Special needs students are motivated to learn through increased access to computers. The school encourages families to become involved in their children's education in a parent-child computer course. Pringdale was featured in an article in the Toronto Star after the Toronto District School Board's Computer in Education Department recommended the school as a model for the integration of computer technology. Pringdale Gardens will train teachers to use the Internet and explore how to use it in the classroom to enhance students' learning experience. Since the school opened in 1995, the school has used VirtualUFA, a communication system that allows links between students, teachers and parents.
Teachers can give homework advice to students online before, during and after school hours.
Ursula Franklin plans to use ICT for media literacy and reach out to other schools through conferences and school challenges. Since then, the school has written documents on the integration of ICT in schools, which can be found in diverse publications and on the Internet. The majority of all staff members integrate information technology into their teaching plan as well as for administrative purposes. With access to computers in their classrooms and in specialized labs, students are creating web pages, writing reports on the computer, and researching on the Internet. A project designed with specific computer activities for mentally challenged individuals has resulted in increased concentration, improved manual dexterity and increased self-esteem for those students.