BLOGSVILLE, Ontario

I was quite surprised by the amount of technology in my PLS when I began working their in September. While there is not a lot in the individual classrooms, there is quite a large number of Macs (about 30) in the library computer lab. There are nice computers with great programs on them, including much of what we have on our laptops. There is no Smartboards in my school but there is an LD classroom that has it's own set of about 8 computers with programs such as dragon, co-writer, and pages to help students get their writing typed and edited. The school has a digital camera that classes can sign out if there is an opportunity to snap a few pics of an activity. And one friday a month at the weekely assempbly, there is a slide show of pictures from various classes and events around the school. It is a nice incorporation of media into a routine event.
The area in which my PLS is located is quite low income, and so I am not sure if very many students are able to access computers at home. None-the-less, most every child I have seen using a computer at school seems confident and perfectly able to navigate through successfully.