Every teacher has Internet email to their classroom and welcome this as an additional means of communication with parents and community members. Every classroom at Valley is equipped with a large television and VCR and many classrooms also have a link between their computer and TV so that it can be used as an instructional tool. In addition to the main computer station, each classroom has a cluster of computers that are used for word processing, keyboarding, and educational software to supplement basic skills. Our school has several wonderful computer programs that are available to all students. One of these is called Accelerated Reader and allows students to take tests on books that they have read.
Students can accumulate points as they answer questions correctly.
Every classroom has direct access to the Library Card Catalog located in our LRC through our school server. Students and teachers can check on the availability of books from the classroom which saves them time when they get to the library. Eventually we hope that this system will link to the city and county library systems. Through fundraising and donations we are currently in the process of adding a second multimedia computer workstation to each of our 4th and 5th grade classrooms. Students in these grades are encouraged to expand their use of computer technology to do research, find information, and learn how to make their own multimedia presentations.