It was just another school day… until students brought out their cell phones and other wifi-enabled devices!
Students in 7th grade got the opportunity to bring/use their personal device in class to show what they learned in mythology. Guided by Ms. Wollensak, students one-by-one logged in to a special student response system website to provide their answers to quiz questions.
Both classes responded well to the pilot program and our education team will be discussing how today’s activities might be beneficial in the future. We know the students liked working with their own devices!






What Does It Mean To Teach Technology?
Times have certainly changed since my computer class with Mrs. Galanti in the 80s and early 90s. Oregon Trail and Where In The World is Carmen Sandiego still seem cool, but today, games are only one small piece to educating students with technology.
At the elemenatary school level, I see technology education in two ways. The first, it exposing students to tools. Everything from introduction to technology terms, keyboard layout, and mouse operation. The second becomes being able to use these tools to be a 21st century digital learner. With so many devices able to access the internet, the classroom teacher is no longer the gatekeeper of knowledge. However, it becomes even more important for the teacher to teach how to evaluate information and how to answer questions using tools available to them.
This video demonstrates our vision for technology at St. Cletus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTIBDR4Dn2g