Learning is easier and more exciting. Each is possible in Loogootee Schools. Teachers now have an enormous toolbox of educational software, videotapes, and reference databases for developing innovative lesson plans. The teacher's role is changing, too. Instead of concentrating on lecturing, teachers can become facilitators, using the technology to involve students in discussions of vital topics and issues.
Administrators can use software to computerize attendance and record keeping.
Parents and the community can become involved in education again by taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the new technology. District-wide voice mail offers several new opportunities. Each classroom and administrative office in the Loogootee Community Schools is connected via copper wire and coaxial cable. Fiber optic cable also connects each room for future broadband application. Each classroom has a permanently mounted television, on which students can watch the educational materials coming from the media distribution center located in the high school.