Background
In the fall of 2014, De La Salle North Catholic studied the use of iPads, laptops, and Chromebooks in a variety of public and private high schools throughout Portland, focusing primarily on the many ways students and teachers use the devices. After this research, the school decided in spring 2015 that Chromebooks were the optimal choice as they allowed students and staff to collaborate on projects, provided easy and reliable access to the internet, were low cost to purchase and repair with minimal down time, and tied everyone in the community together through Google Classroom.
Starting in fall 2015, De La Salle North Catholic provided Chromebooks on mobile carts for use in every class and subject throughout the day.
Chromebooks at De La Salle North Catholic
Teachers use Google Classroom to assign, track and evaluate work. When assigned, students log on to their Google account from any Chromebook or computer in the school where they collaborate on group work, conduct research for various course projects, compose expository essays and science reports, and store all of their work in the cloud. Students are able to access Google classroom work from home, a local library, or any internet-connected mobile device.
De La Salle North Catholic expects that our students will use technology in a way that upholds the Lasallian Core Principles of examining our world through the eyes of faith, respect for all persons, concern for social justice, and celebrating our diverse community.
The school owns the Chromebooks and lends them out to students through the day. In addition, the school uses a computer management system that tracks use of each device - which student last logged in, what work was completed or site visited. The school expects that students use the Chromebooks responsibly and holds students and families accountable for any damage done to a device.
Technology Code of Ethics
As a student of De La Salle North Catholic, I pledge to uphold the following Technology Code of Ethics: