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Student access to information technology at TFS is a priority. The elementary grades primarily use Apple Macintosh computers while the senior grades use primarily Windows PC’s. There are over 400 computers available for student use throughout the entire school campus. There are laptops and LCD projectors available for loan on special projects. Each branch works in a networked environment and all are interconnected via the TFS network backbone.Wireless access coverage is also available at Mississauga, Junior and Senior School for school equipment. The School has 24 Smartboards across all Branches.

From PK to Grade 5, each classroom has a computer and there is access to a computer lab and a mobile computer lab. All students from Grade 2 onward have access to the Internet with Web content filtering. A TFS email account is also provided which can be accessed from any internet connection or networked school computer. The following software is available as a network resource.

PC

Mac

• Windows XP
• Microsoft Office 2007: Word, Powerpoint, Excel & Access
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• FirstClass (email)
• Destiny (Library catalogue access)
• Interactive Physics
• Pascal
• Photo Editor
• Géometrie
• Mathematica
• Geometer’s Sketch Pad
• Robo Lab
• Photoshop
• Inspiration
• Linguascope language learning
• Autograph
• Turnitin
• Yenka - Crocodile Physics
• Yenka - Crocodile Chemistry
• Sibelius
• ArcGIS - Geography

• MacOS X
• iLife: iWeb, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iTunes, Garage Band
• iWork: Pages, Keynote
• Safari, Firefox, Netscape Navigator
• FirstClass (email), iChat
• Kidspiration, Inspiration
• Photoshop Elements, KidPix
• Nvu, Netscape Composer
• Geometer’s Sketch Pad
• Comic Life
• Lego Robotics
• MS Office: Word, Powerpoint, Excel
• All the Right Type
• Linguascope language learning
• Turnitin

Special Facilities

There are a variety of special information technology facilities available at TFS:
• Computer graphics with digital animation, graphic art, audio manipulation
• Video editing workstations and digital video cameras
• Digital still cameras
• Classroom video projectors
• Roaming mobile wireless computer mini-lab
• RoboLab: Educational Robotic Systems
• Multi Media computer lab (Senior School)
• Computer-equipped Physics lab
• Interactive Smartboard Classrooms
• Subscriptions allowing access to a vast variety of knowledge bases & internet resources for staff and students