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Technology
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| Technology
Vision Statement [top] |
| Pekin
Public School District 108 is commited to the ideal that
a technologically integrated working environment wil exsist
for all students and staff. The environment must include:
- appropriate
technological tools and skills used in an active and
enriching, restructured environment to enhance learning,
teaching, and their management.
- easily
accessible and continuous support, training and time
for the using the tools of technology to enhance teaching
and learning.
- efficient
infrastructure to connect the home, the classroom, the
school, and agencies of the community to resources available
across the world.
- continuous
monitoring, evaluation, and updating of district and
buildings' technology plans.
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| Newsletters
and Brochures [top] |
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Each
fall the Tech Center distributes a brochure that includes
what's new for fall, introduces tech staff, and details
how to get tech support in the classroom. We also create
a newsletter three times a year to keep District 108 staff
up to date on what is happening in the Tech Center.
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| Instructional
Management [top] |
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of our instructional management tools include:
- Novell's
Application Launcher for launching network software.
- AS/400
w/ CIMS software for maintaining both student and financial
records.
- Learning
Village for promoting on-line collaboration and
producing classroom websites
- Gateway
Library Manangement for library automation management.
- AbacusXP
system that manages student test scores.
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| Awards
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- 1997
Elementary School District of the Year, selected by the
National School Board Association
- 1996
Recepient of US Department of Education's Technology Innovation
Challenge Grant (one of only 24 in the entire nation).
- 1994
State of Illinois Technology Demonstration Site (one of
only 14 in IL)
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| Learning
Community 2000
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| Learning
Community 2000 is the title of our 1996 Technology Innovation
Challenge Grant from the US Department of Education. It's
goal is to create a technological
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| Projects
and Activities
[top]
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| Extended
activities related to technology are available for both
staff, students, and parents. After school technology clubs
are offered at all grade levels.
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| Staff
Development [top] |
| Technology
training opportunities are available for all staff, parents,
students, and community.
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| Community
Classes [top] |
| Community
Classes for parents and community are offered three times
a year. By building public access points for technology at
the Pekin Public Library and Miller Senior Center, we've
been able to expand out number of community classes to reach
additional audiences. |
| Videos
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| District
108 has produced two video tapes that are available for
more information on our...
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