Technology
Starting in kindergarten, students at Bethel Christian Academy come weekly to the computer lab to increase their computer knowledge. Students employ the Microsoft® Office Suite through lessons created by technology instructors with years of classroom experience teaching K-5th computer literacy. Lessons are designed to integrate current classroom studies as the academic focus. The curriculum spirals so students review and reinforce skills as they learn new ones from kindergarten through 5th grade. Weekly classes focus on different technology areas including word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishing, graphic design, multimedia, keyboarding, and internet use. This allows for a technology program that ensures continuity as students move from grade to grade. By the time students are in the 5th grade, they are familiar with the keyboard and confident in applying the basics of the Microsoft® Office Suite.
Kindergarten:
Utilizing Microsoft®Word and PowerPoint along with KidPix© Deluxe 4 software, Kindergarten students learn about different computer parts, while improving motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Grades 1-5
Projects created by technology instructors incorporate computer skills to 1st through 5th grades utilizing the Microsoft® Office Suite while integrating subject matter from the classroom or real-life situations into the computer projects. Although the projects become more complex each year, the technology objectives are repetitious, allowing students to build on their knowledge.
