The Internet is used as an information tool for students who access the World Wide Web for a variety of learning needs. Students and their parents are asked to sign an Acceptable Use Agreement which serves as a educational tool to help students learn to use the Internet wisely, while making them aware of possible dangers in using this powerful new tool. Students are taught to use the Internet and other electronic information tools by media specialists and teachers as a part of the district's Information Literacy Curriculum which emphasizes evaluation and appropriate use of sources. The use of technology for learning and teaching is much in evidence in our schools. A commitment to integrating technology into curriculum has resulted wide-spread use of computers and other equipment to enrich the instructional process.
Technology is regarded as a tool for learning.
The district has a wide-area network, which connects all schools to each other and each classroom to the Internet. Envisioned originally as a way to provide electronic mail among our school buildings, the project grew to include the creation of a system which provides e-mail and Internet access to each classroom and office within the district. Computer labs in elementary and secondary schools provide access for large-group instruction, while classroom computers serve as tools for teachers for the presentation of information and for students doing project work. The Apple Macintosh platform is used in elementary and junior high schools, while Windows and Macintosh platform systems are evident in high schools. Technology is used whenever it presents a better way of learning or when it allows teachers and students to do something that is not possible without technology.