Saint Agnes School
Quality Catholic Education for Grades K to 8
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TechnologyThe Computer Lab is equipped with 25 Dell Windows XP computers and 8 HP printers. It is also equipped with scanners, digital cameras, a projector and a television with a dvd player. All computers have Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook and Publisher), Adobe Photoshop Elements, Robolab Programming software, Kid Pix and many educational software programs for all grade levels. In addition each classroom has at least one computer with Internet access and a printer. All computers in the school have filtering software and are networked. Also available are laptops with a projector and cart that can be used in any classroom. A recent addition to our technology is a white board permanently installed in the science lab, as well as a portable white board available to any classroom. Robotics/LEGOSClick here and here to see and hear what the fourth graders do with robotics. Another component of our technology program is engineering and the design process using LEGO bricks. The students begin learning the design process in kindergarten and move up to programming by grade three. In kindergarten to grade 2, the students design, build and test their creations. By grade three they are taught to use Robolab, programming software designed by MIT, to operate robotic devices with motors and sensors. During the summer of 2009 two St. Agnes teachers attended a Tufts University program designed to teach science concepts to the third and fifth grades using LEGO bricks. During the 2009 - 2010 school year, Tufts professors and fellows will be assisting these teachers at St. Agnes. The focus for third grade is properties of matter and for the fifth - sound.
Kindergarteners with their
vehicle
Third graders with the "bug" that they
Two sixth graders with their swing, which they built and
programmed Honeywell Instant AlertSaint Agnes School has recently instituted the Honeywell Instant Alert system which will allow administration to contact parents about everyday and urgent matters (such as No School announcements). Internet Safety ResourcesMassachusetts Attorney General: Keeping Young People Safe Federal Bureau of Investigation: A Parents Guide to Internet Safety Guide to Internet Safety: Beyond filtering software Internet Keep Safe Coalition: Safety Resources for Families The Internet Keep Safe Coalition is a broad partnership of governors and/or first spouses, attorneys general, public health and educational professionals, law enforcement, and industry leaders working together for the health and safety of youth online. iKeepSafeŽ uses these unique partnerships to disseminate safety resources to families worldwide.
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