About the instructor: Below is more information about Mr. Stoyas and his efforts in district
Hello,
This is currently my ninth year teaching technology in the Byron School District and sixth at Mary Morgan Elementary. During my time at Byron Middle School, students worked with 3-D CAD programs, various programming languages, and math concepts in relation to mechanisms and architecture. Currently at Mary Morgan, students learn about introductory and mastery concepts within Microsoft Office applications and Google's G Suite for Education. Among many topics, we also discuss the importance of Internet safety and explore how to: perform targeted Internet searches, communicate through touch-typing, and code through both drag-and-drop interfaces, Google's CS-First program, and Khan Academy's Computer Science platform. In addition, we are currently in our third year as a Chromebook classroom. Our pilot program two years helped shape district movement towards Chromebooks as one-to-one devices 2nd-5th grade. This year, we are exited to also integrate this platform at the Kindergarten, First, and Sixth grade levels as well. |