Parent Newsletter - October 2014

Digital Transformations,

As second quarter approaches, the dust has settled, the bugs have been worked out, new school year jitters have subsided, and the transformation of the classroom has begun.  We began the year with the roll out of 520 iPads to freshman students for use in their English, Social Science, and Biology classes.  The students and teachers did an exceptional job unwrapping this new technology and integrating it into their learning experience. 

A few examples of the dynamic learning occurring at RMHS include:

●      Trips to virtual museums in the classroom to study the differences and similarities of humans and cavemen.

●      Access to curriculum materials 24 hours a day through the use of teacher created learning management systems.

●      Instant access to presentations and student sharing using apple tv.

●      Transformative notetaking; allowing for the students to bring life to their notes with color, pictures, and audio.

●      Interactive project management through the use of shared folders and documents in google drive.

With digital transformation comes digital responsibility.  All freshman, in their English classes, went through a library orientation.  This orientation included a lesson on digital citizenship. In this lesson we focused on being a safe and productive digital citizen online.  Below is an excerpt from commonsensemedia.org.  It explains how parents can help guide their child towards a safe digital footprint.

 

For more information on internet safety, there are several links under parent resources on our district website.

If you have any questions, you can contact me at dawn.bodden@d214.org.