Because the notebook is personal it adds to each student's knowledge and skills, enhancing what they do. It provides a personal learning environment and gives them more choice and responsibility for their learning. There is a decreasing reliance on text books and photocopying, and a commensurate trend at Scotch College towards using Digital Curriculum Modules. The modules are used with students from years 7-12 in a classroom context and can be downloaded to their laptops, or accessed on the network using desktop computers in a traditional lab environment. They offer an intranet solution to the provision of digital resources to students and staff.
Entire classes can use the material at the same time.
In 2000, radio networking was introduced and has been a stunning success. For example, art and design students explore Adobe PhotoShop, while students interested in movie making import video clips from the digital cameras into iMovie on the iMacs. Our Digital Curriculum Modules are both written by our staff and composed of information harvested from the internet. Information is edited, collated and presented as units for use in various subject areas across the Middle and Senior Schools. The DCMs are accessed via the College's school-wide network.