Technology use at Cherry Brook Primary School and Canton Intermediate School exists to support and encourage children to reach their academic and personal potential. As a learning tool, technology can allow students to manage, understand, manipulate and present information in ways unimagined in previous generations. By using it, children can problem solve, research, connect, analyze, and absorb information.
In an increasingly interconnected and information-rich world, our children will need to be skilled and purposeful users of this information and be able to manage the increasingly complex demands of a technological future. The degree to which we give our students the skills to participate fully and successfully in the Information Age will determine to a large degree the success of our students and, consequently, our success as a learning institution.
Cherry Brook Primary School and Canton Intermediate School technology programs recognize computer fluency is best achieved through purposeful technology use. Students are exposed to iPads in Kindergarten and Chromebooks in grades 1-6. Cherry Brook Primary School and Canton Intermediate School have integrated a wide variety of powerful computer applications into the curriculum, including Google Workspace, STEM Applications, Web Tools, Video and Coding Programs. These programs are not educational ends, but are tools used to enhance and support student learning, teacher instruction, and the school's curriculum.