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B8 Georgetown Acton Wednesday Jan 1963 conservation A conservation award has been Authority wants names of people or groups the name erf Ralph Sherwood on of in the watershed who hare shown Interest in members who founded the IS conservation over the yean Hie Mile Creek Conservation Authority now known as the Hal ton Region Conservation Authority Councillor Miller a member of the Author seeking nomination for the award He told Hal ton Hills council the HAPPY FROM WARDER WELCOME BACK TO EWE LEVELS BRTGUN EUROPE THIS SUMMER 4 gob van Were listening agency LP 4576624 Georgetown market place 8770138 nations will be submitted to the HRCA who will choose the award winner Ralph Sherwood who retired Last year from the Authority served voluntarily or many years He was also reeeof Puslinch for several Board considers 1987 computer literacy plan CAPITAL FORD SALES R AMESES TV A PRINT PUBLISHING If you bus nan cards with your and s RAMESES SAVE TIME REDUCE COSTS s Le us hop you a you Specialists Cafiua today it 8775829 ftemembe Ramose the that you mote 103 Main SL Downtown BatwOTO Warts Mm ft Restaurant Every student in will have access to computers by 1987 if a long term plan accepted Board of Education next month a special meeting of the board In Burlington last Wednesday evening trustees learned that a proposed plan from the Computer Advisory Committee calls for each elementary school to have three to six microcomputers by 1987 for a total of computers This would bring the number of students who will access to the machines up to from the present TOO Harold chairman of the com mittee told the trustees At the secondary school level said each school lab with crocomputers and two printers for a total of computers This would bring student access to IS from The goal of the plan is for all students to have computer literacy within so that they are familiar with the machines and have the confidence to use them Staff will also be expected to acquire computer Board employee Bob Williams po out under the plan all students will have computer literacy by the time they reach grade which will help them to be more efficient In their other subjects He nqtcd It Is hoped to start grades and G on computers as soon as ble so that within every student will have up to an hour of time on the computers In 1384 Williams sad the staff 11 take a hard Took at computers available for those kindergarten to grade 3 also Esqueslng trustee How wondered the schools which have purchased com puters from fund ra activities would be penalized and not rcce any more com from board funds He was told by a committee member the present computers would be no red when the me comes to allocate Acton trustee Arlene Bruce questioned how computers could be used at the tary level As on example Williams noted the child with a poor memory could rece vo feedback from the computer when tested It can also be used for speed reading Former Robert vice Larry told Bruce that each student will have access to the machines and not Just the ones who are the most comfortable with the computers Bruce asked how the teachers would be able to keep track of the students progress stressed that at the elementary leiel computers axe not going to be taught as a program He did however note that there are incidents where the computer stores the students progress and tells the teacher Trustee Elaine wanted to know what would happen If the board only proved part of the five year plan and not everything She said that the school board m not be able to afford computer teraey by the end of grade 8 but by grade 13 Garry Cross man administrative Liaison of the computer advisory committee said that much to the chagrin of the elementary level staff would have to be accepted But he said stud have indicated that the best use of the computers la at the elementary ieiel rather than secondary hinted board may not be able to deal with it the five year proposal all we may have to pick and choose Milton trustee Iva Armstrong wondered how elementary students would be able to use the board properly when they learn it until secondary school Bra pointed out the students can learn keyboard themselves from computers Armstrong also pointed out in the past the school board has purchased three com liters that we thought would be the an swer until the end of lime and then later found them to be outdated before they were used He was assured by a member of the advisory committee that the proper com have been selected this time and that they expand for future application Armstrong wondered if the office staff could use the computers while they sat idle lie was told the office staff would need a more advanced computer The avcragi life expectancy of a com Is years according to Bralhwaite I Piece Contemporary Bedroom Suite SAVE 23 1 6 Drawer Double Pedestal Desk Queen Size Bed Sofas 188 I RCA Colour Portable TV Name Brand 14 Colour Portable TV Sanyo VCR Unit I Et item complete SALE bargains on inventories Iliu 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