A Dual Vision

At Fairfield High we cannot have a vision for Academics without a vision for Educational Technology. Conversely, we cannot have a vision for Educational Technology without a vision for Academics. After reflecting back on our year so far we have focused on two very important areas for the end of the 2015-2016 school year and for the 2016-2017 school year. We want to see teachers regularly using technology in instruction with the goal of reaching DOK 2 or higher and SAMR: Augmentation or above

Our Ed Tech Vision: "At FHS we see that educational technology will be a quintessential and indispensable part of the teaching and learning process; teachers will use edtech as facilitators of learning relevant to the students' lives, and students will use edtech to become empowered, self-directed learners who realize their potential to impact their community and the wider world."

Technology is moving at GVMS!!

After meeting with Tim Goree and Melissa Farrar, GVMS is on the right track for ensuring that we are a 2:1 school!  We have three more classes to outfit with Chrome Books and every classroom has updated technology!  We have at least 15 Apple TVs on campus and our goal is to have TVs in each room next year!  Our retreat on August 11 will focus completely on technology and we plan to work with Ed Tech to ensure we have a great training!

Anatomy of a New Post in Blogger

This is a little meta, however, for those of you who are new to Blogger, it may be helpful to be reminded of where different features can be found when creating a new post. 

Additionally, if you are creating several short posts to cover different topics, consider just writing one post and use Headings and Labels to let people know what info is contained in your post. 

Remember, if you need ANY assistance, you can reach out to me or your Ed Tech Specialist; we are happy to help!

Introducing Melissa Farrar

I am so glad to be a contributing editor to this blog. I am looking forward to sharing the work of the Educational Technology Department with you this year. If you have specific questions about Educational Technology, please contact me directly.

Melissa Farrar, Ed.D.

Assistant Director of Professional Development and Education Technology

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Email: melissaf@fsusd.org

(707) 399-5057