An Overview of Instructional Technology

Half Hollow HillsAugust 21, 2008

New Teacher Orientation

We are …

•Corinne CarrieroDirector Instructional Technology

•Ellen RobertsonCoordinator Instructional Computing

Today’s Agenda

•Tech Overview

•HHH email and Infinite Campus: –Group 1: Library Lab–Group 2: Art Lab

Technology Integration Components•Administrative Computing

– Clerical and administrative staff and functions

•Instructional Computing– Classrooms– Libraries– Labs

Elementary Schools

• Classrooms– 3 networked computers & 1 black/white laser printer

• Library – 6 networked computers & color printer

• Mobile wireless networked computer lab

• 10 networked iBooks

• 5th grade shared laptop cart

Middle Schools

• 2 General Purpose networked computer labs

• Music lab• Department Lab(WH = ELA, CA = LOTE)

• Classrooms – Networked computer & printer

• Library – 7 networked computers & printer

• Science, Social Studies, English departmental carts

• 6th grade team carts

High Schools• 2 General Purpose networked labs - 28 stations

• 1 networked lab– 14 stations

• Department labs– For. Lang., Art, Music

• Classrooms– 1 networked computer and printer

• Library – 10 networked computers & printer

• Science, Social Studies, English departmental carts

• Faculty Room– Networked computers and printer

Peripherals

• In ALL Schools– color laser printers

– scanners– CD burners– LCD projectors– digital still camera

– digital video camera

• For loan

– digital still cameras

– digital video cameras

– USB microscopes

Also Available:•USB disk-on-key•External hard drives

Software for home use

•Inspiration / Kidspiration

•Microsoft Office

•Photoshop Elements

Secondary Liaisons

•HSE: Barbara Drayer, Librarian

•HSW: Matt Maroney, Math teacher

•Candlewood: Andrew Black, Science teacher

•West Hollow: Jeannine Ortiz, English tchr

See there pictures on the web!

Elementary Liaisons• Chestnut Hill: Robin Ciavarella, 5th gr. teacher

• Forest Park: Liz Kratochvil, 1st gr. teacher

• Otsego: Jacinta Perini, 5th gr. teacher

• Paumanok: Mike Mogavero, 3rd gr. teacher

• Signal Hill: Moira Haltigan, 4th gr. teacher

• Sunquam: Angela Iannone, 2nd gr. teacher

• Vanderbilt: Pete Klement, Teaching Assistant

Staff Development

• Summer Training

• Professional Development Program

• Inservice courses

• Masters Program with LIU

• Points and Clicks

• HHH staff site

Ongoing Support• Tech support staff

– Darren Felber– Roy DeJesus– Glenn Perugini– Andrew Lubman– Brian Kern– Mike Sabella

• Secretaries: Marie Sorrentino extension 3083Mona Cassellaextension 3450

• Points and Clicks

www.hhh.k12.ny.us

More Support

•The web!Staff and Human Resources -> Staff Downloadable itemsUsername: facultyPassword: wiggins

•Atomic Learning

•Subscription databases

eBoards

• All teachers required to maintain a personal website

• Links found on Staff Directory page at each school

• eBoard support

• Departmental resource list

Curriculum Integration •Project based / learner centered environment

•Curriculum writing

•Tool based software applications

Curriculum Samples

•Kid Pix– First grade: What I Like About School

– Second grade: Columbus Day– Fourth grade: Thanksgiving

•AppleWorks– First grade: Organisms– Sixth grade: DNA

Curriculum Samples

•Foreign Language podcasts

–Spanish 8–Italian 6

•Social Studies - 5th grade

•Music

Curriculum Samples

Curriculum Samples

•iMovie–Fifth Grade: Women’s Rights–Third Grade: ELA News–Middle School: Stanley the Scientist

–High School: DNA labs, AP Bio

Curriculum Samples

• Web Page Authoring– High School: AP Biology website

• QuickTime Movies: – Heckscher trailers– Heckscher Museum panoramas

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Software for Home Use

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