| The goal of the St. Stephen of Hungary School Technology Program is to provide teachers and students with tools to extend the core curriculum. At St. Stephen of Hungary School, we do not teach technology per se, but provide opportunities for students to interact more individually and constructively with their subjects including Science, Social Studies, Math, Language Arts and Religion.
The school offers technology to its faculty and students in several different ways. We have a lab that is available to teachers and classes on a sign up basis, a laptop cart for in-class use, and computers in individual classrooms and the library. SmartBoards are coming into the school and allow for whole class use of the Internet and technology. The entire building is connected via the school’s wireless network and has Internet access.
We use technology in more and more areas of teaching and learning. Every Wednesday, a Technology Coach is onsite to support teachers in planning and using the school's technology resources. Activities include research and other projects or Math reinforcement for the upper grades. Lower grades extend their work on literacy skills or number concepts using software or Internet sites.
Early Childhood students Pre-Kindergarten (3/4 year olds) utilize the Earobics Literacy Launch program. This interactive software helps students build literacy skills including blending sounds and rhyming. The students work daily in the classroom and adjoining library on individual computers for ten minute sessions per child.
The school uses several language and Math software programs that cover grades K-8. St. Stephen of Hungary School has partnered with Educate LLC to have a Technology Coach onsite because integrating technology into the curriculum is an ongoing process.
The Educate LLC website also provides links to additional educational content that can be used at home for further reinforcement. We encourage parents and students to take advantage of these Bookmarks. St. Stephen of Hungary School believes that incorporating technology into its everyday world will produce better prepared students for today’s ever changing world. |