Physics students use simulation software to predict the amount of lift necessary for an airplane to get off the ground. History students using simulation software are able to adjust Spanish Colonization policies to see the effects of Spanish exploration and colonization on the Native Americans who met Columbus. Spanish students are able to hear and see Spanish speaking students using the same phrases in their textbooks via laserdiscs and video projectors in their classroom. Auto shop students use computer based parts manuals to find the parts necessary to repair autos in class. An English teacher is able to facilitate a dialog on the Odyssey between her students and an expert in another part of the country.
Students are able to obtain feedback on their work without regard to time or space.
A special needs student will be able to write a letter using speech recognition software. Students on senior project will be able to turn in weekly logs to their sponsors via e-mail. Teachers and students have access to a wide range of instructional and administrative information via a building wide intranet. Instructional computer labs continue to be a focal point of technology enhanced instruction into the next century at New Trier. In some cases, classes meet daily in a computer lab.