Technology

Lorenzo Walker Institute and Technical High School is proud to offer extensive access, for both students and teachers, to industry-standard, 21st-century technology tools.

• Over 300 computers are available throughout the campus for students to use to do class work, research on the Internet and remediate academic skills
• Laptops are available for adult students in the media center/cafe area for Internet access for instructional research and access to e-mail, and are provided one-to-one to all students in the technical high school
• The entire campus has a wireless-accessible Wide Area Network, so anyone can simply bring a laptop and connect to the Internet for research and e-mail
• Video projection systems, mimio boards, and document cameras in all classrooms allow for projects, presentations, instructional modeling, and interactive 'smart board' access for all
• iPODS allow teachers to record lectures that can be placed on the Internet as podcasts. Students can download podcasts if they were absent or simply need to hear the presentation again, and can create their own podcasts for course assignments
• Interactive "clicker" technology (think of the audience participation in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"!) allows teachers to ask students questions and to which they individually respond, providing the teacher with immediate feedback regarding student comprehension
• Do you blog, wiki, or create podcasts? LWIT and LWTHS embrace Web 2.0 and continue both professional development and technology acquisition in order to provide the most interactive, engaging education possible
• The Health Science computer lab allows students to utilize the Medical Manager for electronic recording keeping, Virtual Clinical Excursions for assessments and charting, and Assessment Technologies WEB based application to prepare for licensure. A state-of-the-art human baby simulator brings our programs to the cutting edge of current health care education!
• A computer lab in our automotive program allows students to engage in automotive simulations where they are required to diagnose problems and implement repairs
• Two fully-equipped business labs prepare students as accountants, administrative assistants, and legal or medical administrative specialists
• Need to know the cost of a recipe or its nutritional analysis? In culinary we have the software that can do just that.
• Do you want to make a movie? In our 9th grade technology class students are using Maya 3D animation software to do just that. Other applications such as Premiere Pro and Rhino further enhance their technology education.
• Need to create a WEB site? Our students are using the most popular WEB publishing software, Studio8, which includes DreamWeaver, Fireworks and Flash.
• A computerized Assessment Center is available for students to take the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE).
• Need to work on your skills in reading, mathematics or language? A complete computer lab, staffed with teachers and tutors, will assist you in bringing up your basic skills. Remediation software is also available for student access on every computer station throughout the campus

The Technology Departmentcoordinates with each department to acquire both hardware and softwareto support their instructional programs. Itkeeps abreastof emerging technologies and how these can be used to enhancetheseprograms. We provide on site technical and instructional support via an extensive team which includes Felipe Gaviria, our Technology Manager, Bob Dallmann, Coordinator of Workforce Education and Technology, and recent graduate Jerome Pershing. Under their supervision, students enrolled in our computer technology classes also provide limited technical assistance, providing additional support to the campus and valuable real-world experiences for the students.