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Every
morning at Newfane Intermediate School the students take a few
minutes to watch and listen to the morning announcements
broadcast over the Newfane Television Network. The
announcers, who are assisted by Robyn Wolf, Dean of Students,
read the latest school news, give the lunch menu, announce
birthdays and in general help the entire school start the day
in a special way.
Announcing
the news at Newfane Intermediate are (l to r) Caitlyn
Matalavage and Hope Schwartz |
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The Newfane Television Network elevates instructional technology to
a new level by integrating digital and analog media into the
classroom through a simple web browser interface. The network gives
teachers access to and control over a wide range of educational
media resources including: VHS tapes, DVDs, cable channels, video
broadcasts from anywhere within the school district, a district-wide
video bulletin board, and individual building video bulletin
boards. Teachers now have the additional flexibility of integrating
their laptop computers with the video system. |
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Newfane High School Junior, Alex Moskal, operates a camera in
preparation for the broadcast of the school's morning
announcements |
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Utilizing the Newfane Television network in a classroom |
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In
the district’s buildings the following cable channels are dedicated
to various media usage: |
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Channels 2-22 |
Basic cable TV |
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Channels 23-30 |
Educational cable channels such
as the Health Channel, History Channel, Learning Channel, and
C-SPAN |
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Channels 31-72 |
Dedicated VCR and DVD usage;
channels for teachers to show educational programs |
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Channels 73-88 |
Channels which allow teachers to
access other education media sources such as computers |
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Channel 89 |
District-wide informational
bulletin board |
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Channel 90 |
District-wide live broadcast
channel |
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Channel 91 |
High School live broadcast
channel |
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Channel 92 |
Middle School/Intermediate
School live broadcast channel |
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Channel 93 |
Elementary School live broadcast
channel |
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Channel 96 |
High School bulletin board |
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Channel 97 |
Middle School/Intermediate
school bulletin board |
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Channel 102 |
Newfane Early Childhood
Center Bulletin Board |
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Channel 103 |
Newfane Elementary bulletin
board |
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The Newfane Television Network has only been “on–line” since January
2002. Students and staff will continue to benefit from the
network’s flexibility as it evolves in the future. |
