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This
past school year has certainly been eventful with
many events happening both in and out of the
classroom.
Undoubtedly,
the major computer issue to hit elementary schools
was the use of the electronic Report Card. Credit
has to be distributed district wide to all of the
teachers who were involved with this project.
Everyone should feel good that the end result of
all of this blood, sweat, and tears is a terrific
looking product headed home. Particular
acknowledgement has to be given to the support
staff at every school who made the creation,
merging, and printing all possible. The final
process was considerably different from the "hey,
it's easy" workshops that were run with version
1.00 in a controlled environment last
fall!
It
was personally gratifying to see the Science and
Technology CD-ROM so well received in the
elementary school classroom. That was the
culmination of a great deal of effort. Based on its
success, a similar project is happening this summer
with a focus on Social Studies, Grades 1-6, and
History and Geography, Grades 7-8.
The
cadre of CAITs will say goodbye to Carla as she
moves on to assume classroom duties at Central
School in the fall. We all certainly wish her well.
A number of very qualified people vied to replace
Carla and it's with great pleasure that we welcome
Gisele Winger to the group of CAITs for the fall.
What happens to CAITs after their stint? Check out
the CAIT page later in this newsletter!
On
the secondary side of things, this fall brings the
new Grade 9 Curriculum documents and a new report
card. From an innovative perspective, excitement
will happen at General Amherst as they offer an
experimental course in Internet Technology during
the second semester.
Over
the year, I've received numerous very positive
comments about the support for computer use in
schools via documents, access to software, and
general communication vehicles. I've got to tell
you that it all happens because of the efforts of
Debbie Primeau. She works hard and makes us all
look good.
It's
a credit to the teaching profession to see the
number of teachers that are enrolling in Summer
Institutes, Upgrading Courses, or just working
their way through new software packages this
summer. If you fall into that category, I wish you
every success.
To
everyone, have a great summer.
...Doug
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