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"enhancing,
expanding, even transforming
teaching and learning..."
Winter
Winds, 2003
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State of the Technology Program,
2002-2003
Computers and digital technology
are part and parcel of education, work, and recreation today.
The North Carolina Standard Course of Study is embedded with
technology-related courses, and technology resources impact every content
area and grade level. Students
must pass a computer skills test in order to graduate from high school.
Carteret County students rank among the top in the state when it comes to
passing that test.
Our school system also is a state
leader when it comes to providing technology assets for students and
staff. Currently, we have a student to instructional computer ratio
of 1:2.5. All computers are
networked, have Internet access, and are equipped with productivity
software. All students and
staff have folders that reside on school servers, so that users may have
ubiquitous access to their files.
All
schools have robust web pages, several media centers have websites,
interactive Accelerated Reader lists are available, and more and more
teachers are updating their class web pages.
Student use of technology includes Integrated Learning Systems,
spreadsheets, databases, word processing, Internet research, e-mail
communication, videoconferencing, web authoring, research, WebQuests, and
much more.
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We have made great strides with
our technology program. In
order to keep moving forward, however, we must deal with the following
challenges that our technology program faces right now:
- Vast technology holdings
approaching obsolescence
- The on-going training of teachers
to best utilize technological assets
- Insufficient human infrastructure
to keep pace with the technical and instructional sides of
instructional technology
- Insufficient bandwidth
These challenges are not one-time
issues; rather, they reflect the processes associated with continuous
improvement and expanded opportunities.
December 12, 2002
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