Technology Services

The purpose of Dare County Schools Classroom Technology Standards is to identify the equipment required to turn a traditional classroom into a 21st Century Classroom.  The goals of these standards are as follow:

• Installed technology should interfere as little as possible with non-technology uses of the classroom
• Faculty members should be able to operate the educational technology systems without the assistance of a technician
• Technology installed in the classrooms should improve the learning, participation, and delivery of instruction to the students

Dare County Schools has identified three different sizes of classrooms.  The first classroom is a Full Classroom and is defined as a room that will seat 18 or more students.  The second classroom is a Half Classroom and  is defined as a room that will seat 5 to 15 students.  The final classroom size is a Resource Classroom and is defined as a classroom that will seat less than 5 students.  The standards are broken down by classroom size and are listed below:

Standard Equipment in a Full Classroom and Half Classrooms

• An Interactive Panel or Ceiling Mounted Projector - Projector should be 2500 lumens or better and no further than 12 feet from the projection wall
• VOIP Telephone - Telephone can be placed in classroom or in a office
• Network Connection - All classrooms should have a minimum of 6 network connections per classroom  
• Laptop Computers - The standard number of computers is 4 for grades K-1.

Standard Equipment in a Resource Classroom

• Projector on a cart or Wall-mounted TV- Projector should be 2500 lumens or better and no further than 12 feet from the projection wall
• VOIP Telephone - Telephone can be placed in classroom or in a office

The Digital Resource Product Library displays DCS-reviewed digital tools. 

Tools are listed alphabetically and include an approval status. Use the filter option to view by approval status or the search bar to search for a specific tool. As resources are reviewed, this library will be updated to reflect changes in the status of a resource. If a tool is not listed in the Digital Resource Product Library, it has not been reviewed.

DCS staff will continue to access the Digital Resource Product Library for teachers. This view is for families only.

Please contact Holly King, DCS Director of Technology, for support.