We started the year running this year in the technology department.  Collaboration teams and cadres will now have their minutes/agendas posted on section of the weekly bulletin for all the site to see and SuccessMaker has been purchased for use.  In addition, an update to our current computer lab will need to be planned and implemented with full utilization of new and exisiting equipment.

Alianza Charter School is a dual language Spanish / English immersion bilingual program that tries to integrate technology in any way it can. Teachers at Alianza each receive a laptop which they use to have extensive community discussion via email threads and to use in the access of resources for use in their classrooms. We are all open to learning more about how to teach our students to be bilingual, social justice oriented, academically prepared leaders of the future through technology and would welcome hearing from other schools who have ideas we could apply.  Thank you for reading our page!

This year’s biggest techology project school wide has been the implementation of electronic report cards for all grade levels, K-8.  While there are still kinks being worked out of the system, a standardized way of data entry is being developed which will cut down teacher time in entering in grades and comments for 07/08.

Imagine parents being able to tell their family stories through their children and having those memories published in a form where others see it as part of a Film Festival? This is what students involved in Digital Storytelling work on throughout the year with 7th/8th English Language Arts teacher, Graciela Vega and in the After School Program with Fred Mindlin.