Faith and Technology This fall, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School launched its first one-to-one technology initiative. This program, currently in its pilot year, provided an iPad to every student in the sixth grade class, as well as a set of “floating” iPads for collaborative use in seventh and eighth grade. Our Middle School students use these incredible tools every day for research, classwork, and even note taking. Students and teachers are using the iPads to enhance their study of our Catholic faith. The Our Lady of Lourdes student iPads are equipped with several Catholic apps that cover various More...
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Apostolic Apps
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Mind Mapping
Ever have one of those moments where an idea seems so good in your head, but you just can’t seem to put it into words? While we can’t remedy this occurrence completely, our Middle School teachers have equipped students with a digital tool that allows them to map out the ideas in their mind and guides them through the thought process, allowing more clarity in articulation, comprehension, and presentation. The “Total Recall” iPad app allows students to build “Mind Maps” of their thoughts and then links those thoughts together in meaningful ways. This strategy, which makes use of graphic organizers, More...
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