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Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study ReportTECHNOLOGYVHHS uses more technology in the classroom as the teachers are required touse LAUSD’s Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) for taking periodby period attendance, to post midterm and final grades online, and there is agrade book option that some teachers use. VHHS has site licenses forMicrosoft Office and Easy Grade Pro, a software grade book program. Inmost classrooms, teachers and students who complete a Districtauthorization form have access to the internet. There is also internet accessin the Library Media Center for those who have the Acceptable Use Policy onfile. The library and media center uses the District’s new web-based OPAC,Destiny and provides tutorials for use using blogs and online videos. Thelibrary offers eBooks that students may read using Follett Shelf’s onlinereader or download using their school email as a log-in. The library alsooffers instruction in using both LAUSD’s subscription digital databases andother free databases for research and the online quizzes for Reading Counts.Computer repair is a constant concern. Many of the classroom computersand laptops are out of warranty, and therefore, VHHS has an in housetechnology service program, which is run by the Technology coordinator.Teachers use technology regularly in the classroom. Each department usescomputers in their classroom for taking attendance daily and postingmidterm and final grades. Many teachers use LCD projectors for studentcreated PowerPoint presentations or to enhance teacher lectures. Manyclasses incorporate the use of iMovies and video cameras for student createdprojects. Smartboards are used by several teachers and departments, andare considered essential to reaching VHHS’s technological savvy students.The social studies department uses interactive software that is aligned withthe new textbook. Recently, some documents readers were purchased andare being utilized by many teachers. Many teachers expressed a concernthat a lot of the technology including the PCs used by the by them areoutdated and would like to see the PCs furnished with more up to dateprograms to keep up with the ever changing technology.Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 132
Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study ReportEVIDENCE• LCD Projectors for PowerPoint Presentations• Test generating software• Use of video and documentaries for instructional purposes• Digital Cameras, Video technology in Multimedia Magnet• Animation software• Smartboards• iMovies• Adobe Photoshop and Adobe PageMaker is used to publish La Yuca, theschool newspaper.• Special Education uses SOLO program for word processing.• Special Education also has listening centers for students with readingchallenges so they are able to use books on tape or compact disk.• KIEAII Standardized/Normalized/ Valid Tests of Achievement.• Online Destiny Catalog• LAUSD Digital Databases• Online library research guides and instruction• Reading CountsLibrary and Media CenterThe VHHS library and media center has an extensive collection of videos andtexts that are comprehensive and inclusive of all academic subject areas. Italso has subscriptions to a variety of periodicals that supplement coursesoffered. Students are provided with an orientation through their Englishclasses to become familiar with the books, services, policies, and technologyavailable. Specialized lessons for using the online catalog, researchingthrough databases, writing and formatting research papers, and informationliteracy are also available. These lessons are available in printed orelectronic formats and may be delivered to classes by the librarian, used asa resource for teachers to include in their own lessons, or self-directedtutorials to guide students through the steps of research. The librarian isavailable for class visits, for training teachers, and for assisting studentsdirectly in using these resources.Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 133
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