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The Technology Help Desk is staffed Monday - Friday from 7:45 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. It is located in MS 5 (first door off the hallway in Middle School). In the event a student's machine needs to be sent off-site for repairs a loaner machine will be issued to them. If you need additional assistance please contact/e-mail Michelle Snow - 504-736-9981. TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS: All students in Middle and Upper School are required to have a school identified tablet loaded with specific software, and a 4 year accidental-damage warranty that have been purchased from our vendor CDWG. TABLET ORDERING UPDATES... Our technology offerings for the 2010- 2011 school year have not been identified yet. We hope to post our vendor's site with all the information by mid April. All units will come loaded with the required school software and 4 year accidental- damage warranty. Please check back then for all the particulars.
All Lower School classrooms have desktop computers and several have interactive boards and mounted projectors. Capitalizing on the fact that students spend their recreational time playing with handheld game devices, PALM Pilots were introduced to students in grades 3- 5. Now, with the introduction of NEO2s, our third and fourth grade students will learn keyboarding and word processing skills in their classrooms, aiding in the integration of technology into their daily lives. Our fifth grade students will begin the year using Palm Pilot for activities in spelling, reading, creative writing, math and social studies. The portability of this technology is perfect for our older Lower School students. Tablet technology, added to the mix in the fifth grade classrooms, compliments the technology utilized in the Middle and Upper School. A computer lab, located in the Lower School, is stocked with HP desktops, an interactive board, mounted projector, and color laser printer. This resource is utilized on a weekly basis by students in grades PK -Fifth. The 1 – to – 1 Technology Initiative in grades 9 – 12 is entering its third year. St. Martin’s decision to go with tablet technology stems from our commitment to help students identify their particular learning style and then to equip them with strategies and tools to make their learning experience positive and rewarding. Students may choose to use the stylus in a handwritten format which is then digitized into various software programs, the built-in recorder, or for those that key information quickly, an attached keyboard. In conclusion, tablet technology addresses the learning styles of all of our students, and is the superior tool for integration technology and curriculum in the classroom. Like our teachers, our students are equipped with technology that aids them in their learning process. In the past, a student’s world consisted of their classroom. However, with the advent of the Internet and wireless technology, the world is now the student’s classroom. St. Martin’s is a totally wireless environment that employs a state of the art Internet filtering system that is continually monitored and updated.
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