How is technology being used at St. Max?

Technology class for Kindergarten through grade 5 will be  in the computer lab. Students  in grades 3, 4, 5, 6,7,and 8 will use their iPads in their classrooms. I will be in and out of their classrooms assisting with projects and assignments.  Students in grades Pre-K through grade 2 will have iPads to share in their classrooms. 


There are new Technology Standards for 2017. 
1. You will be an Empowered Learner. You will use technologoy to set personal learning goals. 
2. You will be a Digital Citizen. You will learn how to work in a digital world. You will model ways that are safe, legal and ethical.
3.You will become a Knowledge Constructor. You will use a variety of digital tools to construct your own knowledge and explore and try to solve real world issues and problems.
4. You will be a Innovative Designer. You will use a variety of technologies to plan and manage a design process.
5. You will be a Computational Thinker. You will develop strategies to solve problems.
6. You will be a Creative Communicator. You will express yourself by choosing the appropriate tools and publish content. 

Everyone student (grades 4-8) and teachers will have their own email account ending with stmax.org.  Teachers and students will be using the Google Suite for Education this year. Teachers will be putting assignments in their Google Classroom for students. Students will be able to share documents with each other and their teacher.