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and staff in the Bellingham Schools use computer technologies
to communicate, to access and use information well,
to learn, and to do productive work.
District
Technology Plan and Standards
The
District's Technology
Plan provides a vision and belief statements which
guide learning and teaching toward the Technology
Standards for All Students.
The School
Expectations list identifies expected annual activities
by grade level areas. Each of the School
Strategic Plans list the school's goals for technology
use. Yearly Technology Assessments
guide planning for student improvement of technology
use.
Technology
Policies and Procedures
Policies
and procedures govern district technology use by
all employees and students. The District also provides
support in Rules for School Web
Sites and District Copyright
and Web Publishing.
Technology
and Learning
Technology
is integrated into the classroom though daily planned
activities, or the Online Research Projects. At the high school level, several
courses have been created to help students be effective
users of technology. Tech Connections is offered to all high school freshmen
and the Web Design Class
offers tech prep experience for students. Biography Maker is an online resource developed
to support curriculum.
Technology
Courses are offered for professional improvement and
are listed on the Technology Workshops page and in the Professional
Development Catalog.
Technology
Support
Technology
support services are part of two Central Services, Instructional Technology & Libraries, and Computer & Network Services. Teachers can submit work orders
directly through the intranet Help Desk.
Role
of Teacher-Librarians
The teacher-librarian in each building provides student instruction and collaborates with classroom teachers to improve student technology & information literacy skills.
Teacher-librarians in each building are the
technology coordinators and web editors for their schools,
in addition to providing traditional library services. Students
and teachers needing help with computers are welcome
to contact their teacher-librarian for help in their
school.
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