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Technology in Grade School

  • 2nd-3rd Grade

    2nd-3rd Grade

    Starting in second grade I remember teachers wheeling in a projecting to go over worksheets in front of the whole class
  • 4th-5th Grade

    4th-5th Grade

    Starting around 4th grade we started having the computer 'special' which mean we got to go to the computer lab and learn how to use things like Word, Powerpoint, and Excel.
  • 6-8th Grade

    6-8th Grade

    In Middle School we still had the computer special, but we would focus heavily on on typing skills and we would take typing tests in which we had to cover our keyboards.
  • 8th Grade

    8th Grade

    I remember that in 8th grade it was a huge deal that our school was able to purchase maybe 20 surface laptops, and one of our teachers could sign-up to have the cart brought to us to use.
  • 9th-12th Grade

    9th-12th Grade

    Starting in high school, we were required to have our own personal laptops and bring them to every class. Our textbooks were all online and the switch from using all Microsoft products like word, excel and powerpoint, to using more Google docs, slides and sheets started.
  • 11th Grade

    11th Grade

    In my Junior year I took a robotics course where I learned the basics of coding.