On the Trails

Stop letting the IT Department tell your teachers how to teach with technology. Work with them to develop a safe and secure environment for digital learning.
Are you prepared to guide your school as this unfolds around you?
Key Finding #1
Digital schools are transitioning from a desktop world to a mobile world Not [...]

ISTE’s next generation of student technology standards are available on their web site. They address:

creativity and innovation;
communication and collaboration;
research and information fluency;
critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making;
digital citizenship; and
technology operations and concepts

Students must be able to

Create Original Products
Generate Ideas
Develop Processes
Learn Using Simulations and Models
Understand Trends
Make Predictions
Use Collaborative Web Resources like blogs, wikis, forums, message boards
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Vision
All members of our learning community will have the resources and skills to effectively use technology to:

aid assessment processes
facilitate learning
enhance achievement
expedite communication
retrieve and manage information efficiently
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Mission
The Alden Central School District will fully implement and integrate the use of current and future technologies

To enhance the teaching and learning process
To provide appropriate, cost-effective tools to communicate, manage, process and analyze information.

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