Students at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School utilize technology in a variety of methods. We have a state-of-the-art computer lab allowing students to have weekly technology classes. Our focused technology curriculum, which begins in Kindergarten, emphasizes overall computer competency and teaches Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. All students have access to a computer; K-5 have Chromebooks and 6-8 have laptops.
Teachers also create valuable data by doing weekly online testing in reading via their Wit & Wisdom program for grades K-5 and a web-based writing program for grades 6-8. In the classroom, iPads are utilized as well as portable PC labs.
Technology is incorporated in our curriculum in the following ways:
Our media center boasts a technology room with corporate grade video conferencing capabilities. Students and staff can use Skype, Zoom, Teams and many other livestream platforms. It also can provide video access to worldwide facilities, which allows for real-time class instruction from prestigious locations, including the Smithsonian Institution, Ford’s Theater, and much more. Through this technology, students will have the opportunity to interact with missionaries around the globe, including interactive question and answer sessions with prominent leaders.
With a full-time media and IT specialist, our school offers:
Students visit the Media Center once a week to browse and check out books from the library, which contains well over 10,000 books from many different genres.
Blended Learning combines the best of online learning with traditional teaching. Individualized instruction and progress monitoring via computer is translated into daily classroom instruction by the teacher. The student works at his or her own level through technology and web-based programs with a focus on reading and math.