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Central MS SChool2Home Pilot Update

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Added by Jay McPhail on May 7, 2010 at 10:38am — 1 Comment

iMacs, Ipods and iPads....Oh My!

RUSD is now incorporating Apple products as one of its standards which means that sites can now begin ordering iPods, iPads and iMacs to meet specific needs. Some conversations that have already occurred have many elementary sites beginning implementation plans using iPod touches to meet a variety of learning needs…

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Added by Jay McPhail on April 27, 2010 at 4:02pm — No Comments

Press Enterprise Article on Digital Textbook Pilot in Riverside

By JIM MILLER

Sacramento Bureau

SACRAMENTO - A Riverside school district is among the first in the state to begin using digital textbooks in some of its classes, as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and others encourage the technology as a way to improve student learning and save money.

Supporters say digital lessons in high schools make sense at a time of tight budgets and tech-savvy students. There are multiple sources of free content. And some of the devices are… Continue

Added by Tracy Arner on April 27, 2010 at 3:42pm — No Comments

Parent Training Begins at Central MS for School2Home Pilot

Training began on Thursday April 22nd as part of the School2Home pilot being conducted at Central Middle School. One hundred families took part in the training on Thursday April 22nd and another 82 attended on Saturday April 24 These families are taking part in six hours of training designed to teach them how to use technology to become more directly involved with their students education. They were taught how to create and use an email account to communicate with the teachers and staff at… Continue

Added by Jay McPhail on April 25, 2010 at 4:01pm — No Comments

RUSD and Open Access

Recently RUSD began allowing students who have personally owned technology (laptops, iPods, Smart Phones etc) to school to be used as a learning resource. We have also opened up our internet access to allow these devices to access the internet. This is a critical step that allows RUSD to deliver high quality digital curriculum resources to all students. This also allows RUSD to focus its limited resources on students that do not have a computer or internet access. If you or your student have… Continue

Added by Jay McPhail on March 6, 2010 at 5:51pm — No Comments