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Lower School Computer Lab
The Glades Day School elementary computer lab has 24
computers that are used to introduce students to basic computer skills, the Windows operating system,
and reinforce classroom instruction.
In a Lab environment, students learn age-appropriate computer skills
such as keyboarding, using Windows operating system Microsoft Office Suite and
using a mouse. Along with computer terminology, this knowledge enables the
student to create documents, school reports, and club newsletters. Students
also take Reading Counts quizzes in the lab and reinforce classroom
instruction with Internet based River Deep Software exercises in math and
reading.
Educational software is used to enhance and reinforce classroom
instruction in math, reading, vocabulary, science and writing skills.
Teresa Ruiz, Computer Teacher
truiz@gladesdayschool.com
Upper School Computer Lab
Glades Day School has two
computer labs for teaching
computer skills, student
research, and to
supplement classroom
instruction. One lab has 45
computer stations divided into
two classrooms and the other
with 24 computer stations.
The computer classes
in the high school are
continuously evolving, focusing
on building a solid foundation
in the use of personal computers
by teaching Windows operating
system, Microsoft Office, and
other software which will be
used during the student's
college years and later in their
personal and professional lives.
Students entering the seventh
and eighth grade are required to
take two semester courses of
Computer I. In the first
semester class, students
reinforce/learn proper
keyboarding skills (including
the numeric keypad) and
beginning word processing using
Microsoft Office. In the second
semester course, more advanced
word processing editing and
formatting skills are taught
that arm students with the
skills that will help them use
other word processing and
software programs. Proper
formatting of documents such as
letters, memos, and reports in
MLA style are taught and
reinforced through exercises.
The Computer Applications class (now
required), students learn
advanced word processing,
spreadsheets, database,
and presentation software as well as
graphics, and multimedia. The
student also learns the Windows
operating system, focusing on
the power it allows to produce
documents through
multitasking, object
linking and embedding, and
dynamic data exchange.
Computer Web Design (using
skills learned in Computer
Applications
class) use web publishing
software to create and update
the school's web page. An
on-going project of Computer
Web Design class is to enhance the
current school web page with a
tour of the campus and an
interactive page for students
and alumni.
Desktop publishing programs are
used to complete jobs for school
events such as programs for
award banquets, tickets for
fundraising events, and flyers
for events. Students participate
in real life situations by
troubleshooting computer
problems around school,
installing software and printing
tickets for school events.
On-line computers in the
library, the academy classrooms,
and the high school and
elementary classrooms allow our
students to use the Internet for
research purposes. Each
teacher is provided a computer
in his/her classroom with
Internet and e-mail access.
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