A High Tech World Could Come to Cortland
By: Ryan Dean
Cortland High School may soon be making a name itself in the high-tech world. The district is looking to bring state-of-the-art video software used by world premier athletes into the classroom.
District Superintendent, Laurence Spring, said "Having our kids exposed to some cutting edge technologies and business models I think is some of the best education we can offer them."
The high-tech learning will be provided by DARTFISH Video Software Solutions. Its product has been used by major league baseball and on NBC during the Olympics.
DARTFISH USA President, Victor Bergonzoli, said "DARTFISH is entering as well as into the education world for physics teaching, art, video, and science in general where video plays an essential role."
Cortland Physics teacher James Overhiser got a first-hand look at how the program can be implemented into his science classes.
"What it has the capability of doing, connecting the video and real life stuff with the mechanics you always teach in physics,” Overhiser said. “It's the thing physics teachers have been waiting for all there lives."
The president of DARTFISH says he's eager to form a relationship with Cortland High School because of the education offered there and it's near Cortland State. The college is already using the software and serves as a training ground for the product.
Daniel DePerno, SUNY Cortland Assistant Professor of Sport Management, said "In order to fully learn any topic it is beneficial to see what you're doing and analyze it on digital video. Dartfish provides a tool to do that, whether you're teaching, learning or doing research."