St. Angela Merici School is proud of our state-of-the-art computer lab. In August 2006, we installed a brand new 30 station lab with IBM computers and lcd monitors. The computers are connected to a file server where students can digitally turn in their work. We also have 2 printers in our lab and a projector that can be used for student or teacher demonstrations. Five SmartBoards were installed at our school between 2006-2007 and they are great teaching tools. At the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year we added a mobile laptop cart. This cart contains 30 laptops that can be taken to any classroom. It is outfitted with a wireless router for internet access and a wireless printer to print work.

Students, kindergarten through eighth grade, attend computer classes twice per week. The students are taught internet safety, webquests, research skills, keyboarding, Microsoft Office software products, and other learning software. The older students are taught HTML and CSS (for web design), Computer History, and even computer hardware. Eighth graders learn to assemble their own computer with a group of their peers.

Our teachers have integrated the SmartBoard technology into their current curriculum allowing students to interact with the new technology and experience another method of visual learning. Teachers have also done a great job integrating the laptops into their class routines. They allow technology to become a part of nearly every curriculum area.

St. Angela Merici has its very own broadcasting network. The intra-cable network allows our students to broadcast school announcements and daily information as well as weather and news casts. Students view these broadcasts daily in their classrooms.

At St. Angela Merici we are very concerned with internet safety and employ firewalls and web filtering to protect our students.

For more information contact:
Mr. Joseph Korfmacher
Computers and Technology
jkorfmacher@stangelam.org