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TechnologyThe school is at the leading edge of educational technology. Technology is used to support individualized instruction, testing, projects, research, Golden Nugget News program, publishing, instructional displays, power point presentations, and KAT. We have two fully networked computer labs, each with 30 multimedia computers, an LCD projector, a color laser printer, and a scanner. Additionally, our media center has 23 computers, two scanners, a color laser printer, and a poster printer. Teachers have access to 3 digital cameras and a video camera. Two COWs (Computers on Wheels) with 15-networked laptops are also available for checkout as is a portable workstation with an LCD projector, is housed in the media center. Most classrooms have at least two computers and a laser printer for student and teacher use. Laser printers are networked.During our recent construction and renovation, CNIC Inc. and CSI combined strengths to provide state-of-the-art classroom environments complete with the latest instructional technology products and services. Each classroom also has a 32-inch television. Six of the upper grade classrooms have a Promethean ActivBoard, five of which are installed and one that is portable. The ActivBoards are connected to a networked computer and an overhead LCD projector, which allows anything on the computer monitor to be projected for whole class instruction, including Internet sites, and software. Additionally, the computer is loaded with Activ software, enabling teachers to construct interactive lessons using images and sound. The wireless ActivSlate allows teachers and students to manipulate the ActivBoard from anywhere in the room. One ActivVote is available for teachers to use for immediate student feedback when prompted with multiple-choice questions. Each classroom is attached to a digital on demand media management system. Although our digital library is still developing, the Video on Demand (VOD) system will enable the teacher to search through previously encoded video on an archive server and call it up immediately for viewing. The server supports numerous video streams simultaneously, so multiple classrooms can view the same video at the same time if necessary. Communication is vital to any educational environment, so each classroom is equipped with a Cisco Systems Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) telephone. Each telephone allows four digits dialing across the school, paging by zone, or to the administrative offices and voice mail.
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