Technology

Our school district technology plan states that technology in education should prepare students to be competent, responsible users in their academic studies and in their future career choices.

They should also be able to capitalize on the opportunities that technology offers to broaden their educational experience and develop and nurture their information literacy. Technology allows students to be successful in a rapidly changing world, and provides students and teachers with the tools and skills needed to support learning in all subjects.

Currently, Kiddo! provides funding support for the district’s technology specialists who keep the technology running for the teachers and the students. In addition, Kiddo! intermittently provides support for technology hardware. Kiddo! has purchased five laptop mobile computer carts with 30 computer per cart, one for each elementary school, as well as 20 computers for the Middle School Library, along with multi-media carts for each pod in the Middle School. Kiddo! also provided funding for the first year’s lease of 150 teacher laptops which began the teacher laptop program in 2005.  This year, Kiddo! funds will purchase four iPad carts and technology training for Middle School teachers as they begin to implement mobile devices in curricular areas and classroom instruction.