The computers are IBM compatible and 133 MHz. They are stand alone, with plans to network in the near future. They do use Microsoft Office on the student computers as they are waiting to put it on the server. Golden Books Encyclopedia for Kids, and other subject-related software. Only one computer is currently connected to the Internet, but after becoming networked all the computers will be online.
Students begin taking keyboarding class in the sixth grade.
They use the same software the seventh and eighth grade students use, UltraKey. They are taught home-row by the instructor, and continue with practice and skills tests with the software on the computer. Before sixth grade, the classroom teachers are encouraged to bring their class into the computer lab. The teachers can sign up for the computer lab during open periods to bring in their class. However, it is the classroom teacher s responsibility to teach the students, not the computer teacher.