GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Whether it’s a desktop, laptop or tablet the Green Bay Area Public School District wants parents to know what and how their children are learning.
Diane Doersch, chief technology and information officer for the Green Bay Area Public School District, tells FOX 11.
“It seems like our students are used to technology for entertainment, right? But we still have to be very intentional about steering that digital energy toward learning and so we want to make our resources as available as we can.”
Those resources can be found on the district’s website, under the technology resources tab. Parents can see a number of sites students have access to like PebbleGo.
“That one’s awesome for our younger students or ELL learners because it is short information on a page, very specific to a topic and then it reads it out loud to the kids and then it highlights words as it reads it,” said Raquel Rand, technology integrator for the Green Bay Area Public School District.
But that’s not all.
Doersch says the district wants parents to know that the information their children are accessing on this site is safe.
“We make sure we know which data is shared and we also make sure that we have assurances from the company that they keep our student data safe.”
The district adds, information on the sites is accurate and reliable.
Teachers and technology integrators, like Jennifer Klemme, spend class time teaching students how to work well with others online.
“So, if I’m typing something, I’m not taking over what someone else has typed, I’m being respectful to other people in my space, when I’m collaborating with people knowing which tools to use within the classroom.”
As long as students are connected to the internet, they can access many of the learning apps.
