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St. Joseph’s NS. E-Learning Plan. St. Joseph’s – At Home. At Home, children have access to:. Parents’ use of E-mail. School I.T. Audit. School I.T. Audit. Current I.T. Initiatives. Website Development Spotlight Library System Internet Research Projects Mathletics
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St. Joseph’s NS E-Learning Plan
Current I.T. Initiatives • Website Development • Spotlight • Library System • Internet Research Projects • Mathletics • ‘Green Schools’ P.R. Team • Léargas – e-twinning
Current Experience/Training Completed By The Staff • IWB Course • ICT Facilitator • Some Beginner Computer Courses • Word Processing • Some Powerpoint/Excel • Some Publisher
The Plan - Ideas • Staff Development • Mobile Computer Room • I.T. as a Teaching Tool • I.T. As a subject • Parental involvement • I.T. For Admin./Communication • Use of Multi-Media
Staff Development • B.O.M. to continue to promote this • Lynda.com or equivalent • How to search and evaluate results (browsing) • Use of scanner function on photocopier • In-house ICT Courses
Mobile Computer Room • Laptop trolley • Entry Level Laptops • USB Flash-drives • Increase in Bandwidth
I.T. as a Teaching Tool • Online Versions of Schoolbooks • Visualiser • Mathletics • Projectwork • Browsing and evaluating results • Incidental Skills Development
I.T. As a subject • Typing • Project Work • Continue ICT Initiatives
Parental involvement • Computer Leasing System • Classroom e-mail accounts – No notes • Recorded Teaching exemplars • Teacher/Parent/Student training sessions • Computer courses for parents • Browsing and evaluating • Lynda.com or equivalent • Security on the internet
I.T. For Administration And Communication • Electronic Duty Book • Intercom System • Use of E-mail • Website • Aladdin - http://aladdinschools.com/video/principal
Use of Multi-Media • Camera in every classroom • Video editing studio • http://www.leargas.ie/video.php?resource_code=4256 • Video conferencing/web-casting • Digital Library development
Our Vision • Our vision is that of an orderly transition to a modern technology learning environment with the continued provision of the highest quality education. Technology will be used to enhance academic provision, not replace it. It should be seen as beneficial by staff and parents, and as a normal part of everyday life by the students.