Introduction
        Elementary students use technology within the basic curriculum to improve learning.

Kindergarten Students and Technology
        Language Arts skills learned in Kindergarten, in combination with computer and technology
         skills help to cement skills for beginning reading and writing.

Grade 1 Students and Technology
       In Grade 1, students continue to work on beginning reading and writing skills.
        Technology provides a wonderful format for practicing these skills.

Grade 2 Students and Technology
        In Grade 2, students begin to develop paragraphs and various writing styles.
        Using technology, students begin to develop word processing, skills of keyboarding
        and formatting, and publishing their work using a variety of software.

Grade 3 Students and Technology
         In Grade 3 the skills of multiple paragraph development for content and creative writing,
        editing and beginning research is emphasized. Technology skills including keyboarding,
        formatting, use of pictures, and storyboarding overlay more advanced writing skills.

Grade 4 Students and Technology
        Students in Grade 4 begin to work on formal reports and essays using the encyclopedia
        and the Internet for research.Formal editing is stressed. After final writing is developed
        students publish and format their work, adding voice, pictures, and sound.  Keyboarding
        continues to be emphasized.

Grade 5 Students and Technology
        Students in Grade 5 continue to expand their writing skills with editing, use of the
        Internet for research, creation of the student newspaper, The Inquirer. Presentations
        such as student websites or reports are created from projects using Microsoft PowerPoint,
        the Electronic Encyclopedia, AppleWorks, and HyperStudio.