TVS T E C H N O L O G Y A N D I N N O V A T I O N
RESHAPING RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP FOR NOW AND THE FUTURE EILEEN FORD, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
While the Middle School Technology Committee launched just over a year and a half ago, it already has had an impact on the community with its members’ enthusiasm and thoughtfulness. Students on the committee assist with technology projects around the School, including piloting new apps for their classes, creating instructional videos, and helping to set up and troubleshoot devices. Volunteers even came in over the summer to help set up our Lower School iPads and our yearbook and photography iMac lab in the Upper School!
Middle School Technology Committee members: Top L-R: John-Patrick Lane, Micah Price, Tyler Timson, Graham Corder. Charlie DeMoss, Jac Crumley Bottom L-R: Max Malloy, Samantha Young, Thomas Kostohryz, Kiersten Price, Luke Yager Not pictured: Adam Ostrinsky, Wyatt Strong, Jonathan Washington.
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This year, as we prepared to update the Middle School Responsible Use Policy, the committee was a natural fit to shape this policy for the way Middle School students agree to use technology. In keeping with the TVS mission of intelligent citizenship, the students on the committee were asked, “What does it look like to be an intelligent citizen in the digital space?” Their answers to this question were the start of the new Middle School Responsible Use Policy that articulates what students say they will do with technology. While there are a few “will not” and “do not” statements, each