Abington Heights School District has set an ambitious goal of equipping each academic classroom to meet the guidelines of the Pennsylvania Department of Education Classrooms for the Future initiative. As outlined by PDE, the initiative encourages school districts to equip each academic classroom with the latest technology for student and teacher use and then to incorporate the use of such technology in the every day learning activities for students. This proactive approach to technology will provide our students with opportunities to become comfortable with using technology in varied settings, making them better learners and citizens in the 21st century.
AEIO was able to introduce cutting edge technology to our high school with the purchase of 10 complete sets of a Student Response System (SRS) or clickers. . When presented with a question, the student presses a button on a hand-held response pad or clicker, which sends a signal to a receiver attached to a computer. The computer records and/or displays the response per the instructor’s preference. AEIO purchased a state of the art visual presentation system for South Abington Elementary that included a multi-media projector mounted securely to the ceiling with the ability to be lowered for projection. This system also included a large, recessed screen. The equipment is used regularly for grade level and whole-school presentations.
