Rocky Hill School Student Laptop ProgramAll students in the Upper School have laptops which provide them with instant access to Blackboard™, our web-based course management system, and enable them to explore the extraordinary wealth of educational resources available on the Internet. On Blackboard™, students find assignments, course documents, and discussion boards; Blackboard™ also connects students to their teachers and to other students. Combined with the Harkness method, laptop learning guarantees that each student has a front row seat in every class. Our strong, college-preparatory curriculum becomes even stronger through the utilization of this important pedagogical tool. Laptop learning complements traditional learning processes with an approach that is more relevant to the world in the 21st century. By authentically integrating the laptop into a Rocky Hill student's academic program, we expect to graduate young men and women who are active learners, who love learning, who know how to learn and adapt easily, and who can construct their own knowledge from the information they discover. The mission of the School, “to guide our students…in the pursuit of knowledge and self-awareness,” will be realized in a program of excellence. With laptops, both students and teachers can always respond to the “learning moment.” We are committed to the
belief that a technology-rich education improves the quality of
a student's Integral to the success of our program is the requirement that all students new to the Upper School bring a tablet laptop to school. Because of its versatility, the tablet is the ultimate teaching and learning machine. Students can type their notes in English or history class and then, using an electronic pen, handwrite diagrams and formulas on the screen in math and science classes; they can record oral work for their foreign language class or use the voice recognition feature to record their own thoughts for later transcription into a Word document; and the laptop becomes less intrusive when classes engage in Harkness discussions. A school-sponsored laptop purchase program is offered to all students. Please review the links below for more details or contact Belinda Snyman , Dean of Academic Life, with any questions.
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Recommendation and Information for September 2008 Curriculum Guide - Student Laptop Program Technology at RHS - Handbook 2006-2007 Letter from the Headmaster to Parents (January 2003)
ContactsFor curricular questions, Richard Dempsey, Head of Upper School (401) 884-9070 ext 192
or rdempsey@rockyhill.org Archives: Technology Articles from Rocky Hill School, The BulletinSpring
1997 (Gearing Up...Digitally)
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