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On behalf of the Wachusett Regional School District Committee and staff, I present to you the Wachusett Regional School District's Some Ideas For Using Instructional Technology. Wachusett Regional School District has made a strong effort to promote the use of technology by ensuring that computers are available for both student and teacher use in every classroom, which includes Internet access.
The District has also provided a multitude of staff development programs so that teachers have the knowledge and skills to use technology in a meaningful way to promote student learning. Workshops have been provided in word processing, data base, spreadsheet, desktop publishing, multimedia applications, presentation software, and the use of other technologies, such as the laser disk, the digital camera, and the camcorder. As technology improves and expands, the District is committed to expanding its professional development programs to meet the needs of teachers in upgrading technical procedures.
Model Tech programs have been established throughout the District to promote the innovative integration of technology in classroom learning and to provide staff learning labs on software applications, hardware innovations, and instructional strategies.
This Instructional Technology Handbook is meant to provide teachers with some suggested lessons to be done in their classrooms to integrate technology into instruction. It is not meant to be a technical manual that will provide all the answers but rather to be a resource for ideas that teachers can pursue, either on their own or with the advice and/or assistance of another staff member.
Your ideas are solicited as you experiment and expand on the suggested lessons and web sites, and you are encouraged to share your successes with others through your school representative on the Instructional Technology Task Force. Web sites reflect the date of publication of the Handbook and are not intended to be all inclusive. As you and your students explore the web, you may wish to contribute to an updated directory of web sites.
The District thanks all those who contributed to this initial effort, which sets a standard for the integration of technology in District classrooms, and looks forward to future editions truly being the manifestation of the input of all of us.