TECHNOLOGY

At St. Helena School, we believe that technology should be incorporated into all areas of our academic curriculum. Technology is dynamic and we strive to keep up with the latest research on technology in education. Our technology lab provides students with the tools to participate in 21st Century Learning and allows them to expand on their knowledge of not only their academics, but the global world in which we now live. An important part of our technology education is internet safety and ethics, and how technology continues to affect our ever-changing world. All students navigate through Google Meets which is adapted as part of our learning instruction for both online and in class students. Students work in breakout rooms to foster collaboration between both classroom and remote students. 

Students engage in technology using Chromebooks, and Smartboards.  Classroom instruction is supported with some of the following learning tools: Google Classroom, Khan Academy, online textbooks, IXL, and MAP.

Pre-Kindergarten to Grade Two

Basic technology skills such as mouse manipulation, keyboarding, and website navigation is introduced in Pre-Kindergarten.  These skills are expanded upon and developed further as students advance in grade level. 

Grades Three to Five

Students work on a variety of Google Apps like Google Docs, Slides and Sheets.   Keyboarding skills continue and typing challenges are introduced. Digital Citizenship and a variety of open source apps are introduced to supplement the academic curriculum. 

Grades Six to Eight

In middle school, students work towards mastering the Google Apps advanced functions.  Students evaluate different app programs to determine which best fits the needs of their technology-based projects.