Graduates must solve complex problems. Databases, spreadsheets CAD, graphics programs, and multimedia authoring programs allow students to organize, analyze, interpret, develop and evaluate their own work. Technology can nurture artistic expression. Video production, digital photography, and computer-based animation encourage artistic communication. Laser discs and CD-ROMS put thousands of images and topics at student's fingertips.
Distance learning is the medium through which our school division offers Latin.
Students and teachers must feel comfortable with the tools of the Information Age. Staff development must be provided and required. We must remember that the teacher is the one who can build productive relationships with students, the one who can motivate students to love learning, and the one who can help to meet students' needs. By June 1998, each classroom will have at least one network-ready computer. However, a large percentage of microcomputers in our schools are 5-8 years old and cannot run the newest and best instructional software.