Why Have a 1:1 Program?
At Manheim Central, we believe that it is the mission of our school district to "Prepare Responsible Citizens Who Are Lifelong Learners." It is essential, as educators, that we enable our students to be successful in the world they will enter when they leave the district to pursue higher education or enter the workforce. Having a one-to-one Digital Learning Program supports this mission. The district has a one-to-one laptop program for all students in grades 5 through 12, where each student has a laptop to use throughout the day and to take home. In addition, we are also one-to-one at the elementary level with ipads in grades Pre-K thtough 4.
Goals of the program include:
1. To expand technology access to all students in support of their education.
2. To have each student actively engaged in independent and collaborative 21st Century Learning.
3. To individualize instruction by providing teachers and students with the resources necessary to allow for greater differentiation and the ability to explore new ideas and solutions.
Pre-K Students Using ipads to Code!
Mrs. Laura Cropper uses the ipads in combination with spheros with Pre-K students in Mrs. Bankert's classroom at HCB. She reinforces the learning of shapes as students must create a code on the ipad to make the sphero move in a particular way.
Middle School Students Use Laptops as Part of the Hybrid Rotational Model
A student in Mrs. Martin's 7th grade Science Class using her laptop to view a video and learn more about what cuases differing climates in different regions of the world as part of the indepent station rotaton which is part of the Hybrid Instructional Model.
