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Technology a part of daily life for students
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books are being refreshed this year,
with teachers having a choice of a Mac-
Book Air or MacBook Pro. New iPad
and laptop and notebook carts are also
planned.”
The Lovett School also has an arse
nal of technology in the classroom, ac
cording to spokeswoman Jen Sargin-
son.
All middle and upper school students
and their teachers have laptops.
Colleen Claude, Dean of Instruc
tional Technology at The Westmin
ster Schools, said technology makes
up 6.6 percent of the school’s bud
get, and like many of the other
schools, the classrooms are outfit
ted with smart boards. She said the
school also has a one-to-one laptop
CHRISTOPHER
BOWMAN
JUNIOR
MARIST SCHOOL
“We definitely have a lot of access to technology in our classes at Marist be
cause the administration makes sure that teachers are adapting their styles
to the future of the classroom and the needs of each incoming generation
technologically. In many of my classes, we’ve used the school’s tablets for
chat discussions, online articles, or essay writing, and personally I also use my
home computer or Marist’s computer lab daily for schoolwork, laying out the
school newspaper, etc. There will be a lot more technology use next year,
too, as we introduce a new tablet program for each student, in addition to
the pre-existing smart boards in the classrooms. We already have the option
of using our own devices in class, but I’ve never taken advantage of that.”
program for students.
Mount Vernon Presbyterian School is
a “completely wireless campus,” and ev- “One of our goals is to keep costs
ery upper school student has a laptop. down for our families while expanding
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We’re an elementary school. We educate young children. We give
them the solid academic foundation upon which all future learning is
based. We teach them respect, kindness and compassion. We prepare
them for the world as it is and give them confidence in their ability to
make their mark on it.
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