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Brookside Studio |
Computer Lab |
Staff and students are exploring many ways to incorporate video as a way of communicating the learning that is going on in the various subject areas. Special projects and events are being documented and shared with parents and other grade levels. It is exciting to see what is happening in other classes. When grade 3 had eggs in an incubator, the camera captured the eggs hatching for everyone. Our Science Quest event will be recorded so that everyone can view the displays and presentations. We thank the Edmonton Lotteries Board and the Brookside School Council for the funding that brought our studio to life!
SmartBoard's are now used in most classrooms. A Smart Board is an interactive whiteboard with a touch-sensitive screen that connects to a computer. A digital projector displays the computer image onto the screen and you simply touch the surface to control applications and write notes. Your finger or handheld stylus is the mouse. A Smart Board supports the integration of technology across all the subject areas of the entire curriculum and across the full spectrum of grades at our school, from Kindergarten to Grade 6.
Brookside also has access to the Online Reference Center, which consists of references newly-licensed by Alberta Learning, and provided free to all Alberta students, their families, and school staff, to use at school or at home. This is a powerful
new tool for teachers. Containing full-text magazines, over six encyclopedias, and the Canadian Encyclopedia, this site is a perfect resource when searching for information.
These resources offer excellent support for the new English Language Arts, the Social Studies and the Information and Communications Programs of Study. Alberta Learning has licensed these resources for three years.
There is a counter on the site, so that Alberta Learning will be able to evaluate the extent to which the resources are used. The online Reference Center includes:
This site can be accessed from home by staff, students and parents. To do so, contact the school for our user ID and password then go to
Page last updated on July 4, 2009
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