Technology

List of 7 items.

• Technology Mission Statement

  To infuse technology into the NDP experience in order to enrich our students’ learning, broaden the perspective from which they view the world, and empower them as they move beyond our walls while encouraging and promoting 21st-century technology skills and digital citizenship.

• Technology Resources

  The NDP community uses PrepNet (a Blackbaud learning management system) for teacher and student communication. Teachers and students continue the learning/instructional program even in the event of school closures due to weather or other unforeseen events. PrepNet brings all course content to each student’s personalized dashboard. It features a password-protected secure collaboration environment with tools like wikis, blogs, discussion boards, journals, and file sharing, as well as instant access to homework and class lessons.
  
  

  All students have on-campus and at-home access to a myriad of paid-subscription research databases through our Library Department which enable students to access accurate, current and filtered content in each core subject area.
  
  

  In addition to the 1:1 laptop program in the Upper Level, NDP has several computer labs throughout campus, including labs for writing and publications, architectural drawing, and a multimedia lab for the Language Department. There is also an Apple iMac lab for photo editing and graphic design.
  
  

  Interactive projectors can be found in all Upper Level classrooms.
  
  

  The Jane Kroh Satterfield Innovation Wing, home to the school's Science-Technology-Engineering-Arts-Math (STEAM) program,  houses labs for cybercomputing, digital design, virtual science experimentation, and more. Continued partnerships with Northrup Grumman, Johns Hopkins and Towson Universities, the National Security Agency, and other institutions in the Baltimore area engage our students with topics like computational linguistics, programming, cyber threats and security, privacy, and digital citizenship, just to name a few.

• Middle Level Technology

  In the Middle Level, students are able to utilize diverse NDP-owned equipment, including a laptop cart and standalone devices in the Innovation Technology Lab. All Middle Level classes have access to these computers for application-specific programs in their classes. Students participate in a required Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program explained in the next section.
  
  

  All Middle Level classrooms are equipped with interactive projectors, which allow students to be actively engaged in the whole learning experience. Teachers develop lessons incorporating hands-on creative problem solving and exploration for all types of learners – from those who are advanced in the subject and can quickly move from problem to problem – to those who need more time reviewing each problem-solving step.

• Middle Level BYOD Program

  NDP has a required Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program in the Middle Level. Students bring their computer devices to campus on a daily basis. By allowing students to use their own BYOD technologies, students are able to take notes, perform research, modify live documents during student collaboration work sessions, access files and utilize their device before and after school for homework and studying.

• Upper Level Technology

  The NDP community uses the PrepNet (a Blackbaud learning management system) for teacher and student communication. Teachers and students continue the learning/instructional program even in the event of school closures due to weather or other unforeseen events. PrepNet brings all course content to each student’s personalized dashboard. It features a password-protected secure collaboration environment with tools like wikis, blogs, discussion boards, journals, and file sharing, as well as instant access to homework and class lessons.
  
  

  All students have on-campus and at-home access to a myriad of paid subscription research databases through our Library Department, which enables students to access accurate, current, and filtered content in each core subject area.

  
  In addition to the 1:1 device program in the Upper Level, NDP has several computer labs throughout the campus for technology-specific courses like architectural CAD drawing, a multi-media lab for the Language Department, and a digital design lab for photograph creation and editing and graphic design using the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. Every classroom features Epson interactive projectors, allowing students to be actively engaged in the whole learning experience. Teachers develop lessons incorporating hands-on, creative problem-solving and exploration for all types of learners—from those who are advanced in the subject and can quickly move from problem to problem to those who need more time reviewing individual problem-solving steps.
  
  

  Continued partnerships with institutions such as Johns Hopkins engage our students with topics such as computational linguistics, programming, cybersecurity, and digital citizenship.

• Upper Level Laptop Program

  Notre Dame Prep's Upper Level is a fully implemented wireless laptop learning environment. To that end, all incoming grade nine students are required to have fully operational laptop-equivalent devices (specifications provided annually).

   

  All students are required to attend a summer Laptop Workshop

  in preparation for high school, regardless if they purchased their devices through NDP’s program or not. These sessions are filled on a first-come-first-served basis.

• Technology Staff

  Four full-time members service NDP's technology program, including a Technology Director, Assistant Director, and an IT Support/HelpDesk Staff. A Coordinator of Educational Technology works directly with faculty to ensure effective use of technology in the classroom.