Iroquois

Technology Use in the Classroom Iroquois Middle School

Common uses of technology in Iroquois classrooms:


 * District software, specifically Word, Excel, FrontPage, and PowerPoint for student projects and classroom instruction. Also Integrade Pro and various SASI components.
 * E-Mail for parent, student, and district communication.
 * Web sites for conducting and interpreting surveys, researching teaching ideas, student research for projects, and interactive sites to promote student learning. Most common examples included online math manipulatives, web quests, weblogs, MOST, classroom web pages, and Accessible Book Collection (reads out loud to qualified students).
 * United Streaming videos used in the classroom and made available to students at home through MOST.
 * Presentation equipment including distance learning carts, computers hooked up to classroom TVs, document cameras (specifically for whole-class science demonstrations), morning announcements on TV, video microscope, and LCD projectors with and without Smart Boards.
 * Video camera and editing software for student-made movies.
 * Audio software for podcasting.
 * Graphing calculators.
 * Wireless laptop carts and computers in lab and Media Center settings.
 * Digital cameras for projects and website creation.