Computer Technology
Hinkletown Mennonite School students will be taught, at the developmentally appropriate level, to use a computer to explore, formulate and communicate ideas and to search for, retrieve and analyze information.
Primary - From kindergarten through second grade, students gain basic computer literacy while using programs that reinforce academic concepts taught in the classroom (computer assisted instruction). The foundation is laid for beginning keyboarding skills.
Upper Elementary - Beginning in third grade, students receive instruction in keyboarding skills. Fourth and fifth graders continue to refine their keyboarding skills and begin to use word processing and Hyperstudio techniques. They have the opportunity to access information using the school's internet connection to complete research assignments.
Middle school - Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students continue to receive instruction in keyboarding, word processing, database, spread sheet and Hyperstudio techniques along with the opportunity to access information using the school's Internet connection to complete research assignments.