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Goals

Technology is a tool for education to support learners in solving problems, developing critical thinking skills, communicating ideas, and working together in group projects. Technology helps students become active, independent, lifelong learners.

 

Computer Lab

 

Frazier Park School opened the computer lab in September 1996. At that time it contained eighteen 486 computers with 14” color monitors. The computers were networked and  connected to the Internet. An ISDN line was installed in October.

Since that time, the lab has been upgraded to 21 computers--seven of which are Pentiums.  The high school students  built five Pentiums this year.  We hope to add more Pentiums next year.

Site licenses have been purchased for the following programs: Compton’s Encyclopedia, Calculator, Retrospecto, Sammy’s Science House, Paintbrush, Mathblaster, KidWorks II, Amy’s ABC, Chat, animated Typing, KidPix Studio, Microsoft Word, and others.   Additional software can be used in the lab on a checkout basis.

Each student has an assigned logon user ID which enables each student to develop his or her own electronic portfolio. Future plans for the computer lab include obtaining more site licenses for educational software programs and continuing to upgrade the computers.

The students are very excited about using the computers in the lab and have already obtained a tremendous amount of knowledge. The educational payoffs are immense and are integrated in all areas of the curriculum. Computer technology greatly enhances students’ competency in language arts, math, science and social studies. The students at Frazier Park School are becoming comfortable in the information age.

Frazier Park School was able to purchase additional technological tools with School Site One Time Funds allocated by the State in 1996/97. These tools include a color scanner, two LaserJet printers, two video cameras, a Snappy video capture device, two laser disc players, a digital camera, an LCD panel, and various software.

 

Acknowledgements

Frazier Park School’s technology program has been implemented almost entirely by donations, grants, and hard work by highly knowledgeable volunteers. Frazier Park School students and staff sincerely thank the following:

Scott Rosen --Countless hours of hard work including setting up the network, installing hardware and software, providing support and teaching inservices, etc.

Frazier Mountain Internet Service -- providing free Internet service to the school

Dana Richardson of Caller’s Choice Communications - Wiring school for internet and networking capability

Frazier Park School Site Council --purchase of computers and programs

Tejon Ranch -- donating hubs and computers

Pine Mountain Club Lions Club-- Obtaining donations of computers in order for the school to qualify for the Detweiler grant

Ray Huning -- technology support

Many private individuals

Thanks to our Internet provider, Frazier Mountain Internet Service, for the support and design of these web pages and for carrying them on the Internet for us.

Webmaster  Sandy Carter

06/17/99