wcaty technology 2010
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WCATY Technology Goals
Reaching Out With the Web
Reaching Out With the Web
Web goals for 2006• Digital
Organization• Building better
learning environments
• Building better learning communities
Reaching Out With the Web
Web status in 2008• Database
driven content management
• The WCATY Academy (Online School)
• The WCATY Village (Online Community)
The WCATY Database
Meet Bernie• MySQL and
PHP driven• Custom built
for unique needs
• Powers our Power Tools!
The WCATY Database
Bernie’s Power Tools• The “Ask
Bernie” Appliance• Allows WCATY
Directors to look-up and edit information through an online interface
The WCATY Database
Bernie’s Power Tools• Teacher Grading
• Allows WCATY teachers to grade students on multiple benchmarks quickly and online
The WCATY Database
Bernie’s Power Tools• Online Library
• Allows WCATY teachers to upload original learning tools or link to learning tools outside the WCATY academy library
The WCATY Database
Bernie’s Power Tools• Online
Registration• Allows DPI GT
Coordinators to register their own students into our system
• Allows for real-time invoice
The WCATY Online School
The WCATY Academy• Moodle driven• Custom built
curricula• Database
Driven Tools
The WCATY Academy
Powerful Tools• Teacher
Directed Forums
• WIKIS• Media• Blogs• Instant
Messages
The WCATY Academy
Too Powerful?• Come for the
class, stay for the social fun stuff.
• 500 chatty kids can bring down a a server!
• Don’t Panic!
The WCATY Village
Online Community• To be unveiled
for school year 2008-09
• Safe, secure online community for gifted students
• Co-op Lite!
The WCATY Village
Social Net-playing• More than just social
networking, students in the Village can pit their skills against social, community and academic challenges and be rewarded by the system with special access to groups and tools, and status badges displayed on their own home page
The WCATY Village
• With corporate interest, The Village can be used to allow students access to corporate mentors from across Wisconsin
Fin