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2. Insert School Name– At Home

3. At Home, children have access to:

4. Parents’ use of E-mail

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

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

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

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

9. 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

10. 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

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

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

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

14. Parental involvement  Computer Leasing System  Classroom e-mail 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

15. IT For Administration And Communication  Electronic Duty Book  Intercom System  Use of E-mail  Website  Aladdin - http://aladdinschools.com/video/principal http://aladdinschools.com/video/principal

16. Use of Multi-Media  Camera in every classroom  Video editing studio  http://www.leargas.ie/video.php?resourc e_code=4256 http://www.leargas.ie/video.php?resourc e_code=4256  Video conferencing/web-casting  Digital Library development

17. 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.