The mission of the IS department is to:
- ensure that all students and staff have access to technological resources and the support to use them effectively,
- allow students to use effectively "tools of learning,"
- to think and act creatively, integrating technology resources into the daily routine of the work and study,
- create an academically challenging environment for our students, and ensure students are technologically literate.
Blake's strategic plan, Blake 2010, identifies technology as one of the six major priorities for the School. Specifically, goal three states: "Blake will leverage technology for greater operational effectiveness and efficiency." Two core strategies for meeting this goal include:
Benchmarking best practices for the use of technology, setting baseline technological competencies and staffing levels to support those best practices.
Upgrading Blake's technological infrastructure to ensure system stability and greater effectiveness and efficiency.
Information and Technology Literacy benchmarks are defined for grades five, eight and twelve.
To learn more about our media literacy work and curriculum, please e-mail department chair David Boxer.
Lower School IS Faculty
LSBC - Joe Druskin
LSBC - Elaine Hove
LSHC - Paula Huddy
LSHC - William Watkins
Middle School IS Faculty
Maelene Krig
Jen Post
Adam Vatter
Upper School IS Faculty
Lizz Buchanan
Allen Hill
Dan Trockman
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