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TechFiles By Stan Eiias Hail alma mater, Microsoft HS! By Teresa A. Martin This month, an interest- ing new concept school opened up in Philadelphia. The School of the Future, designed by Microsoft , is taking a new look at learn- ing. The WestPhillyschoolhas no textbooks. No paper.No #2 lead. In a grand social experiment, this school is assigning students digital tablets and laptop comput- ers, using digital multi-me- dia content for textbooks, and embedding smart swipe cards for opening lockers. It is also trying to change the learning culture, bring- ing to the school a sense of the entrepreneurial culture and drive that created Mi- crosoft and our innovation economy. While we might not have a Microsoft High School on Cape Cod, we do have one of Microsoft' s own elite group of education advi- sors among us in the form of Kathy Schrock, Admin- istrator for Technology for the Nauset School District and creator of the Discovery Channel's Guide for Educa- tors,http://school.discovery. com/schrockguide/. I was fortunate enough to spend some time with her and learn abit more about what both Massachusetts and the Cape are workingon to bring schools intothe 21st century -and to belie the myth that Cane school are somehow off the technology map. It's really easy to get swayed by gee-whiz smart cards for student lockers and a table computer in every backpack. You hear about cool hardware and just sort of assume that lots of spiffy tools means a school is at the top of the techno-heap. But stop for a moment and think about the nature of education -or of any ap- plication for that matter. The tools are only as good as the way they are imple- mented. As Schrock says, "You can have all the best technology in the work, but ifyou don't know how to use it to support teaching and learning, it doesn't' really add value." The goal across the Com- monwealth is not to focus just on what a school owns but also on how it gets used. Turns out each school dis- trict in this stateisrequired to produce a Technology Plan and also identify the level of comfort and compe- tency teachers have withthe tools at hand. Student-to- computer ratioisimportant, but so is ability to work with the tools as instructional tools. There are lots of ways to build that comfort level and, as with any organization , there 's a fair amount of variation among members and their abilities. Districts built the teacher knowledge inan assortment ofways. For CONTINUED ON PAGE A:11 Warehouses near construction at airport and industrial park By Paul Gauvin pgauvin@barnstablepatriot.com Twomore commercialbuildingsshould be popping up from Hyannis industrial land soon, one at 755Independence Drive in the industrial park and another on leased airport land on Mary Dunn Way, just north of Route 28. Both developments, within wellhead protection areas, received tentative ap- proval from site plan review two weeks ago. Despite some questions remaining on storm water runoff and fire preven- tion, building commissioner Tom Perry said the projects could be approved administratively after technicalities are ironed out with the appropriate town and fire departments. The airport development at 130 Mary Dunn Way involves 93,000 square feet of vacant land leased from the Barnstable Municipal Airport by MarineLumber Co. of 130 Mary Dunn Way. Marine Lumber,in Hyannis since 1982, is in the last building at the east end of Mary Dunn Way, which is blocked by a gated airport fence. The fence will be relocated to accommodate thenew build- ing, which willbe adjacent to the lumber company's three-bay facility. Robert Gazaille,Marine Lumberowner, said after the meetingonlyapermit from the FAA remains and he'U be ready to beginconstruction of a9,945-square-foot metalwarehouse where lumberand other home products headed for Nantucket will be temporarily stored while await- ing shipment. The building, although close, is under the 10,000- square-foot threshold re- quired for Cape Cod Commissionreview. The Commission in aletter dated March 27 determined adevelopment of regional impact review was not required. Donald Chase, of the Hyannis Fire District's fire prevention office, spent considerable time during the hearing ensuringthat every precautionwasbeing taken under new federal guidelines to prevent fire and improve quick access to any area of the building by fire apparatus in the event of a blaze. There was a suggestion that sprinkler systemsalsobe installed on outside walls as wellasinside that would allowoutside storage closer to the building, and that sufficient space between stacksoflumber be assured for access by a fire engine to any spot in the building. Chase said apparatus required 15feet while the plan caUs for 20 feet between stacks, more than assuring access. In a discussion on the amount of volatile materials that might be stored there, GazaiUe said mostly it would be paint and most of that would be acrylic rather than ofi-based. He also saidunder questioningthat one of the storage bays in his facility would be moved to the new building and two bays, rather than one currently,would be dedicated to aviation purposes. The other project proposed by JDJ Housing Development,LLC, at 755 Inde- pendence Drive involves a 21,120 square foot warehouse/showroom building with 3,800 square feet of outdoor storage, also in a well protection overlay area. Minor concerns withthat project came from healthdepartment director Thomas McKean and others over sufficient storm water runoff. Additional or expanded swales were suggested along with other devices to assure sufficient drainage. For the layman, aswaleis aman-made landscape feature typicaUy consisting of a vegetated (flowers and shrubbery), CONTINUED ON PAGE A:11 atfje Barnstable patriot values our subscribers. That 's why we are happy to offer j £ f v^» Geraldine A. Crocker of ^r-~-ir^^, >- W. 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After three years, she wanted to return to Cape Cod, and when she arrived, she asked herself a business question: "What did Los Angeles have that the Cape didn't?" The answer: A comprehensive spa for men and women. "They're just about on every corner in Los Ange- les," she said. There followed a market study, she said, and when asked if the market study was "a go," she replied, "I'm open, aren't I?" Now, following a year of battles with Town Hall, the Centerville native over- sees a high-ceilinged, lushly-appointed penthouse (for Hyannis, that's third floor) spa and fitness studio at 259 North St. where, in her own words, "We strive to help the client achieve the balance of physical shape, a radiant healthy body and clear mind," via more than 70 fitness classes a week and a "complete spa service." She signed a lease back in 2004 but because the town at the time didn't allow third floor occupancy (even though there were already a few in the downtown area) she says she had to battle Town Hall until she finally was able to open the business in February of this year. And that occurred as new zoning approved by the town council allowed the Hyannis downtown area to rise to new heights. The municipal battles behind her, Hiller, now 28, said she has 16 employ- ees offering some 850 clients a variety of services that can take one on a journey from a fitness session to what Hiller describes as "customized relax- ation therapy (that) will renew their body, senses and attitude." That includes Botox and Restylane procedures provided by Dr. Bill Gross- man. Botox is a trade name for a prep- aration of botulinum toxin that treats muscle spasms in the neck among other things but also has a cosmetic aside that, in layman's terms, removes facial wrinkles. While the fitness classes can be purchased individually,from $7 to $15 CONTINUED ON PAGE A:10 North Street hosts L.A.-style spa