Administration - Technology
District Technology Director- Bill
Dornbusch
NHS Technology Integration Specialist - Beth
Dichter
Elementary Technology Integration Specialist - (open)
Northampton School Sites
School-Related Technology
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Tech Standards |
These are the proposed standards (draft form at this
point) for what the state DOE expects K-12 students to know and be able
to do in order to use technology for learning. Some of the expectations
are quite ambitious (A kindergarten student should "master"
the ability to recognize and name the major components of a computer and
understand their basic functions)
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Acceptable
Network Use Policy
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Northampton public schools' goal in providing Internet access to teachers, staff and students is to promote educational excellence in the schools by facilitating resource sharing and communications. Staff and students are encouraged to use the Internet to pursue intellectual activities, seek resources, access libraries and engage in learning activities.
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Report
on Mass
Schools' Technology
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This is a report about the usage of Technology
in Massachusetts Schools. The data was
submitted electronically by school districts in 2009. Some
interesting data about teachers' use of technology in the classroom as
well as how 8th and 10th graders use computers at home. At the end
of the report are the state's district reports on computer usage. |
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Teachers'
Tech Standards |
These are the 6 standards recognized
by Mass DOE that teachers should focus on while implementing
curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying
technology to maximize student learning.
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Frameworks |
These are the on-line Mass DOE frameworks in English,
Arts, History, Math, Health and Science. The frameworks help shape
the curricular content and expectations in Mass schools. |
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MCAS
Test Items |
These are the on-line test questions (and answers) of the
2010 test in all areas tested from Grades 3-10. The test questions
may be useful to students and parents to familiarize themselves with the
sorts of content areas the test covers.
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School
Reviews
Discovery
--Technology
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Public School Review lets you find free, detailed profiles
by state of all public schools in the United State The site also
shows school district rankings by expenditures per student and
graduation rates. Drop-out rates and student absentee rates are also
available. A comprehensive accumulation of date.
Lesson plans
about the computer for teachers of K-12 students (or anyone else who
wants to teach kids about computers). The site is part of
Discovery Channel offerings. Be sure to look at the menu on the
left part of the screen for lesson plans that deal with a variety of
curriculum areas...history, math, literature, etc. |
Some Useful On-Line Tutorials
Sometimes it is useful to have two window
screens open on your desktop screen when you are working through a tutorial: one
screen with the tutorial directions and next to it the screen of an application
you are trying to learn. It is then an easy matter to toggle back and forth
between the two screen without having to close one and open another. Click
here
to learn how this is done.
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Windows
XP Basics |
For those who have very little knowledge or experience (or
some fear about) using Microsoft's Windows XP system, this is a very
worthwhile and understandable tutorial. It is a beginner's guide
and absolutely deals with the basics. Click on a question (ie. How
do I restart my computer?) to see its answer.
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Windows
98 Tutorial |
If you are using Windows 98 rather than the newer XP, this
tutorial will be useful. It has a question-answer format |
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Microsoft
Word Tutorial |
In seven lessons this is an excellent tutorial on how to use
Microsoft Word. Even if one is very familiar with the program
there often seems to be certain functions that we can't quite recall how
make work...like how to create double spaced lines or how to make
bullets/numbered lists. |
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Powerpoint
Tutorial |
If your computer has Microsoft office, it has PowerPoint
software. Perhaps overused over the years, a Powerpoint program is
still useful for many occasions.
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Excel
Tutorial |
If you are exploring how to use Microsof Excel for the
first time, this is a very useful "How To" tutorial |
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Chapters: How to enter text/numbers in cells; formatting
text and numbers in cells; Numbers and Mathematical calculations and
Creating Charts. What is clear after playing with Excel for a bit
is how powerful the application is. |
Other Useful Sites
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6
Star Reviews |
Interested in a comparison as well as a price list and
substantial reviews of anti-virus software, anti-spam, anti-spyware,
DVD rental plans (like Netflix) Online Dating Services (like eHarmony),
Travel sites (Orbitz, Travelocity, etc), Voice Over IP services (Vonnage
and others) Diet plans (like Weightwatchers) and much more? "6 Star Reviews" is an invaluable
site. Although it is a commercial site, there is absolutely no
pressure to buy any of the products reviewed. |
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Free
Clip Art |
If you need some clip art to enhance a web page or simply
to add to some document you are creating with Word of Powerpoint, there
are hundreds of free clips available on this Yahoo site |
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Google
Earth |
This is an amazing program that is free and downloadable to your home
computer. It uses map and satelite images to allow searches for just
about any address on the planet. You can tilt and rotate the views to see
3-dimensional terrain as well as buildings. A new Jan 2007 update is now
available. If you are an educator, go to www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html
to see how neat educational activities can be incorporated into
the classroom using this program.
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Journal
Of Technology Education
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This is an on-line journal that discusses in a scholarly
fashion issues that deal with technology in education. The Spring
2006 issue, for example, contains an article that
deals with "Investigating the Relationship between High School Technology Education and Test Scores for Algebra 1 and Geometry."
Studying how technology impacts our schools' curriculum is a major focus
of this journal. |
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