All students at Edison Elementary participate in our advanced technology magnet curriculum. Technology instruction is integrated with the math, history/social science, science, and language arts curricula.  

Students in TK-6^th Grade attend Computer Lab rotations throughout the school year. There are four rotations throughout the school year. Each rotation is scheduled for two weeks as a variety of computer programming, critical thinking and multimedia skills are taught by our Computer Lab Teacher.  

Technology Program Goals

• To develop technologically advanced students who can competently utilize multimedia and productivity tools to complete everyday tasks. 
• To increase the effectiveness of the teaching process with the use of state-of-the-art educational technology.  
• To produce 21st-century critical thinkers, problem solvers, and information seekers who can compete on a global level. 

Examples of Advanced Technology Curriculum

• Podcasting
• Video Editing
• Animation
• Programming
• Desktop Publishing
• Blogs and Wikis
• Web Design
• Email
• Word Processing
• Slideshow Creation
• Responsible Use and Safety
• Internet Research

Use of Technology

Students in grades 2-6 attend formal advanced technology computer lab rotations (two-week rotations, four times a year) led by PlanetBravo instructor Mr. Sornoso. In addition to the computer classes with an advanced technology curriculum, students are also engaged and surrounded by technology in their classrooms through the use of interactive whiteboards, student response systems, and mobile laptop carts, to name a few.

Students at Edison use classroom technology and a computer lab for productivity, acceleration of skills, reinforcement of technology lessons, and advanced enrichment. Age- and developmentally-appropriate activities are taught in the computer lab where students work weekly on skills aligned with their grade level curriculum from word processing to multi-media presentations.

All primary classrooms are equipped with SMART boards and upper-grade classrooms are equipped with monitors. All classrooms have ELMO document cameras and classroom computers with internet access. Teachers are provided with tablets for classroom technology instruction as well as planning and training. Professional development provided to teachers promotes technology beyond the computer lab. It includes training on the most current educational technology and online resources such as SMART Notebook software and Discovery Education Streaming.

All students must have a current Electronic Information Services User Responsibility Contract on file.