Greater+Saskatoon+Catholic+Schools



Director of Education: Bev Hanson Superintendent of Education: Brendan Bitz Information Technology Coordinator: Thomas Dyck Saskatoon Catholic Cyber School Administrator: Darren Cannell Education Technology Specialist: Kelli Boklaschuk

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 * High School **
 * 1) Students can start their courses at any time.
 * 2) Students have 150 calendar days to finish a course and can work on the course 24 hours, 7 days a week.
 * 3) ** Students can ** even take their final exams online.
 * 4) Students can achieve a regular grade 12 standing without ever stepping foot inside a brick and mortar high school.
 * 5) Students can easily upgrade marks needed for University.
 * 6) Allows students to experience the independence needed to succeed in post-secondary educational environments.
 * 7) The online courses and classroom allows students from a variety of different situations the opportunity to contribute actively in class discussions and complete courses.
 * 8) Hybrid courses to educators in other locations who would like to use the Cyber School courses to expand and enrich their own courses or to provide a course that may not be offered in a particular school.
 * 9) All students involved in Cyber School have access to an Online Chapel and Student Lounge monitored by our own Chaplain and school counselor.
 * 10) Over ** 3400 ** have taken Cyber School courses.
 * Cyber Planets- elementary School **
 * 1) Cyber Planets are for students in grade 2-8..
 * 2) Cyber Planets filter and categorize all activities and resources by grade and subject area.
 * 3) Cyber Planets include locally developed technology lessons using video audio and text.
 * 4) ** Grade 7 & 8 Cyber Planets include locally developed ** math resources.
 * 5) ** Over 3500 students use the Cyber Planets. **
 * Learning Communities **
 * 1) Learning Communities serve as a collection of useful resources for grade levels from kindergarten to grade 12.
 * 2) Learning Communities encompass all subjects; from Physical Education to Aboriginal/First Nations Education.
 * 3) The resources are for both online uses as well as printable copies for classroom use.
 * 4) ** There are over 85 participants in each of the over 40 Learning Communities. **
 * Blogs **
 * 1) SCCS is now hosting blogs for educators, schools and parishes
 * 2) Blogs allows for a simple way to communicate, via web site and or email, with students, parents and the community.
 * 3) SCCS Hosts image archives and time capsules in blog format
 * TADO (Teaching and Developing On-line) **
 * 1) ** Started by SCCS Staff in January 2005 **
 * 2) ** TADO's goal is to provide a location where K-12 online educators, developers and administrators can gather. **
 * 3) ** This virtual community offers environment conducive to communication, resource sharing and team building. **
 * 4) ** Currently the TADO has members from four different continents around the world. **
 * TADO PD Lounge **
 * 1) An on-line PD regarding educational technology integration and software tutorials. The Lounge offers guided and self-directed on-line courses. The lounge is open to educators around the world and is a partnership with other school divisions.
 * 2) To provide effective on-line pd for all educators using video and printable tutorials.
 * 3) To stop re-inventing the wheel and instead develop an community of sharing.