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As computers
and software are used in the classroom, a really
good question is "What should we be doing with
them?
It's not a
bad question.
While those
of us who have been using computers for longer than
we care to admit have a good idea of what is
possible, it is of considerable concern to those
who want to make it a part of the regular classroom
regime but would like to have some guidelines for
assistance.
Last year, a
group of Greater Essex County educators developed a
document to help the cause.
Starting with
documents originally created by the former Essex
County and Windsor Boards, ideas from ISTE and the
Ontario Curriculum documents, a home grown package
has been produced and will be piloted this year in
our schools.
The
document's format identifies 5 strands for use in
our elementary schools.
- Computer
Operation
- Curriculum
Support
- Multimedia
- Research/Information
Literacy
- Writing/Publishing
My thanks to
those who worked on the document.
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Primary
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Junior
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Intermediate
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Jason
DeLuca
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Pam
Coletta
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Michael
Oddy
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Graciella
Stokes
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Jenni
Laing
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Debbie
Price
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Julie
Robinson
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Gisele
Winger
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Elizabeth
Viale
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Janice
Blencowe
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Carla
Johnson-HIcks
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Neil
McTavish
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Dan
Mooney
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Steve
Cox
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Ric
Woltz
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The document
outlines specific expectations for computer use in
each of the three divisions. We took it just a
little further though. Each group was asked to be a
"fly on the wall" and describe some scenarios that
one would expect to see in a well integrated
computer classroom.
The results
should prove handy as we look towards the
introduction of the document within the district.
Look to your CAIT with a copy in their next visit
to your school.
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