USD 511 - Technology Availability

Public Use:  Computer lab and laptop computers are available for community use during school hours. Please contact the Technology Coordinator for further information and/or to arrange time for usage.

Computer Labs:  Attica USD 511 provides a number of lab-type settings for computer usage. The 2002-2003 school year saw the purchase and installation of an 18 computer workstation lab and a 20 wireless mobile laptop lab. In the summer of 2002, the district purchased 16 computer workstations for the high school business lab. In addition, several computer workstation labs are available in the junior high English room, the high school English/Yearbook room and in the library research room. Each year new desktops for the computer lab and the business lab are purchased. The replaced desktops from the computer lab and the business lab are transferred to teachers and other needed locations throughout the school to replace outdated desktop computers. In addition, a rotation to replace the laptops purchased in 2002-2003 began in the 2006-2007 school year with the purchase of 10 new laptops.

Elementary Compass Learning Odyssey Lab: The elementary Compass Learning Odyssey lab consists of 15 wireless laptops that are used at a minimum of twenty minutes per day in grades K-6. The lab features 12 laptops set up for daily use and 3 laptops in the laptop cart which are available for checkout by grades K-8. The Compass Learning Odyssey standards-based curriculum offers comprehensive Web-based activities. These activities strengthen the student’s reading, language arts, math, social studies, science and English skills and knowledge. Supplemental materials make it easy for the teachers to integrate key concepts and activities into the classroom or the student’s home.

Software: All Windows machines are loaded with Microsoft Office XP (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Learning Essentials and PowerPoint), Macromedia MX (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand), Follett Library software, Norton Antivirus Protection, and several other AntiSpyware programs. Other software programs available for limited use are Graphire Tablets, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Pagemaker. There are also a few curriculum programs available. Check with the Technology Coordinator for a list.

Accelerated Reader and Star testing are available on all computers.

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