SACS+Goal

=SACS GOAL=

=1. TechYes=

Developing this initiative in order to provide 6th grade students a means to become certified in Technology. The goal of TechYES is to create several opportunities and a support system for students and teachers to use technology in varying subject areas. Students will have real world technology skills, and their peer mentors will provided the teachers and students with much-needed technology support. Teachers help to guide the project work and learned to use technology along with the students.

=2. COW Implementation= With the aid of mobile computers we will be able to accomodate those classes that are unable to get into the labs but have projects that they need to work on. This will also enable them to feel more inclined to doing more projects if they have access to the tools that they need.

=3. ITouch Integration=

· Student motivation, attention, interest. · Range of resources and applications to support all content areas - Math, Science, Reading, Music, etc. - lots of free apps, new ones available all the time · Real time information gathering; Current events · Brainstorming/Polling · Stimulus & Interactive learning · Research at their finger tips; Ready-reference · Differentiation - multimedia and interactive for different learning styles, individualized content to support different abilities and interests · Drill and practice in many subject areas for core content knowledge/recall. Research shows that students' recall and memory will be increased when visuals and interactivity are added to the memory-creating process. · Science tool - measurement, data collection, timer/stopwatch · Geography - GPS/mapping tools; Geocaching · Literature and Video - E-books, audiobooks, podcasts and video playback · Voice recording - Supports reading and oral expression practice, foreign language practice, oral assignment responses and teacher feedback. · iPod is by far the most popular portable media device · Portable multimedia center that has the potential to extend learning in many different ways.
 * Educational Value **

=4. WNTV to WA videos to share on WA site=

Our WNTV videos are developed by putting together a collection of videos from various school activities and editing each one to shorter segments. The edited version is introduced by students for each activity. This is shared with the school on a Friday morning at 8:15am to give the students a glimpse of the monthly activities here at North. We will like to create other videos about the school and other activities that may be shared on the WA site.