Congratulations to our students for their desire to quickly adopt the new technology and to put it to the best use. The number of subject areas that now want to use the computer rooms on a regular basis is growing. Subjects such as Accounting, Secretarial Studies, Business Organisation Management, Typing, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Science, Journalism, Religious Education, Personal Development, Media Studies and Geography all use the room on either a permanent or a casual basis. The scanner allows teachers to scan diagrams and photographs etc. These images can then be printed and included in teaching materials.
Teachers are also able to use the bubble-jet printer to print overhead colour transparencies.
To fully utilise these new capabilities many teachers are discovering that they have to acquire new skills to put computer-aided education to the best use in their courses. These changes have been occurring in classrooms for the last 20 years and, in many cases, without the use of technology. However computers provide an environment that is more conducive to change. The students of St Mary's College are benefiting from these changes.