Technology Tools Enhance Learning at Sunrise Valley

 

Sunrise Valley Elementary School uses various forms of technology to augment and expand classroom instruction. Our teachers seek to enhance home-school communication by using FCPS Blackboard class sites.
Read the FCPS Summary
of SVES technology learning tools



Sunrise Valley's Computer Lab is used by all classes, equipped with 27 student computers, color laser printer, LCD projector, and interactive SMART Board. Computer Lab

Some SVES classrooms have three computers (for grades K-3rd) and one computer (for grades 4th - 6th) in the classroom.

All classrooms are equipped with an LCD projector and an interactive SMART Board so students can easily view and participate in instructional lessons utilizing technology.

Classroom Computers

In addition, all classes have access to eight Mobile Dell Wireless Laptop Labs (each containing 16 student laptops) for instructional use in the classroom.



Wireless Laptop Cart

Students have laptops right on their classroom desks for hands-on learning in all subject areas.

Every teacher has a laptop connecting to the classroom LCD projector to display on and interact with the SMART Board.

Students learning using laptops on desk
Thirty SMART Boards are located throughout the school (in the Computer Lab, and all classrooms). These interactive white boards allow an entire classroom of students to view instructional materials, as well as participate in the touch screen interactive learning tools.

Smart Board
Third grade students review Ancient Greece and Rome in the Computer Lab using the Smart Board and Mrs. Pieruccini's Jeopardy Game format filled with student-created review questions. Smart Board in lab
Parent technology volunteers regularly assist classes in the Computer Lab and/or in the classroom. Sunrise Valley students are very fortunate to have such patient talented parents willing to help them learn at school while using technology learning tools.

Parent Volunteers in Lab

 

We have a cart with 32 netbooks which are used in the classrooms for web-based research and testing.

 

  

 

We have 17 iPAD2s being used by teachers to enhance instruction and by their students to explore new apps for education.

 

  
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