Technology
Starting with the 2006–07 school year, all staff members at Barnstable High School were given new Lenovo R60 laptop computers running Windows XP Professional. Most class rooms now have SMARTBoards. The school also uses the Moodle Course Management System and the SchoolDude online work order distribution program. Starting with the 2009-10 school year, the Barnstable High School ordered a multitude of new iMacs for use in its television production studios, which broadcast locally on local Public-access television cable TV channel 22. Along with the upgrade of the production studio come over 20 new Canon 1080 HD camcorders along with Manfrotto tripods,studio and portable lighting kits, and shotgun, lapel, and wireless (UHF) microphones to be used both in the studio and out in the field.
The High School also features a technology help desk, where students are given the opportunity to learn about the repair and maintenance of school computer and information technology systems. In the 2009-10 school year, a multitude of new 21st century multimedia courses were introduced. One of the primary goals of these courses is to video, edit, and produce content to be shown on Barnstable local access channel 22.
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