Springs School District technology questionnaire

These are the replies from some districts to the Newsday questionnaire regarding the use of new technologies in their classrooms.

Some of the answers are elaborate, and have not been edited or reduced. Some districts did not answer the questions directly.

The Springs district reported the following:

1. Please list any major technological innovations introduced in the classroom in the past three years. Please give the name and list the use for each item.

A. All Springs classrooms now have an interactive whiteboard (either a Promethean or Epson). These devices projectors and whiteboards are used to provide interactive and engaging instruction with student's everyday and with Staff and support personnel for other Conferences workshops and instructional lessons.

B. Opals. Is used for an Open-source Automated Library System, a way to connect the School's Library with the home community.

C. Google Apps for Education. A free online suite of tools for collaboration between administrators, staff, students, and parents.

2. Please tell us of any major innovations you are planning to introduce within the next year.

Wireless routers and a central wireless management unit, enabling student to bring their own laptops to school. Promethean Planet resource packs and kits. Epson Easi-teach software resources Pads for whole class interaction Activ-Expression and or Acti-Vote devices for secondary grades, whole class use.

3. Are teachers or students using cell phones in the district for instructional purposes? If so, please advise

No, not yet.