Technology

Jane Boynton, Educational Technology Coordinator   jboynton@w-e-s.org Andrew White, Technology and Network Administrator awhite@w-e-s.org 


Philosophy
Our goal is to integrate technology into the curriculum through close collaboration between the classroom teachers and the Educational Technology Coordinator. During their years at WES, students gain general technological awareness, expertise with painting, drawing and graphics tools, word processing, use of the Internet for research, keyboarding, multimedia production, electronic presentation, desktop publishing, and use of databases and spreadsheets.

These curriculum strands are recommended in the National Educational Technology Standards for Students by the International Society for Technology in Education. Students should become:

"capable information technology users, information seekers, analyzers and evaluators, problem solvers and decision makers, creative and effective users of productivity tools, and communicators, collaborators, publishers and producers, informed, responsible and contributing citizens."

1 National Educational Technology Standards for Students p. 4.

The Refreshed ISTE Standards for Students  for 2006-2007 include creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration, research and information fluency, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, digital citizenship, and technology operations and concepts. For further information on these areas, visit the website below: 

http://cnets.iste.org/students/pdf/NETS_for_Students_2007.pdf

Memberships
WES is a member of MSET, the Maryland Society for Educational Technology, participates in AIMS technology retreats, road shows and tec gathers, and ISTE, International Society for Technology in Education.

WES participates in the annual MAESA Fair, which includes a multimedia competition for students in grades 4-8 with two entries in each grade division. We also enter student work into the Montgomery County Media Festival each year.


Washington Episcopal School Acceptable Use Policy:  Grades 4 - 8
WES has a statement of policy which defines the technology code of conduct for students.  The areas addressed in this policy are computer and internet use, cell phones, personal computers, and plagarism.

All parents as well as students should know this policy and sign the Acceptable Use Policy form to allow the student to participate in the WES technology program.   Click HERE to access the policy.

 

To learn more about  the WES technology world, 

click here.