Technology

Mobile Computers for High School Students:

All Covenant Day High School students purchase a tablet laptop computer for their use both in and out of the classroom. The mobile computing program gives teachers and students around-the-clock access to laptop computers. Computers are seamlessly integrated as tools into major curriculum areas. The laptops enable students to access, analyze, manipulate, and present information using real-world business applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and FrontPage. While on campus, students also have continuous but filtered access to the vast resources of the Internet. Tablet laptops allow the students to use their computers in classes such as math and art, courses where standard laptops are ineffective. Research has shown that the quality of written work is greatly improved for students using computers because the student can focus on the quality of the content of an assignment without being hindered by the mechanics of a hand-written paper. Covenant Day School maintains two fully-functioning computer labs. One is designed for lower school use. It houses 24 networked computers with software and hardware designed to meet the needs of the students in transitional kindergarten through fifth grade. Classes at each grade level have designated time in the computer lab each week with instruction from the Lower School Computer Teacher. The middle school also has a computer lab with 24 computers with filtered, high-speed internet access. The lab is used by various classes in the middle school for research. In addition, numerous elective courses in computer science are offered to middle school students taught by the Middle School Computer Teacher. These courses include everything from basic keyboarding skills to the use of every day applications such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and the Adobe Dreamweaver software package for web design.

Computer Acceptable Use

Middle School iPad Program

The Middle School iPad program at Covenant Day School gives teachers the opportunity to integrate online tools such as websites, activities, assessments, and apps into the classroom. The program includes a mobile unit of a class set of iPads, which gives each student access to an iPad for classroom use, when needed. This program benefits middle school students by giving them hands-on experience with some of the latest technology.

Computers for Teachers

Every teacher at Covenant Day School is given 24/7 access to a mobile computer. These include laptops, tablets, and netbooks. These computers, combined with a number of SMART boards and LCD projectors allow teachers the opportunity to make the most of Internet resources in their teaching. They also provide teachers with greater access to communication options necessary to interact with each other, with parents, and even students.

Benefits to CDS Families

The CDS Technology Program enhances the educational experience of our students in many ways:

Christian Witness – It will be necessary for the next generation to know how to use technology appropriately and effectively if they are to be successful in impacting their community and culture.
Academic Relevance – The mobile computers are used as a resource to give students access to almost unlimited information in a timely manner.
Improved and More Efficient Communication with Parents and Students – The mobile computers have given our school a faster and more effective means of communication between the family and the school, allowing us to work toward our mission of partnering with parents.
Motivation of Students – The availability of technology gives the students added internal incentives to make the most of educational opportunities presented to them.
Greater Efficiency for Faculty – The faculty have also been provided tablet computers giving them the same access that students have. This allows them to increase efficiency in both preparation and implementation of our curriculum.
Faculty computer literacy – The use of tablets brings our faculty computer literacy to a level equivalent to other professionals. Our faculty has been trained to use technology in a professional way and this has, in turn, allowed our students to be well-prepared for the professional world upon graduation.