Technology at St. John is integrated into the classrooms and curriculum.
All classrooms have computers that are Internet connected. The library has additional Internet stations.
Teachers use computers to communicate with each other, record grades, and generate progress reports.
Students use the computers to enhance the traditional curriculum, write reports and presentations, and research topics.
Recent additions to the technology program include interactive whiteboards which were addedd to most classrooms kindergarten through eighth grade beginning in September 2008.
Internet Use/Safety
All students are taught Internet safety rules that can be applied to home as well as school use of computers. No student has Internet access without supervision.
Students in the primary grades are introduced to the world of technology by learning simple operating procedures such as opening and closing documents using a mouse.
Classrooms have software to support reading and math. All students participate in Accelerated Reader, a computer-based reading comprehension program.
St. Johns Technology Goals are: to organize, teach and assess the students for the following Technology EALRs:
Kindergarten
Computer literacy and navigate computer using the mouse, keyboarding, word processing, and the use of art elements on the computer like Kidpix or Hyperstudio.
First Grade
Basic computer management skills, keyboarding, word processing, interaction with the Internet and use of graphics and art in their documents using Kidpix or Hyperstudio.
Second Grade
Computer literacy and file management skills, keyboarding, word processing, spreadsheet, Interact with the Internet, presentation skills and draw and manipulate graphics.
Third Grade
Computer literacy including selecting printer and logging onto network, keyboarding, word processing, spreadsheets, multimedia presentation skills using Hyperstudio, Internet searching and independent use of graphics.
Fourth Grade
Computer literacy including selecting printer and logging onto network, keyboarding skills, more in depth word processing, desktop publishing skills, i.e. newsletter, spreadsheets, use of graphics and layout, multimedia presentation skills using Hyperstudio, and Internet searching
Fifth Grade
Computer literacy including selecting printer and logging onto network, keyboarding skills, more in depth word processing and formatting skills, spreadsheets and graphing, use of graphics and layout, multimedia presentation skills using Powerpoint, Internet research and downloading of graphics, and introduction of Web page development.
Our goal is to teach all the basic technology skills by the end of fifth grade. This will allow the 6th – 8th grade students to be independent users of technology in the Junior high classrooms.
Sixth Grade-Eighth Grade
Computer literacy such as navigational and file management skills, keyboarding, use of graphics and layout to create Newsletters using Word. Internet research and downloading of graphics, spreadsheets, multimedia presentation using Appleworks or Powerpoint, Web page development.
