News Flashes: SharePoint, Arbor Day, William J. Sacco Math Awards
Hope Kelly, Rebecca Driver, Cole Alban, Managing Editor, Copy Editor, Managing Editor
March 26, 2013
Filed under Local News, News Flashes
Teachers convert to new SharePoint For the 2013-2014 school year, teachers will be required to switch from their current SharePoint site, where students can view assignments, get course documents, and send documents to their teachers through drop box, to a newer, more convenient version. According... Read more »
Pro v. Con: Technological transition will result in student disadvanges
Kailey Tracy, Copy Chief
February 15, 2013
Filed under Opinion, Pro V Con
This is the con argument on JC advancing from tablet laptops to tablets/ipads. To view the pro click here. Game over. The option to restart flashes across the screen. In only a matter of seconds, a new game of Temple Run is launched, rather than a new set of Spanish notes. If the technology department... Read more »
Technology Department tests new network monitoring program
Martha Schick, Managing Editor
May 17, 2012
Filed under News, News Flashes
YouTube is available on and off, students are required to log in to the internet, and websites are blocked and unblocked depending on the day. This is due to the temporary replacement of SonicWall MS8 3100 with Cymphonix Network Composer as the program that controls the flow of traffic on JC’s wireless... Read more »
What do you think of using technology in the classroom?
April 4, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Students and teachers react to the use of technology in the classroom. “I don’t like technology in the classroom because it’s too distracting.” -Freshman Lauren Glase “It’s definitely easier to keep track of homework and notes, but at times it can also be very distracting.” -Freshman... Read more »
Staff Ed: JC needs to cut down on paper usage and warm up to technology
March 15, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Staff Ed: The Patriot Perspective, Staff opinion
Although JC has implemented the use of laptops in the classroom, the attempts at going green should not stop here. JC claims to be a green school, but with the amount of paper that still gets thrown in the trash every day, this status is hard to believe. Even though there are recycling bins all around... Read more »
Brain Droppings: Administration’s response to Twitter scandal lacks backbone
Scott Novak, Opinion Editor
February 10, 2012
Filed under Brain Droppings
The actions of the administration concerning the recent Twitter scandal are, to quote William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Though the administration took disciplinary action, that indeed signifies nothing as far as addressing the real problem is concerned. The... Read more »
Senior laptops show consistent problems
Haley Lynch, Photo Editor
November 24, 2009
Filed under News
The laptops used by seniors, the pioneering class of the Tablet PC program, have presented consistent problems regarding hardware. According to Technology Help Desk Coordinator Joseph Vitucci, two major problems arise in senior laptops. The first problem, said Vitucci, is that the AC port is dysfunctional.... Read more »