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Terry Fox School has a long history of computer education. In the early 1980s, long before computers were commonplace in schools, there was a Computer Lab in the school. The ancient Atari computers of those days have been replaced by the high powered, modern technology of today but the resolve to have a strong computer education program in the school remains the same. The term ‘Computer Education’ should not be taken in the narrow sense of merely teaching a child how a computer works. The equipment is not an end in itself. It is used to assist students in their general education. We are on a continuum and are constantly moving toward more integration of technology into the curriculum. Our objective is to make computers integral to and supportive of the official program of studies the students are learning. At Terry Fox School, there is a full-time Computer teacher in the Lab.
Each child from Grade 1 to 6 visits the Lab one hour a week.
This time is spent either in receiving instruction in the use of the
computer and computer software or in hands-on use of the computer. Every class in the school, including Kindergarten, has at
least one computer. The software
installed on these computers is used to reinforce the curriculum and/or permit
students to work on various class projects and present them in a neat and
organized fashion. Program
content : The
program is divided into four strands :
Over the five-year period, it is the school’s intention to upgrade equipment to the extent possible and add new computers and peripherals whenever feasible. It is to be hoped that a teacher will be maintained in the Computer Lab. Classroom teachers will continue to receive in-service in computers so that they, themselves, will feel comfortable when computers become an integral part of the classroom. |
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