Reading, Writing and Technology

Calypso Systems brings seamless technology integration and management to St. Michael-Albertville School District classrooms

“Located northwest of Minneapolis, the St. Michael – Albertville (STMA) School District is not unlike school districts nationwide – eager to bring instructional technology into the classroom, but at the same time somewhat intimidated by the prospect.

While the promise of classroom technology offers great advantages, for many teachers it often seems like more of an inconvenience than a resource. Using technology to shape lesson plans is important to many, but the time it takes to manage the different tools occasionally becomes a challenge.

Though many districts like STMA have projectors, interactive whiteboards and sound amplification systems, these tools don’t always realize their full potential, partly because the products were not designed to work as an integrated system. As a result, teachers’ usage of instructional technology tools is compromised.”

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