The School District of Springfield Township is a proud recipient
of both Pennsylvania's Getting
To One and Classrooms
for the Future grants. These grants help fund professional development
and technology-rich classrooms, advancing our mission to ensure that
all students are:
high achieving
socially and ethically responsible
self-directed and productive through a high performing, unified and
aligned learning community.
The Technology Advisory Committee meets two or three times each school year. It is chaired by the technology director and includes teachers, administrators, technology staff, district librarians, students, a representative from the Board of School Directors and members of the community. For more information, contact Michael Wagman, Director of Technology.
Springfield Takes Internet Safety Seriously
Important Message from the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of PA regarding Internet Safety in PDF
Be sure to watch The Process of a Sexual Predator, presented by the Montgomery County Bar Association and the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office for important information about Internet safety, 9 PM daily on Springfield's Channel 28
Presentation to Enfield PTA Thursday, January 3, 2008 in PDF
Additional Resources for Parents
April 13, 2007: Springfield Township High
School Launches Classrooms for the Future
Comments delivered
by Michael Wagman, Director of Technology
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Springfield's CFF Coach, Ken Rodoff, featured in Technology Horizons in Education Journal article They Get the Picture - Click here
Springfield's Classrooms for the Future (CFF) Coach's Blog
Ideas for CFF Wiki- A collection of ideas and resources for teaching and learning in the 21st century organized by Springfield's CFF coach, Ken Rodoff
Learning Objects (short instructional videos) created by Springfield students
Getting to One
Erin Amann's Springing Forward with Tech @ Springfield- Our Getting to One Tech Integration Mentor's Blog for Elementary School Curriculum and Tech
District Technology Plan and Acceptable Use Policies
Read Springfield's Technology Plan (PDF Format)(582 Kb)
Read Springfield's Employee Acceptable Use Policy (PDF Format)(136 Kb)
Read Springfield's Student Acceptable Use Policy (PDF Format)(131 Kb)
Keystone Technology Integrators
Meet our 2007 Keystone Technology Educator- Click Here (External Link)
Learn more about PA Keystone Technology Integrators (External Link)
Technology Support
Read about the Technology Support Team at Springfield (PDF Format)(134 Kb)
Attention STHS Juniors and Seniors: Student Tech Team Now Forming- Application
You will need Adobe Acrobat to view these files.
For any questions or concerns contact our Technology Director: Michael Wagman (ext. 1019)
Links to Springfield's Online Course and Classroom Experiences
Virtual High School
http://www.govhs.org
Springfield's Moodle Site- our new online courseware!
http://sdstmoodle.mciu.org
Secure login to Pentamation
Home Access Center,
https://www.spihost.com/HomeAccess/?SiteCode=sft-
View your child's assignments and grades online (Grades 5-12)
Parents and Students: Please be advised that usernames and passwords
are case sensitive. The site does not support AOL's built-in browser.
If you use AOL, log on to your AOL account, minimize the AOL window
and open your Internet Explorer browser. Should you have difficulty
accessing the website, please contact the office of the Director of
Technology.
Faculty and Staff Resources
Download the FirstClass E-Mail Client
Secure Access to Pentamation E-School Plus (Documentation located in a First Class conference folder on the District's Intranet)
Secure Access to Pentamation IEP Plus
Secure Access to Tech Paths and Performance Tracker
Embedded Learning Academy- PDE Sponsored Professional Development
Curriculum Hotspots- District Administration Magazine's Guide to the Best Education Sites on the Web
Smart Technologies- Educational Resources for Teachers
Promethian Planet- Educational Resources for Teachers
Thinkfinity- Verizon's huge portal of activities and lesson plans in many subject areas aligned to standards and technology-rich. Resources for professional development and parents, too.
Open Source Software for Educators and Students (please check with District Tech Support for download and installation on a District computer).
Helping Parents Keep Up on Technology
US News and World Report's Decoding MySpace
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060910/18myspace.htm
What is Web 2.0 (Blogs, Wikis, RSS Aggregator, etc.) ?
http://www.answers.com/web%202.0
What is Internet2?
http://www.mciu.org/mciu23/cwp/view.asp?Q=414753&A=13
Internet Safety Guides for Parents
Safety Tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
http://www.netsmartz.org/safety/safetytips.htm
A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
American Library Association (ALA) Guide to Great Websites for Kids
(PDF)
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatsitesbrochure.pdf
Especially For Children and Their Parents- ALA
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/foryoungpeople/childrenparents/especiallychildren.htm
Kid-safe Directories and Search Engines
http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156191
GetNetWise gives parents tools for educating themselves and their
children about Internet safety.
http://kids.getnetwise.org/
WiredKids.org offers articles and information for children ranging
from age 7 to 18 as well as information for adults and parents. It
offers children articles, video clips, and stories written by children
for children. Not all content is about online safety.
http://www.wiredkids.org
Online Guard provides tips from the federal government and IT industry
to help be on the guard for Internet fraud and to keep your computer
and personal information secure.
http://onguardonline.gov/index.html