Nondalton's Technology Culture

I lucked out with the timing of this project. The week I was collecting most of my data for my report happened to be the week we got new computers installed. I was able to pick the brains of the District Technology Coordinator and his assistant at length. While researching, it was discovered that the students and parents had not signed the computer use agreement. Since then, the students have read through the document as a class and have gotten the proper signatures.

The Technology Standards set in place are quite comprehensive. In Levels 5, 6 and 7 the students find the standards challenging because most of them do not have the luxury of playing around on computers at home. Most every student enjoys computer work, though, and we use the lure of extra computer time as an incentive for students to work on their standards. I have found that I need to work on the standards as well. What are the basic principles of a Local Area Network and a Wide Area Network, anyway? (Level 6, standard 2)