Student Dashboards
Here you will find a Q and A for parents and guardians regarding student dashboards.
Teaching & Learning with Technology
Here you will find a Q and A for parents and guardians regarding student dashboards.
What is digital literacy? What are schools in WVS doing to promote digital literacy? What can parents do to help?
Please find below af few resources for parents to assist students in the ethical and effective use of technology at school and at home.
The wireless technology used in West Vancouver Schools to support access to 21st century learning in all of our schools and offices meets national and international safety standards.
Please view the Wireless Q and A document below for background information and facts about wireless technology use in West Vancouver Schools:
WVS has prepared written information in response to Frequently Asked Questions about the District technology plan.
Research to date on the impact of technology upon student learning has been largely focused on the use of specific software applications and on information management. In West Vancouver we are moving towards more web 2.0 based applications through our portal initiative. Although the research in this area is relatively new, there are some early findings:
Here are two articles that expand upon the points above:
The Impact of Technology on Education
Web 2.0 Technologies for Learning
From Kindergarten to Grade 10, the acquisition of information literacy skills and computer skills is identified as a ‘consideration for delivery’ when planning for instruction and learning. This following statement appears in each of the Integrated Resource Packages (IRPs) for core subject areas such as Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts and Math.
“Students need to be able to acquire and analyse information, to reason and communicate, to make informed decisions, and to understand and use information and communications technology for a variety of purposes. Development of these skills is important for students in their education, their future careers, and their everyday lives.”
The use of technology is primarily seen as a vehicle for learning across the curriculum rather than an end in itself.
At the secondary level there are also courses which either rely on the availability of technology (i.e. animation, digital photography) or that specifically teach technology skills (i.e. Information Technology 11 and 12). This latter course is for students who wish to explore information technology in greater depth or who plan to pursue this area as a career option.