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010101010101010101010101010101010101 Technology & Computer Science Steven Schechter Director of Information Technology educational technologists Information and communications technologies have transformed our world, making digital and media literacy imperative for navigating the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. In 1995, Trevor Day School became one of the first New York City independent schools to implement a one-to-one laptop program. But this was just the initial phase in an evolving process of integrating technology into the curriculum. Twenty years later, Trevor continues to be immersed in the digital realm, fully committed to the purposeful use of technology to enhance—and ultimately transform— the learning process. Trevor's state-of-the-art technology infrastructure allows students to become anytime, anywhere learners; they employ laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets to virtually explore the world beyond the school's physical boundaries. Our students use digital tools and applications to collect and analyze information, create, communicate, collaborate, and demonstrate their growing understanding of the world. 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010 010101010101010101010101010101010101 Our team of educational technologists collaborates with faculty to integrate technology into the curriculum in all subject areas, and creates authentic, interdisciplinary, and engaging learning experiences. ey promote ideas for embedding technology—one example is the use of Google Cardboard, which transforms virtual reality content, available on smartphone apps, into immersive, quality educational experiences. Students have used Google Cardboard to virtually tour world-famous landmarks, step into outer space, and explore marine life in the oceans' depths. Our educational technologists also promote outside professional development opportunities and provide in-house training for teachers on applications and tools such as Google Apps, interactive whiteboards, the Trevor Portal, and our learning management system. (See sidebar on Cathy Cheo-Isaacs' workshops on page 17.) the lower school Beginning in Pre-Kindergarten, students are introduced to fundamental concepts of computer science. e Lower School has instituted a computer science curriculum that blends teacher-guided activities with online, self-guided, and self-paced tutorials, and "unplugged" activities not requiring a computer. Coding activities and courses are taught at all grade levels. We believe that every student should have the opportunity to learn how to code, because it is a discipline that helps nurture computational thinking and problem-solving skills, logical thinking, and creativity. As such, we encourage Lower School students to practice their growing coding knowledge by using a variety of programming apps such as ScratchJr, Scratch, e Foos, Lightbot, Kodable, Box Island, and Trevor's state-of the-art technology infrastructure allows students to become anytime, anywhere learners. Are Flourishing at Trevor 2 8 T R E V O R D AY S C H O O L n S U M M E R 2 0 1 5 – 1 6

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