This is just a sample, showing what can happen during the school day without effective checks and balances. Digital access is powerful,but without the right systems in place, instructional time can slip away fast.
Total time in school: 320 minutes
Time spent on YouTube: 230 minutes
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The past year has been an exciting and rewarding experience supporting our dedicated staff of licensed instructional leaders and non-instructional support personnel.
As lessons and curriculum materials transition to the digital realm, it is wonderful to support students in taking greater ownership of their learning by engaging in creative assignments that require digital tools and access to technology. Access to technology enables our staff to implement new instructional approaches that foster persistence and offer multiple methods for demonstrating mastery and proficiency. Read more…
The middle school continues to improve the One-to-One, building-based Google Chromebook program, and over the past seven months, a new appreciation has formed for the availability and learning possibilities they provide. Chromebooks are becoming industry-standard devices, affordable and durable, and make up over half of the devices shipped to the K-12 education market. Building on similar One-to-One computing environments at both Florence Roche and Swallow Union, middle school students are responsible for their assigned Chromebooks, following core values connected to positivity, integrity, and respect. Read more…
Essential to the advancement of GDRSD’s goals surrounding the creation of environments for innovation and keeping pace with advancements in digital learning, considerable technology initiatives outlined in our Strategic Technology Plan was completed this past year. Our strategic roadmap provided a framework and a time frame to complete the necessary improvements. It is exciting to share just some of the accomplishments with our community.
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