Bishop Reicher believes that a balanced approach between the traditional Catholic model of education and current technology use is essential to enhance instruction, with the teacher-student relationship at the core of the philosophy.
Starting in middle school, students use Google Classroom to integrate Google Apps for Education. This includes Google Docs, Gmail, and Google Calendar. Google Classroom reduces paper usage and saves time while making it easy to create classes, distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organized. Students can easily communicate with their teachers and share assignments, materials, and messages. Teachers can provide direct, real-time feedback and grades right in the Classroom while quickly seeing who has and hasn't completed the work.
The 7th-grade students are required to take a Computer Literacy Elective for one semester. This class covers basic computer terminology, the history of computers, the binary system, and Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint. Students may also create a Movie Maker project if time permits.
Our aim is to equip high school students with technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and teamwork expertise to use and adapt to different technologies. Our goal is to prepare them to face the challenges of the 21st century with conscientious, collaborative, and creative use of technology.