Debbie Weber

Name: Debbie Weber
Title: Teacher
Affiliation:

County: Allegheny
District: Avonworth
School: Avonworth Jr/Sr High School

250 Joseph's Lane

Pittsburgh PA 15237

E-mail:

ACTIVITIES:

library, 70 stations on network on a Novell;some Apples, Mac IBM. Also printers. Writing center has 9 stations. Every station has the same access because they are hooked up to the same file server. Whenever a student gets on they can use the same programs whereever they might access in the building. Each student has their own login account they also have the capability to save information on the A drive and take it with them. We have distance learning through the Internet. A student took a class on C++ and another took a class on advanced calculus, England, Pitt. We have our own web server and own home page. We have a teacher who teaches HTML and Java script. Children produced the home page and updated it. We have desktop publishing and yearbook is done with the adobe pagemaker Microsoft publisher, we are going to Windows 95 (now have Windows 3.1) Elementary stat. is taught and can be accessed. Poetry to magazines, SAT information, etc. English dept. does alot of revisions and writing. Math classes use the library stations to access the Internet to gather stock options from the New York stock options. There are graphic art classes the produce productions, tickets, posters, layouts (art teacher). Our elementary is Key pals with students in Spain.

BARRIERS:

# of machines; we need a new lab. Our two labs are full all day 24 kids -->10 stations (monies)

GOALS:

We are adding stations in classroom. Physics will be doing alot more Upgrading Microsoft Works to Microsoft Office, and file server

INFORMATION NEEDED:

Professional development

Funding sources

COLLABORATIONS:

Part of a consortium

EXPERTISE:

SUPPORT:

We do not have a technical person to support our system

SUSTAINABILITY:

Set-aside in operating budget

SCOPE:

classrooms

NETWORKING SUPPORTS REFORM:

Yes

How technology assists reform:

Enhances community involvement

Brings additional resources into the classroom

Increases the relevance of student learning

Reduces isolation of the school and classroom

COMMENTS:

[No information provided.]

EXPECT TO ATTEND:

Yes