The purpose of technology in Seven Oaks is to support learning. The Seven Oaks community of learners will be enabled by technology to solve problems, communicate information, improve their personal performance, develop the ability to collaborate, and gain the critical and abstract thinking skills necessary to become self-directed, lifelong learners and contributing members of their communities.
To achieve this vision all students (and therefore staff) will:
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use technology to structure inquiries; solve problems; and gather, synthesize, organize, compose, validate, and communicate information,
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manage technology by making creative, productive, and efficient technology choices for the task at hand,
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understand technology and reflect upon the ethics and impact of its use, synthesizing new insights and making well-considered decisions as technologies evolve.
To achieve this vision, the efforts of the school division and its staff will be directed by the following assumptions:
- that technology will be integrated into, and become one of the means to accomplish the goals of, all curricula;
- that integration of technology be founded on current instructional philosophies and pedagogical practices;
- that broad and equitable access be the goal;
- that shared responsibility with and use by the community be part of all planning;
- that professional development supports be made available to divisional staff; and
- that school-level implementation plans be developed to address the local context.
