Computer Accounts
In order to develop 21st Century skills, students at Queen of Heaven School will have access to various digital accounts for educational purposes. The skills of the 21st Century classroom will help produce students that are highly productive inquisitive thinkers, effective communicators, creative researchers, and masters of technology. During your children’s career at Queen of Heaven School, an understanding of technology including Web 2.0 tools and various educational applications will be used that will assist them in their learning over the course of their school experience. New tools arise every day. Many of these accounts require that children must obtain permission from their parents/legal guardian. Below is a listing of what your student may/may not need permission for the 2014-2015 school year:
Your child’s safety and security are our number one priority. All websites and tools have been and will continue to be thoroughly examined by experienced educators and are used commonly in education today.
- Edmodo: is a "social learning platform" website for teachers, students, and parents. It is a virtual classroom where students can communicate with teachers and peers, submit assignments, take classroom quizzes, etc. www.edmodo.com
- Google Apps for Education: Queen of Heaven School is implementing Google Apps for Education for students and teachers in classrooms at the elementary and middle school level to use in our new Chromebook Lab as well as computers used throughout the school. Students in these classrooms will have Google accounts to allow email (grades 6-8 only), storage of their documents and presentations online as well as the ability to use Google educational Apps. Students will not have access to the Google Chat feature. All stored work will be accessible from home, school, and anywhere there is an Internet connection.
- Wikispaces: A wiki is a website that allows visitors to add, remove, and edit content online. https://www.wikispaces.com/
- Typing Websites such as Typing Club and Typing Web
- Glogster EDU: Create beautiful digital posters. http://edu.glogster.com/?ref=com
- Weebly: Students will earn how to create Websites using this easy-to-use platform! www.weebly.com
- PowToon’s: Student’s will learn how to create animated presentations and videos with this account. www.powtoons.com
- Domo Animate!: Learn how to create and publish digital stories. http://domo.goanimate.com/
- Prezi: Create interesting online presentations. www.prezi.com
- Tagul: Create word clouds online. www.tagul.com
- ePals: Connect and communicate with classrooms around the world! www.epals.com
Your child’s safety and security are our number one priority. All websites and tools have been and will continue to be thoroughly examined by experienced educators and are used commonly in education today.