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Technology

Information and Communication Technologies
The resources below have been selected by Technology Department members.
 
 
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Students are expected to sign our AUP before receiving their laptop.
 
 
About Communications Technology at The School
The School’s infrastructure supports global learning and access to state-of-the-art applications and tools. We  believe that technology should be readily accessible, transparent when not in use, and used in an appropriate manner. To enable this we has implemented a laptop-based computing approach. 1-1 in grades 2 through 8 and  a 2-1 ratio in grades K -1 . The School does not teach formal computer classes, technology is integrated into the curriculum in all subject areas. Educational Technologists work collaboratively and team teach with content specialists to push technology appropriately into all subject areas. Examples of finished products can be seen by clicking here.

The Technology team at The School consists of the Director of Information and Communications Technology who oversees all aspects of the School’s  academic,  instructional and administrative school technologies. The technology team is made up of educational technologists responsible for technology integration into all areas of the curriculum, a  media specialist who deals with the school academic and administrative media initiative, a systems administrator who oversees the school technology’s  backend e.g. servers, a desktop support person who works on the front-end or helpdesk and a database/student information person.
All the department work collaboratively yet independently to operate a smooth running entity. The Director establishes, plans and administers the policies, strategies and goals for The School’s academic/instructional and administrative communications technology. He manages all aspects of  The School’s daily communication technology requirements, and analyses hardware, software and audio-visual needs, and establishes priorities for feasibility studies, systems design and implementation to develop and/or modify The School’s information processing systems. Furthermore he manages the integration of technology in the classroom, along with the Educational technologists, and other technology staff, and helps to ensure the adequate support and faculty development and available for the academic team. He conducts ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of the communication and digital technologies at The School, and also determine long-term system needs and hardware acquisitions to accomplish The School’s administrative and academic objectives and assess what emerging technologies that The School should absorb.
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