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Parent Support and Dedication,

a gift to St. Mary Children and Faculty!!

   

Technology Committee Members

Thank you for the many extra hours of work and support of Administration, Support Staff, and Faculty. Your expertise in implementing our Technology Program is making our school a leader in Technology that the Parent Community can be most proud of.


Year 2008

Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard:
The world’s most advanced operating system offers hundreds of breakthrough innovations and applications, and we have it! Plus new software to go with our cool new machines. Students will return to a state of the art computer lab in Sept. 2008
. The computers that were in the lab have been distributed into the classrooms replacing the oldest machine.

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Year 2007

New Laser printers were put in place. Several digital cameras were purchased and are becoming an everyday tool. Discovery Education Unitedstreaming was renewed for another year because of much enthusiasm by students and faculty. Pre-School software was updated and iWorks suite was added to the 8th grade curriculum and 8th grade classroom eMacs.


Classrooms get an eMac recycled from the lab----2006-2007----Tech Center gets 27 new eMacs

St. Pat's Fundraiser, gives support to the St. Mary School Technology Program so that we can continue to rotate and recycle computers which allows us to keep up with our new Technology Plan and new Technology Curriculum. "Parents "your children are doing wonderful and creative projects and our experiencing the Digital Age of Storytelling! Thank You.

Get to know the eMac

Simple, Affordable, Powerful. Delivering even more value and performance for your investment, the eMac offers a simple, clutter-free, all-in-one design and comes with everything you need for learning. The eMac features Mac OS X Tiger and the iLife '06 suite of applications, so you can make photo slide shows, create home movies, compose music, surf the web, watch movies and much more.

 

Your Digital Hub

 


2005-2006

Learning in the Digital Age

 

In an age of instant media gratification, learning must be real,rich, and relevant.

 

Educational Leadership has become so much easier with our new LCD mounted on the ceiling and our big presentation screen.

Students feel more professional presenting their presentations to their fellow classmates.

 

We LOVE our new presentation system! It is Awesome.

 

 

New Mac OSX Server

Powerful XServer

New Data Cabinet to house our networking equipment

New Software for the Technology Center " Microsoft office 2004"



2004-2005....Thanks, again for your support!!!

 



 

2003-2004

St. Pat's Fundraiser, again gives support to the St. Mary School Technology Program. Take a peek at some of our new items that will help us to have another successful school year using state of the art technology!

Powerful XServer

iBook for teachers to sign out for project work at home.

New software to support the iBook

Base Station, ( without modem and antenna port .)

Software additions Preschool through 5th grade: Microsoft Office.



2002-2003

The success of the annual St. Pat's Fundraiser has given yet another boost to the Integration of Technology into the curriculum at St. Mary School. The 2002 proceeds from St. Pat's party have provided additional state of the art computers, ( Flat Panel iMacs ) for a new computer lab, this enabled us to deploy the 27 imac computers that were in the lab to the classrooms.

 

2002-2000

The preschool through 5th grade, now have 3 newer computers, The junior high have 4 to 5 newer computers in their classrooms. Eighth through 2nd grade classrooms have their own presentation systems, (32"TV's with capabilities to connect to their new computers, and VCR's, ). This will enable the continuation of engaged learning for the student in research, and curriculum based multimedia technology projects. Our teachers now have the tools at her finger tips to integrate technology into the curriculum not only in the computer lab but also in the classroom.

 

 



1999-1998

Cable TV is now available in the junior high classrooms, Library/Resource Center and Technology Center.

Software upgrades continue to be purchased and installed for continuity from lab to classroom to library.

 

 

A special thank you to St. Pat's Chairman, Auction Chairs & Co-Chairs, Auction Committee Members, Volunteers, Decorating Committee, Volunteers who came and set up, Program Book Committee, Ad Book Committee, Printing, Close-out Committee, Hospitality, and all the wonderful, dedicated and talented parents who make this annual fundraiser such a success!  



 

St. Mary School was recognized for achievement in introducing advanced technology in Education and we were the recipient of the 2002 President's Technology Grant, St. Mary's received an Interactive Whiteboard, the DPA 1000, from Numonics Interactive Products.

  Partners in Education

The Whiteboard came along with a recipient agreement----- we needed a LCD project, to use the whiteboard, which PIE graciously helped us purchase. Thank you for giving your Time and Talent to support the Technology Program at St. Mary School. Your Support and Dedication to the Tech Committee, Faculty, and Children is most appreciated.

P.I.E

 

CCW

St. Mary's Women Organization purchased the video screen so that the LCD projector can be used throughout the school and parish. Thank You for your support.