Technology - School District of Arcadia

VISION

The vision of the School District of Arcadia Information and Technology program is to prepare its students to be effective users of ideas and information and to prepare them for their roles as 21st Century consumers, problem solvers, and decision makers in a global society.

MISSION

The mission of the School District of Arcadia Information (Library Media) and Technology program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. This is achieved through integration of the information curriculum and technology used in the context of classroom projects and in collaboration with classroom teachers. To achieve our mission, the District is committed to integrating technology into every grade level throughout the curriculum with a comprehensive, sequential, and balanced plan capable of change as technology evolves.

1-1 Student Devices
Guardian Requirements

1-1 Student Devices

Grade 4k-1 students use 1:1 classrooms sets of Apple iPads.

Grade 2-4 students use 1:1 classroom sets of Chromebooks.

Grade 5-12 students are assigned a 1:1 Chromebook as their personal learning device to be used both at school and at home.

Chromebooks

The Chromebook offers several important advantages which makes them an attractive option for schools. Chromebooks lend themselves to creating content and collaboration with built in keyboards, touchpads, and variety of external peripherals that can be used to collaborate and share. Chromebooks are devices specifically designed to access the educational content and collaborative resources provided by the Google Workspace for Education system. They provide a lower cost, easy to manage and secure solution to provide anytime, anywhere access to students.

Apple iPads

For early elementary age 4k-1 learners, the iPad provides a touch-enabled interface that allows non-readers to create, share, explore and collaborate. These dedicated classroom devices foster an ever evolving advancement toward transforming learning with technology through daily access to devices. The expansive number of free and low cost software apps available for early learners produces a comprehensive set of learning tools for our teaching staff and students.

Internet Content Filtering

Federal regulations required all K-12 schools to filter Internet access for minors and block inappropriate content. The School District of Arcadia enables Internet content filtering all all school issued devices when in use both at school and when connected to the Internet outside of school. No filtering software will block 100% of questionable content. It is ultimately the parent/guardian responsibility to monitor student Internet use at home.

Guardian Requirements

Parents and guardians will utilize their online Campus Parent Portal account to complete an annual student information update through the district's Campus Online Registration system. This process must be completed annually in order for the district to retain accurate and current student information. Within OLR Annual Update guardians and their child will sign the students acceptable use policy.