The Sylvia Charp Award
Mooresville Graded School District in North Carolina, USA, won the 2012 Sylvia Charp
Award for District Innovation in Technology. Presented jointly by THE Journal and ISTE
at ISTE’s annual conference and exposition, the award recognizes U.S. school
districts that exhibit effectiveness and innovation in the application of technology.
Winners demonstrate consistent district effectiveness, use of the NETS or a local
or statewide derivative of ISTE’s standards, effective and innovative technology
implementation, and commitment to participate in dissemination to and support
of other districts. For more information, visit iste.org/awards.
a daily basis, moving beyond mere
iciency in both scope and depth.
Tools for Collaborative Learning
xecute the Digital Conversion
gram, teachers and administrators
Angel, an online learning man-ment system with web 2.0 tools,
uding blogs, discussion forums,
is, chats, and email. They also use
ructional resources, such as Dis-ery Education, icurio, and Brain-P, extensively to meet the needs
tudents and keep them engaged.
use of digital tools has carved
path for an open, shared learning
ronment across its eight cames, fostering collaborative two-way
ning. For example, we encourage
ry student in grades 4–12 to cre-a digital portfolio. Students create
ects for display, such as movies,
gs, and art samples. They also con-creative materials to digital fors and then share them with their
rs, teachers, and parents across the
rict and community.
he Digital Conversion program
vides the tools for students and
hers to collaborate in new ways
extend learning beyond the class-m. For example, in early 2011 a
w day kept MGSD students home
m school with a large exam loom-for one class. Using Angel, the
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