Navigation Aids Are At the Bottom of the Page Programs Technology Ware Shoals Schools have made tremendous advances in the implementation of technology in education. Students in business classes this year are using equipment that projects teacher demonstrations to large screen TV monitors for each viewing by all students in the classroom. That same software can be used to monitor student work and send messages to students. Students in business classes have access to a digital camera, scanners, and a laser printer. Graphing calculators are being used in Calculus, Pre-Calculus, and Algebra 2 classes.
Students find the calculators amazing and love the assistance they provide in solving problems.
The Distance Learning Lab is used each morning and afternoon for live classes that are transmitted from distant classrooms. The students and the teacher share two-way vision and hearing from classroom to classroom. The Ware Shoals School District NovaNet program consists of ten available ports for internet-interactive computer instruction. Alternative School students for remediation and credit recovery Family Literacy students for remediation and GED preparation Occupational Diploma students for remediation, GED preparation and transition skills Special Education resource and self-contained students for remediation, credit recovery, and transition skills. Many teachers have required students to develop projects that are presented to the class via the computer and a projector.