While technology is not part of the daily experience for students at this level, all Primary teachers are assigned an iPad for communication with families and other learning activities (e.g., sharing a video or app related to the curriculum). Kindergartners have opportunities to work with technology more directly during their afternoon enrichment activities.
Any iPad use is teacher-directed and incorporated into the student’s work plan.
Technology goals for students completing the kindergarten year include:
- Demonstrating proper device care when using the class iPad.
- Learning about good digital citizenship through shared use of a class iPad.
- Respecting each other’s digital work and maintaining their own work space within the assigned apps.
- Using the class iPad to complete projects that demonstrate their mastery of a skill or lesson.
- Using the iPad's camera to take pictures that document their learning.
- Using assigned apps to complete projects and recording narrations to explain their work.