How will the laptop be incorporated into the curriculum?
The range of educational possibilities offered by technology today is truly extraordinary. Many textbooks can be viewed online along with supplemental curriculum materials such as self-tests, demonstration videos, and interactive presentations. Questions that come up in the course of a lesson can be researched in the moment, and information from numerous sources can be synthesized by the class as curiosity peaks. The Moodle course management system, already familiar to Windham students, facilitates student organization through digital portfolio management, online assignment submission and other course content. Opportunities for interactive classroom presentations increase with the integration of laptops with interactive whiteboards. Communication outside of the classroom increases as teachers and students collaborate online through wikis, blogs, and forums, thus expanding learning beyond the classroom walls.
