In Katherine Romano’s article she introduces the concept of “webcentricity” and defines it as “using the Internet and technology to support a school’s teaching and learning environment.” Celebrations school, founded in 1996, in Florida actually uses this educational technology philosophy as the basis of their curriculum design.
The schools staff includes an Instructional Technology Specialist and a seven-person technology team, which includes an in-house, live Help Desk that kids can call when they’re having technical problems. Scott Muri, the Instructional Technology Specialist says, “I want kids to see technology like they see a pencil; it’s something that you pick up and use for a purpose and put it down and move on. It’s a tool t
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