The School City of Hobart is composed of four elementary schools, Hobart Middle School and Hobart High School. The elementary schools are: Joan Martin, George Earle, Liberty, and Ridge View.
Each of our elementary school sites is very similar in the computer hardware
and software that is utilized for instructional purposes.
Each elementary school has two computer labs used by classes on a scheduled
basis (with Joan Martin using small clusters in the primary classrooms as
well). The labs are split into primary and intermediate levels to host grade
appropriate software and to ensure ample time to work on curricular projects.
In the labs there is a heavy emphasis on software that supports reading
and math curriculum including the encouragement of writing as a component
of the overall learning experience. Authoring software provides students
with multi-media capabilities to augment research and reporting skills.
Currently, each classroom is equipped with a Macintosh computer system primarily
for teacher use in word processing, grading, and presentation purposes.
Throughout the elementary schools will be found Apple IIe computers located
in classrooms that are used to complement the curriculum as well.
Joan Martin has a local-area backbone in place that consists of fiber optic
wiring to closets from the Media Center and 10BaseT Category 5 wiring from
the closets to the classroom. Each classroom has a minimum of one data drop
for the teacher and four for student usage. Students from Joan Martin enjoy
doing library searches from their classroom in addition to having access
to a variety of software from any station in the building permitted by their
Ethernet network. In addition, the network supports a CD server with seven
bays that can be accessed from any station in the building.
The Joan Martin technology center is truly the information hub for the entire
building. Located there is a media retrieval system that provides the capability
for each classroom to directly access satellite programming, VCR's, laser
disks, CD-Interactive, and video floppies via broadband coaxial cabling.
In addition the technology center is the home of the phone (voice) system
that provides phone access in every classroom permitting effective communication
between the school and homes in the form of voice mail and homework hotline.
Finally, the technology center is the central distribution point for the
computer (data) network.
Joan Martin will begin the 1996-1997 school year with a frame relay circuit
to Hobart High School to permit a gateway to the Internet.
Joan Martin students will be featured in the 1996 September issue of School
PC/Family PC . .
The remaining elementaries are networked using AppleTalk. There is phone
access in every classroom permitting effective communication between the
school and homes in the form of voice mail and homework hotline.
The middle school has two labs consisting of 30 Macintosh computers each
on an AppleTalk network used by classes on a sign-up basis to supplement
the curriculum. Hobart Middle School has Apple IIe computers located in
classrooms to use in extending the curriculum. Also, there is a lab of Apple
IIGS computers that was obtained through an art grant used primarily to
teach programming concepts and the creation of computer based art. The music
department has a 28 station Yamaha synthesizer/MIDI lab. The physical education
curriculum utilizes heart rate monitors in addition to software about the
human body. The science curriculum applies laser disk technology to aid
in interactive studies. Finally, the middle school has a mini-lab of Macintosh
computers used in the industrial arts.
Hobart Middle School students will be featured in the 1996 September issue
of School PC/Family PC . .
Hobart High School has a wide-area backbone in place that consists of
fiber optic wiring to closets from the Media Center and 10BaseT Category
5 wiring from the closets to the classroom. Each classroom has a minimum
of one data drop for the teacher and four for student usage. Currently,
each classroom is equipped with a 486 Windows 95 based computer system primarily
for teacher use in word processing, grading, and presentation purposes.
The high school has an Ethernet networked lab with Windows 95 multi-media
stations for classes to schedule curriculum projects. Also, there is a DOS
lab for teaching writing, and a DOS lab for keyboarding. High school drafting
students have the opportunity to work in a drafting (CAD) lab complete with
a large plotter.
High school art students work on Macintosh computers creating computer art
that may even contain scanned images and video components.
The high school media center is truly the information hub for the entire
building. Located there is a video retrieval system that provides the capability
for each classroom to directly access satellite programming, VCR's, laser
disks, CD-Interactive, and video floppies via broadband coaxial cabling.
In addition the media center is the home of the phone (voice) system that
provides phone access in every classroom permitting effective communication
between the school and homes in the form of voice mail and homework hotline.
Finally, the media center is the central distribution point for the computer
(data) network.
The high school has a state-of-the-art video production studio as well that
uses production quality video cameras, video mixing equipment, and a Video
Toaster 4000 to create a full range of special effects. Students create
weekly video news for broadcast by the local cable television company.
Hobart High School will begin the 1996-1997 school year with a T1 line providing
Internet access to teachers and students.
The status of our high school as a state-of-the-art facility is underscored
by the fact that we have visitations by educators and vendors from throughout
the nation. Additionally, Hobart High School has been featured in magazines
such as Technological Horizons in Education (T.H.E.).