Technology

Technology

 Essential Question: How is technology affecting the learning process?

Technology is integrated across the curriculum in Grades PreK-8. Technology activities build on prior knowledge of software and Internet use. 

Students in Grade 5 have been assigned a Saint Mary Google email account. This email account is strictly for school use. Students will use a Chromebook and access class assignments found in the Grade 5 Google Classrooms. 

Students in grade 5 have a weekly technology class.

The following is a sampling of technology use and is subject to change based on new applications and curriculum.

• Internet safety
• Typing drills
• Word processing using Google Docs; insert clipart or picture, increase or decrease size, reposition graphic on the page
• Creating reports using Google Slides
• Internet research using search engines and/or teacher approved websites or online encyclopedia
• Curriculum supported websites for social studies, language arts, math and/or science
• Introduction to Google Sheets
• Students continue to advance to a higher level of coding using www.code.org
• STEM activities