Computer
Department
This area
will be a constantly added to depository of information regarding the use of
technology in our classrooms.
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The
technology department at the Academies will provide access and training of
technology for all staff. Technology should not drive the curriculum but should
be used as an appropriate tool in the learning process and training will
facilitate this. The technology mission of the technology staff is to provide
leadership and guidance for faculty, administration, and other school personnel
in the areas of hardware, software, application, and usage to support and
enhance the instructional program for students across all curricular areas.
Albany
Academies Technology Group
The
agenda and date for meetings will be listed here. As this is a public site
discussions and results of issues will not be posted.
The mission
of technology at
Software and hardware available in each department prepare students for life-long learning whether in the arts and academics. Technology in the Academies encourages problem solving, exploration, and learning in and out of the classroom, promoting higher-order thinking and technological literacy within a student-centered learning environment.
Teachers Resources
Last Updated Thursday, 21 April
2005
TrackStar ~ http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp
“TrackStar” is an easy to follow site to create
online lessons and activities. There is an area to create a webpage for your
class and to create online quizzes.
Tapped In ~ http://tappedin.org
The online workplace of an international
community of education professionals. There is a local ‘Capital Area Tapped In’ “Tapped In is a Web-based
learning environment created by
Teachers and faculty are encouraged to have a webpage. Web pages will be accessed from the “homework” link on the Albany Academy for Girls site and from --- on the Boy’s Academy site. Please contact Christine Fecteau, Terrell Neuage or Patricia Coates if you require assistance. Contact Bill when you update your folder.
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Art |
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Music |
Biemond, Narda |
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Visual Arts |
Chasin, Jane |
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Performing Arts |
Morris, Ann |
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Music |
Strausman, Paul |
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Performing Arts |
Teitelbaum, Cathy |
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Visual Arts |
Westbrook, Diana |
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Theatre |
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Computer & Information Science |
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Donnaruma, Stephanie |
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Fecteau, Christine |
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Koester, Audrey |
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Neuage, Terrell |
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Foreign Language |
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Buchanan,
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Carangelo, Todd |
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Guidon,
Mary Jane |
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Marathakis, Peter |
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Puente-Windle,
Veronica |
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Vredenburg, David |
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Humanities
Department |
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English |
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Carter, |
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Conway,
Jane |
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Kanz,
Rachel |
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Luebbers,
Stephanie |
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Scapatici,
Alisa |
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History |
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Brown,
Stephen |
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Coates
Patricia, |
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Haas,
Britt |
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Lyle,
Robin |
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Schwarz,
Gwen |
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Math |
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Lawson,
Judith |
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Leach,
Kristen |
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Moran,
Heather |
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Phillips,
Christopher |
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Ribet, Mary Beth |
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Physical Ed |
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Giombetti, Lisa |
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Hemstead,
Elizabeth |
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Milliken,
Erica |
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Primary |
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Arrandale, Elizabeth |
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Daniels,
Kim |
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Donnaruma,
Sara |
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Goldberg,
Samantha |
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Harper,
Maryanne |
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Loomes, Jane |
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McGivern, Bridget |
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Medley,
Stacey |
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Neal
Smith |
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White,
Bonnie |
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Science |
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Allman,
Amy |
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Blankenship,
Lynda |
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Hofstein, Hilary |
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O'Shea,
Jane |
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Rosenberg,
Vicki |
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Technology should provide our students with the ability to learn through active, as opposed to passive, systems. This should be accomplished through a creation of an Electronic Experience Learning System (EELS - I made this up but it sounds like what could be a way of seeing how to do this) with the student utilising the software to learn creatively with current and possibly future orientated technology.
Technology today is becoming more individualised with opportunity for personal expression in technology we use daily, such as cell phones (with individualised ring tones and colours), our computers (screensavers, carefully positioned icons, software, favourite links and games, and file structures). The world is now a possible audience for each student (via bloggs, emails and webpages) and it is at this junction between the world and the student that it is necessary to provide adequate tools for self expression in a global communicative environment. So computer technology changes from being an end in itself to becoming a vehicle for all (or most) disciplines.
RSS [Real Simple Syndication] – checking one site instead of many - RSS is a format for
aggregating Web content in one place. For example, if there are 30 web logs and
media sites consistently publishing information important to your course you
can have one log instead of visiting each site separately. This uses an ‘aggregator’ or feed collect to
check the feeds you subscribe to – usually every hour and collects the content
from those sites.
This is a good site to download a RSS