Technology

The Technology Learning Lab at Stanbridge offers a the key to technology education and support for the students and staff. Erik Tom, Technology Director, will be teaching core technology curriculum as well as innovative outcomes based projects. The t echnology curriculum, EasyTech by learning.com, is a web based technology curriculum providing students with an individualized multi-sensory introduction to technology fundamental s and key concepts. Once mastery of key concepts in technology are gained, students can then apply their skills to project based learning assignments that are integrated into the curriculum, and allow students to utilize and learn new technologies and software applications.

Some of the highlighted technology in the Technology Learning Lab include:

• Apple Computers

• Text to Speech, students use shortcut keys to access text to speech
  

• Co-Writer, word prediction software
  
  
• Inspiration, graphic organizer software allow student to structure thought and ideas visually
  
  
• Keyboarding, students develop a solid foundation in keyboarding skill development
  
  
• AlphaSmart Keyboards
  
  
• Interactive Whiteboard, providing multisensory interactive learning
  
  
• Bookshare, providing students access to digital text
  
  
• Kurzweil, a comprehensive reading, writing and learning software solution for any struggling reader
  
  
• EasyTech Curriculum-Online Lessons
  
  
• Adobe Design Premium Suite inlcuding: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and Dreamweaver
  
  
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  
  
• iLife including: Garage Band, iMovie and iPhoto
  
  
• iWork including: Numbers, Pages, Keynote and iWeb