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FEATURED SOFTWARE OF THE MONTH: OFFICE 2003 We are excited to announced that all student computers have been upgraded to Office 2003. Some of the benefits as compared to Office 2000 are: improved password security, enhanced privacy features, enhanced statistical functions in Excel and additional multimedia support in PowerPoint.
SOFTWARE DESCRIPTIONS
Fluent Reader was added to our software collection during the 2002-03 school year for use by the Dreams Are Free students to encourage fluent reading. Once students establish their reading rate by reading passages, they read along with recordings of specific passages. Students record themselves reading the passages and monitor their progress at their own rate. According to the National Reading Panel, repeated and monitored oral reading improves reading fluency and overall reading achievement. This is the goal of Fluent Reader and the Dreams Are Free Program. Odyssey
This school year students in grades K-8 will be utilizing new software programs from Compass Learning. This new software is replacing Successmaker. The Odyssey programs are designed as a supplement to concepts currently being taught in the classroom. Teachers will be able to choose objectives for their students to practice that will reinforce and enrich their classroom curriculum. The program also includes custom assessment tools based on local and state standards that offer feedback on student progress. Key aspects of the program include the following: *The lessons are self-paced and engage students through interactive, project-based activities that promote exploration, problem solving, reflection, and real-world connections. Odyssey will be available to the students on their classroom computers, in the computer lab, and on both of our wireless laptop carts.
Bernie's Typing Travels Bernie’s Typing Travels is a “new key learning” keyboarding software program for elementary students. This highly interactive, 32-bit program is fun, animated, includes skill building, and contains added exposure to history because of the time travel aspect of the software. Hand animation and games are also included. Bernie’s Typing Travels is appropriate for grades 3-5, and can be used as a standalone in a 9- to 12-week course or as a module within the curriculum. With an emphasis on spelling and spelling activities, the keyboarding software program enables teachers to add their own spelling list through the teacher’s utility feature.
Roller Typing Speedblade down roadways at record speeds, do a 720 in a half pipe, or dodge obstacles on sidewalks as quick as you can. Learn and practice your typing skills through 5 unique 3D animated in-line skating events. Through 20 levels of letters, numbers and punctuation symbols, students will strive to their best in hopes of making it to Star Row or Z-Hall of Fame. Roller Typing requires students to learn proper fingering techniques as well as develop speed and rhythm in both untimed and timed situations.
November 2006 Britannica On-line School Edition Every student at Incarnation is able to use Britannica Online School Edition. This great on-line research tool is divided into 3 separate levels to meet the needs of elementary, middle and high school students. Each level includes encyclopedias, current magazines and journals, student-friendly Internet links, online videos, interactive timelines, a collection of K-12 learning materials and much more. The Home Pages are easy to navigate. This tool is also available for the student to use at home by going to the following website: http://school.eb.com User name: incarnation Password: student This is a great website for research and we hope that our students will use it often.
Tammy Westheimer, Technology Coordinator Cindi Roessler Assistant Technology Coordinators Contact us: tammywest@incarnationschool.edu
STUDENT SOFTWARE BY GRADE LEVEL
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Incarnation, An Award Winning School! Incarnation Catholic School was named as one of the 12 recipients of the "Year 2000 Catholic Schools for Tomorrow" award by "Today's Catholic Teacher" magazine. This national award goes to schools that demonstrate innovations in technology and was presented at the National Catholic Education Association Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. A Long History of Leading in Technology! Incarnation School, long a leader in the use of technology, brought the vision of integrating technology into the curriculum in the early 90's thus initiating a Technology 2000 plan. Today, Incarnation has a networked computer lab, computers in all classrooms, computer centers with 6 stations in K - 5 classrooms, as well as the science and math labs. lnternet access is available to all networked computers and the teachers have developed various units of study using Internet sites to enhance learning. Classroom teachers, immersed in using
technology with their students, are the key to a successful program.
Incarnation's technology plan stresses staff development and technology
support for their teachers. One-hundred percent of the faculty is computer
literate and involve the use of technology Incarnation's vision of integrating technology into the curriculum as an enhancement to student learning and a source of effective skills for the 2lst century has come to fruition. Evidence of this can be found in every subject, in every classroom. The methodology in Grades K-5 has changed from large group instruction to small groups working in a learning center environment, which includes computer centers. The teacher's role has changed dramatically from lecturer to guide and facilitator of learning. Extensive courseware covering a full year of objectives is used in all math, reading, and writing classes. Whether it is creating a multimedia presentation or using courseware for instruction, technology is clearly infused into every part of the learning experience at lncarnation. Principal Sister Monica Paul Fraser, O.P. states, "To say that technology has impacted on every aspect of the curriculum would not be an exaggeration. Our school is a much better and happier place due to technology."
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in their classrooms on a regular basis. The faculty has collectively earned
over 3500 in-service hours in the past 5 years! All teachers participate in
6 hours of on campus in service and attend a minimum of one technology
workshop or conference annually. A technology component is included as one
of the yearly goals in each teachers professional growth plan.
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