Since the implementation of our second Technology study in 1994, when HASD decided to replace Apple Labs in the Elementary and Middle Schools with networked labs and add 5-6 computers in each classroom, Hempfield Area School District has placed technology in the classroom near the top of our priority list. Elementary School Technology . The normal elementary classroom contains 5 networked student machines and a teacher's computer, plus printers.
All teachers have access to district-wide email at their desktops.
The library is computerized using the Follett Unison software for cataloging and circulation control. The library also serves as the Internet teaching and research hub for the elementary schools. Each library has 5 Pentium Computers and a laser printer. As the Internet is distributed over our LAN through our T-1 and 56 KB WAN, the Internet can be accessed from any classroom by simply moving an Internet capable computer from the library to the classroom. The elementary teachers start to integrate the student use of the computer into the curriculum in Kindergarten, and the computer is used as a classroom learning tool throughout the rest of the students' education.