Beresford Road Public School is at the forefront of classroom technology! We strive to maintain a 21st century learning environment for our students that is safe and effective. Below are just some of the fantastic new technologies our school has adopted for teaching and learning.
EVERY STUDENT AT BERESFORD ROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL HAS THEIR VERY OWN XO LAPTOP COMPUTER!!!
EVERY CLASSROOM AT BERESFORD ROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL HAS A REGULARLY USED INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD INSTALLED!!!
SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards
The SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard has a large, interactive screen on which you and your students can explore a website, give a science presentation or take a virtual field trip. It helps you improve student motivation and performance by making inquiry-based learning a dynamic classroom experience. The key to this experience is touch. You simply touch the surface to select menus and icons. To write notes, pick up a pen, and write with either the pen or your finger.
All of the classrooms at Beresford Road Public School have a SMART Board installed .
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MULTIPLE School Computer Labs
Beresford Road Public School also has not one, but two fully functioning computer labs. Students under the supervision of their teachers and the school librarian regularly visit the computer labs to complete meaningful research based tasks or learn new computer skills. Some activities include:
- Creating Animations using Pivot Stick Figure Animator.
- Creating computer games using Game-maker software.
- Using the Adobe Suite to create video, image and audio publications.
- Using the Microsoft Office products to create presentations, spreadsheets and other electronic documents.
- Using Photostory 3 for Windows to produce presentations for a purpose.
Connected Classroom(s)
Our school has been equipped with two Interactive Classroom. The classroom includes an interactive whiteboard with additional video conferencing and data collaboration facilities.
What do we do with our Connected Classroom?
We have participated in several online field trips to places including NASA, a trip to the farm, the art gallery, the museum just ot name a few. We have also used the classroom to establish connections between other schools within the DET . Be sure to take a look at our photo gallery's of our past virtual excursions!
Click here for a 3D Virtual Tour of a Connected Classroom
iPads in the classroom
Our school has also been able to purchase 45 iPads for the children to use within the classroom. These also help with the learning experience within the classroom. They have access to different kinds of Apps which help keep the children engaged in what they are learning.