The computer lab program is designed to develop lifelong users of technology. Students learn to use computers as a tool. The program attempts to provide a seamless integration of technology with the classroom curriculum. Specifically, the following skills are taught: general computer knowledge, keyboarding, word processing, information literacy, presentation skills, and computer lab etiquette.

Students in grades 1-5 visit the lab once a week. Kindergartners come in smaller groups every other week. The computer classes begin with a mini lesson on either a skill or with a program that the students are learning in order to further their classroom skills and experiences. After the short lesson, the students work individually or in small groups at a computer. There are 20 student computers (eMacs) available and one color printer to serve the students’ needs. In the classrooms there are computers available and students save their work to the network server so that they can access it from any computer on campus. In the lab classroom the students work on CD-ROMS, programs from our server, or the Internet.

The older students do research assigned by their classroom teacher. The younger students do skill work and projects that coordinate with their curriculum.