May 12, 2001

Connectivity

How well is your Internet access working?
Currently our connection to the World Wide Web is active on only two of our pc?s. This is due to software and hardware failures. This problem will be fixed in the coming week. During the months of March and April our connection was active on all of our 11

Computer/Internet Use

How are the students using the Internet?

     Are students participating in any On-Line projects? Our plan is to participate in a collaborative project after our introduction courses to Internet and email. Presently we are focusing on keyboard skills, as 99% of our learners are first time users. Two periods per seven day cycle is used for this and inc

Ohter Information/Special Projects:
Status of IT training for teachers Eighteen of our twenty-six member staff completed a basic course in word, excel and email. These skills will filter through to our students via the involvement in seed and other IT related projects.

ReSEED Projects

Have you implemented your ReSEED plan?
I am happy to report that our computer room is now an open room. i.e. it is used by the local community for selective email and internet use. It is mostly ex-students and very few parents that utilize this opportunity. We are still in the process of working out the practicalities of access with our feeder primary schools