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School IT Audit Multiple Site Licences /Software Programs 7 meg Broadband and Wi-Fi 12 Computers 14 Laptops Working Network

School IT Audit 7 IWB’s 3 Touchscreen Monitors Networked Photocopier Printer Scanner Cam-corder & 2 Digital Cameras 3 Surplus Computers

Current IT Initiatives  Website Development  Spotlight  Library System  Internet Research Projects  Mathletics  ‘Green Schools’ P.R. Team  Léargas – e-twinning

Current Experience/Training Completed By The Staff  IWB Course  ICT Facilitator  Some Beginner Computer Courses  Word Processing  Some Powerpoint/Excel  Some Publisher

The Plan - Ideas  Staff Development  Mobile Computer Room  IT as a Teaching Tool  IT As a subject  Parental involvement  IT For Admin./Communication  Use of Multi-Media

Staff Development  BoM to continue to promote this  Lynda.com or equivalent  How to search and evaluate results (browsing)  Use of scanner function on photocopier  In-house ICT Courses

Mobile Computer Room  Laptop trolley  Entry Level Laptops  USB Flash-drives  Increase in Bandwidth

IT as a Teaching Tool  Online Versions of Schoolbooks  Visualiser  Mathletics  Projectwork  Browsing and evaluating results  Incidental Skills Development

I.T. As a subject  Typing  Project Work  Continue ICT Initiatives

Parental involvement  Computer Leasing System  Classroom accounts – No notes  Recorded Teaching exemplars  Teacher/Parent/Student training sessions  Computer courses for parents  Browsing and evaluating  Lynda.com or equivalent  Security on the internet

IT For Administration And Communication  Electronic Duty Book  Intercom System  Use of  Website  Aladdin -

Use of Multi-Media  Camera in every classroom  Video editing studio  e_code= e_code=4256  Video conferencing/web-casting  Digital Library development

Our Vision  Our vision is that of an orderly transition to a modern technology learning environment with the continued provision of the highest quality education. Technology will be used to enhance academic provision, not replace it. It should be seen as beneficial by staff and parents, and as a normal part of everyday life by the students.