dick at 255-3259 or
Leamington District Secondary School at 326-6191.
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