|
Technology at Buzz Aldrin Elementary is
used by all of the staff. Each teacher and specialist has been
given a laptop through the Fairfax County Public Schools Elementary
Laptop Initiative. These laptops serve as the teacher's computer
workstation, computer demonstration device, and they can be taken
home for continued use.
Buzz Aldrin Elementary is also equipped
with two complete computer labs that are used by the teachers
for a variety of lessons. One lab is a complete laptop lab consisting
of 27 wireless computers while the other lab has 16 wireless laptops
along with 11 high-end desktops
In addition to these computer labs each
classroom is equipped with at least four computers for student
use. There are also a number of networked printers that are conveniently
located throughout the building for the staff and students to
print to. Four of the printers are colour LaserJet printers while
the others are black & white LaserJets.
Each classroom has a large screen TV. These
are used to display videos/dvds, programs broadcast from the school
TV studio (WALD), and six cable channels. They can also be connected
to the teacher's laptop for program demonstrations, display of
Internet web sites, and a variety of other purposes.
In addition to the large screen TV's each
teacher classroom is equipped with a SMART Board and a data projector.
This has been a goal of the principal, and with the help of the
PTA this was finally realized.
|
