Instructional Technology
Technology services in South East Cornerstone are divided into two branches - Information Systems (IS), which supplies and maintains the infrastructure backbone and network services, and Instructional Technology (IT) which works to enhance teaching and learning through the provision of more direct all instructional resources and support to students and staff.
Our students must be prepared for life and learning, not only for today's world but also for their future. Developing in our students the Global Competencies of creativity, critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration and communication, partnered with digital literacy and citizenship, are essential to education today.
Students and staff have access to a variety of software and web-based services that support learning in our schools, including:
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Adobe AutoDesk
- Criterion On Demand
- Learn 360
- Microsoft Office Family Information
- MyBlueprint - Education & Career Planning Software
- Online Magazines, Journals & Newspapers
- R.O.V.E.R. - Recommended Online Video Education Resources
- Sora Student Information - SECPSD Digital eBook Library
Edsby facilitates assessment, attendance record keeping and family communication. Through the Edsby parent portal, parents, guardians and students can keep current with their child's academic performance, attendance history, school and class information.
SECPSD Technology Vision & Goals
Our technology vision guides us to provide a progressive technological environment that empowers continued success and achievement. Following our vision allows us to achieve our technology goals:
- SECPSD teachers are competent and confident using and integrating information technology.
- SECPSD will have a reliable, adequate, cost effective, and secure technology infrastructure that supports the learning, teaching and administrative goals of the school division.
- SECPSD will use technology to improve its administrative effectiveness through efficient business practices, communications, planning and record keeping.
- All SECPSD teachers will have the technology, training, skills and resources needed to assure students will meet provincial learning objectives and have the technological means to assess and record student progress.
- Technology will be used to provide the most current, accurate and extensive information resources possible to all learners in the school division and community in a cost effective and reliable manner at maximum convenience to the user.