Technology Integration

In keeping with Bertschi’s vision, teachers at all grade levels strive to inspire students with an enduring love of learning, including an appreciation for technology and its many uses.

Technological literacy is part of students’ learning starting in first grade, when students begin using computers as an integrated component of the curriculum. They participate in activities and projects that introduce technology-related skills. These activities also reinforce, enhance, and deepen the content of classroom learning. Students in grades 3 through 5 also use mobile laptop carts that are accessible from any classroom, laying the foundation for a one-to-one laptop experience. In addition to computer lab experience, students in grades one and two have access to classroom laptops as well.

Technology Content and Skills Development

Technology skills addressed at each grade level are framed by the ISTE National Education Technology Standards (NETS). Technology instruction also is connected to classroom learning as much as possible. Teachers shape their students’ computer experiences in varied ways, but all Bertschi technology instruction includes all of the following:

• Activities that promote language development
• Math-related activities
• Activities involving collecting and recording data and then interpreting and representing it.
• Research activities involving online information—and encouraging students to compare online material with other sources of information.
• Computer experiences oriented around multimedia creativity (involving pictures, sound, clip art, text, visual transitions).
• Activities to support technology ethics

Technology Plan

In 2009, The Bertschi Technology Committee undertook the task of updating the 2004-2008 Technology Plan in order to assure that our graduates leave our school with 21st century skills. This document aligns with the mission and goals of the Bertschi Strategic Plan. The Plan is available for downlaod as a [PDF] document.