1:1 TECHNOLOGY
Lakeside offers a robust technology program to all students.
Grades K-2: Chromecarts with Chromebooks for the classrooms.
Grades 3-8: Each student rents a Chromebook from the school to use at school and at home to complete school assignments and projects.
BENEFITS
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Enhanced learning opportunities.
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Improved communication skills.
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Greater creativity and self-expression.
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Enhanced problem-solving skills.
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Improved coordination and motor skills.
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Enhanced memory and concentration.
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Increased exposure to different cultures.
- Enhances student interaction and engagement.
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Offers new learning techniques.
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Encourages differentiation.
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Encourages more collaboration.
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Boosts productivity and creativity.
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Makes mobile learning more accessible.
SUPPORTING THE 3 PILLARS
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Scholarship:
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K-2: Technology supplements academic learning.
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3-8: All textbooks and curricula are digital.
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K-12: It gives students access to comprehensive academic programs that are differentiated for a large range of competencies and develop the young mind beyond the limits of traditional, testing-based education.
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Leadership: Technology helps to develop confident, capable students who understand responsibility is a part of leadership. Technology helps students form communities and communicate their opinions on projects and assignments, which in turn develops the students' communication skills, which have a lasting effect on their professional lives as well.
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Citizenship: By fostering critical thinking, empathy, and responsible decision-making, it empowers them to be informed and engaged participants in the digital world. Digital citizens understand the importance of respect, kindness, and ethical behavior in online interactions, creating a positive digital culture.
FUNDING
Lakeside's 1:1 technology program was funded by the Office of Charter Schools NC ACCESS Grant, a 3-year grant with a focus on Educationally Disadvantaged students. The school will sustain the program once the grant funding ends.