Currituck County Schools Media and Tech

On Monday, 3/26, the Currituck Board of Education toured The J.P. Knapp School.  We saw several classrooms of excited children using technology.

In Kelly Archer’s second grade classroom they were viewing a live webcam of a Bald Eagle nest in Virginia.  As part of their wildlife study they regularly check in on the eagles and their chicks.

In Judy Krauss’ second grade classroom the students were using a Smart Board to review fractions.

Cindy Maziarka had a group of students in the computer lab studying North Carolina counties.  They were listening on headphones as the Text Help software read the on-screen text.

Dr. W.T. Griggs Elementary and Moyock Middle School recently completed a Media and Technology Evaluation conducted by NCDPI.  Gerry Soloman, Media Programs Consultant, and Kerry Mebane, Regional Instructional Technology Consultant, visited with the media staff at both schools.  The purpose of the evaluation is to help us identify strengths and areas where we can improve.  Both schools welcomed these experts in for this voluntary evaluation.  We are looking forward to getting their report back soon.

Deborah Goodman, Teacher on Loan from NCDPI, works with Currituck County High School Teachers on SAS in School and Smart Boards.  On Monday, 3/5, she conducted 4 sessions on valuable technology resources available to teachers.  Teachers attended during their planning periods.  She returned on 3/7 and conducted more training on web resources and making the best use of computer lab time.