St.+Helena

=**Hello Everyone!!!**=


 * We are very excited to be a part of this great exploration using technology!**

Betty Simmons -5th grade teacher Shannon Sinclair- 4th grade teacher Annette Hanagan- PreK teacher John Falcone- Computer teacher Rita Stebbins- Principal
 * Our PLP team:**



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**Team members**
Betty Simmons -5th grade teacher Shannon Sinclair- 4th grade teacher Annette Hanagan- PreK teacher John Falcone- Computer teacher Rita Stebbins- Principal

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**Our project is called "The Student Showcase". It is part of our school's main web page. Our showcase allows students, parents, prospective parents, community members, and others to view projects, assignments, and events that are occurring in our school. The pages are divided by grade level as well as special classes. Our hope is that our entire faculty will become involved by using various web tools to "show-off" our school. Not only do we want to keep our present students and parents aware of the many activities our students engage in, we also hope to use it as a marketing tool for families considering our school for their child.** =====

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**Each teacher in our school has a wikispace for his/her own class. Most parents only view their child's class wiki. Our hope is that more and more parents will view this showcase to understand what goes on not only in their child's class, but the rest of the school as well. We also hope that parents who would like to discover more about our school before enrolling their child will look at this and see the wonderful projects and activities that can happen for their child.** =====

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**Our "Student Showcase" page has a counter. This will allow us to assess the number of visits made to our page.** =====

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**When we first started to discuss this project, we (the PLP members from St. Helena) were very excited about it. We were also apprehensive. Will the rest of the faculty be as enthused as we were? Will they view it as more to add to an already overburdened load? Within a few weeks of implementing our showcase, most of our faculty members caught our enthusiasm. Most realized that it wasn't "extra" work, but a way to allow others to see the benefits of their students' collaboration in their projects and activities.** =====

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**We are currently showcasing most of the classes in our school, with the exception of 7th and 8th grade. They will be added soon.** =====

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