Technology is a dynamic tool which can offer amazing opportunities to students and faculty. Loyola College Prep embraces technology bearing in mind that the human interaction between student and teacher is the single most important component of education and must never be compromised.
View our technology plan below.
PHILOSOPHY
Loyola's educational mission dictates the direction and philosophy of technology, which continues to be increasingly important to the pursuit of academic excellence both as a tool and an enhancement. As we continue to explore technology and its benefits, we must continually develop, refine and evaluate our technology plans and programs to ensure alignment with the mission of the school. We also seek to foster dynamic, independent and personalized learning across the curriculum.
OUR PROMISE
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Loyola College Prep Technology Plan
Loyola has been a leader in the use of classroom technology not only locally, but also statewide and even beyond. The school was among the first in the nation to buy the original iPads for all teaching faculty and administrators. The school definitively chose the iPad as the device to be used in our 1:1 initiative; every student has been using an iPad since 2012.
Loyola offers an iPad-leasing program, for a nominal fee, to those students who receive needbased financial assistance with the cost of tuition. The Loyola Alumni Association also provides funding to help families who might need assistance, but do not apply for tuition assistance.
Loyola employs a full-time IT Director who not only supports the entire campus technology infrastructure but also works both individually and in small groups to help teachers learn how to incorporate technology into their instructional curriculum in a way that supports learning and fosters student engagement. Our philosophy on “technology in education” is it should be about the content and learning, not about bells and whistles. In addition to our “in house” training, almost 2/3 of the faculty have attended at least one professional development iPad-based conference that are hosted annually throughout the United States.
As with all mobile devices, the need for wireless Internet or “WiFi” is in constant demand. Our efforts to keep up with the needs of our 1:1 program led us to choose Aruba Networks for our WiFi hardware infrastructure. We currently have APs (Access Points) installed in every classroom to meet the dynamic growth that mobile devices incur upon the network. Our students' Internet needs are served by a dedicated 500 MBps fiber circuit ensuring their web surfing experience is fast and reliable.
All classrooms at Loyola are equipped with a ceiling mounted LCD projector, AppleTV and all but 3 have SMARTboards. We offer as many technological resources in the classroom as fiscally possible to open any door a teacher/student may need to receive the necessary instruction to facilitate learning. Classroom renovations and improvements are always within the scope of our technological peripheral vision. The IT Director installs new projectors and SMARTboards, in place of aging equipment when needed. New shading is placed within the classrooms to help darken the room as we see a greater use of projector-based instruction. We encourage teacher input prior to the renovation progress, insuring what is installed will service a viable position within their classroom.
The Loyola College Prep Library is a remarkable feat of renovated space transformed into a collaborative creation area. The Library houses 3 lobby-area computers available any time for student use and offers a 24-seat computer lab open by reservation for teachers. Also residing within the Library is a large multifunction printer dedicated for student use and charging areas for mobile devices.
Students are required to provide their own iPads for the learning tools used at Loyola.
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Although you may elect to purchase a 12.9 inch iPad Pro, we do not recommend that you do so based on multiple considerations, including weight, cost, portability, and size of device footprint on student desks.