LAKE & PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT

PROJECT SUMMARY

Launch Year: 2006

Platform: Apple

Project Schools: Perryville, Igiugig

Grade Levels: 9-12

Total # Users: 30

Total Project Costs: $143,125 

CDL Support:  $100,052      

PROJECT TEAM

Superintendent: Ty Mase     

Project Coordinator:

Curriculum Coordinator: Ty Mase, Administrator of Instruction and Assessment

IT Coordinator: Kyle Ferguson, Technology Coordinator

Additional Staff: Jim LeClair, instructional support and curriculum revisions

ROLLOUT DATES

Apple Initial Rollouts:

- Perryville: October 20, 2006

- Igiugig: October 17, 2006

PHOTOS

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More CDL District Testimonials

Kristin Hathhorn, Head Teacher at Igiugig School

“Our laptops arrived in mid-October and have been a major part of our school routine since the day they arrived. As a small school, we have the liberty of allowing students to work independently on projects throughout the school. If the classroom is too loud and busy, students often grab their laptops and head to the gym or library. As much of the secondary students’ work requires word processing and/or internet access, this would not be possible without our laptops. The laptops have improved motivation, performance, and attitude toward learning for most students.”

General student comments regarding laptop use in school:

   - We have the freedom to move around the school to study

   - Apple computers allow for so much more creativity

   - Laptops make taking online courses very convenient, especially when we use Elluminate Live

   - We can keep our papers, documents organized a lot easier

   - They are a great resource for weather, dictionary/thesaurus, news (students use Widgets a lot)

“As an educator, a major change I have made has been restructuring our social studies curriculum. We’re covering 20th century U.S. history this year. After studying a particular time period as a class, students choose an event (or events) within the time period to research further. They then create a script and develop their narrative into a short documentary using iMovie. In the past, students have created short movies, but we had only one iMac in the school, and needless to say, scheduling was a nightmare. I have seen a great increase in the effort students are putting into research of historical events – students often work after school and on the weekends.”

Student comments regarding the new social studies curriculum:

   - We have a lot more fun

   - We’re more excited, more engaged

   - Having the visual aides makes it easier to remember events and details

   - Igiugig has no museum – the Internet is the next best thing for viewing primary resources