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School history was made on Wednesday, September 10th, when Learning Unlimited officially achieved 100% WiFi coverage. An achievement that people said could never happen… happened.
Every opportunity we could not get before, we could get now,” says Principal Gibson, who believes an increased use of technology will help promote learning in social studies, by making the subject more alive.
Using laptops and tablets in school will save time and promote better learning, Principal Gibson hopes. Since students use technology in their daily lives, expanded WiFi capability will allow them to promote and explore different ideas and encourage critical thinking skills.
With greater connectivity, however, come greater risks of misuse. According to Mr. Gibson, there is only one rule for technology use at LU, which is to know how to do the right thing or to use it in the right way. Students may not access social media sites, for example, and all internet use must be education related.
In short, technology could also be very distracting to students because of its exciting and mind grabbing features.
In charge of security is Mr. Fleming. His goal for this year, concerning technology, is to make it as private as possible and to keep all of our information safe. “WiFi access would provide information that could be accessed,” he says, and remains realistic about students’ concerns about their privacy. “There really is no privacy anywhere. Someone also knows what you’re doing. Our priority is to keep the system safe.”
The realization of LU’s WiFi coverage represents a personal triumph for Mr. Maison, the school’s IT Director. “We are now up to the level of other schools,” he says.
"It is good to have a stable supply of internet."
“The computer lab was one of the first things developed in Learning Unlimited, so has always been an important factor in the school.”
In just five years, LU has gone from a single computer lab to classrooms where students read and research on tablets and laptops. Who knows where we’ll be in five years’ time, but at the current rate, students can expect more surprises. BY PRITIKA LAKHWANI
Every opportunity we could not get before, we could get now,” says Principal Gibson, who believes an increased use of technology will help promote learning in social studies, by making the subject more alive.
Using laptops and tablets in school will save time and promote better learning, Principal Gibson hopes. Since students use technology in their daily lives, expanded WiFi capability will allow them to promote and explore different ideas and encourage critical thinking skills.
With greater connectivity, however, come greater risks of misuse. According to Mr. Gibson, there is only one rule for technology use at LU, which is to know how to do the right thing or to use it in the right way. Students may not access social media sites, for example, and all internet use must be education related.
In short, technology could also be very distracting to students because of its exciting and mind grabbing features.
In charge of security is Mr. Fleming. His goal for this year, concerning technology, is to make it as private as possible and to keep all of our information safe. “WiFi access would provide information that could be accessed,” he says, and remains realistic about students’ concerns about their privacy. “There really is no privacy anywhere. Someone also knows what you’re doing. Our priority is to keep the system safe.”
The realization of LU’s WiFi coverage represents a personal triumph for Mr. Maison, the school’s IT Director. “We are now up to the level of other schools,” he says.
"It is good to have a stable supply of internet."
“The computer lab was one of the first things developed in Learning Unlimited, so has always been an important factor in the school.”
In just five years, LU has gone from a single computer lab to classrooms where students read and research on tablets and laptops. Who knows where we’ll be in five years’ time, but at the current rate, students can expect more surprises. BY PRITIKA LAKHWANI