Griffin School District Technology Vision Statement
The
district vision is to provide a comprehensive integration of
technology; to assist the mission of providing educational opportunities
for creative, involved, life-long learners in the 21st
century.
We
live in the communication age. This age and the culture in which we
live are increasingly being supported and changed by a wide variety of
technologies. Technology itself is rapidly developing and changing.
Griffin
students will leave the district to live, learn and work in the twenty-
first century. The district is preparing them for a society that is
technologically oriented, which will demand workers and parents who can
use higher order thinking skills. Society will require people who can
solve problems, understand complex terminology, communicate clearly,
make sense out of massive amounts of ever-changing information and know
how to use appropriate problem-solving techniques.
It
is no longer possible for teachers to know or teach everything a
student needs to know to succeed in life. The district will use
technology as a tool to facilitate student learning, and staff and
administrative functions in the workplace.
Griffin
School District believes that technology exists as a very powerful,
essential tool in the education process for students, staff and
community. Technology is not a separate curriculum, but an appropriate
part of every curriculum at every level of instruction. The impact of
technology in the classroom should be a seamless and regular process
well into the twenty- first century.
The
Griffin School District Technology & Learning Plan is based on the
belief that the successful implementation of technology in schools is a
long-term commitment and should be done in conjunction with education
reform . The focus of the plan, along with its implementation is on
improved student learning.