We have a serious committment to training. Schedules will be poster and opportunites, at many sites, will be available. Check out our full tech site . This is especially true with Internet use. Hopefully we can form a healthy partnership with parents to stress the essentials.
Nobody wins when children see their computers primarily as toys.
Here are a few examples of how we can help. We use a program called Inspiration that visually organizes ideas. It is very effective. Students in elementary school, as a whole, are not that productive when challenged to find something on the Internet. Search engines like Altavista, HotBot, and Northern Light are great, but are not that useful for elementary school research.