Prairie View Recognized as an Apple Distinguished School

At Prairie View, our one-to-one iPad program empowers our students and teachers, promotes collaboration, encourages creativity, increases engagement, and leads to innovation. It also provides our students and teachers with opportunities to make decisions on how they utilize technology giving them personal ownership of their learning and teaching.

At Prairie View, technology empowers our students, promotes collaboration, encourages creativity, and leads to innovation. Our world is forever advancing, changing, and becoming more complex. Assisting students in becoming adept at technology is how we can enhance their school environment and the experiences we design for them. Technology aids in our effort to infuse rigor, active participation, and engagement; aligning with our school’s vision of preparing students to become leaders, in an ever-changing digital age, now and in the future.

Our students are given the opportunity to make decisions on how they utilize technology giving them personal ownership of their learning. Technology helps us to foster collaboration, creativity, and cultural understanding at Prairie View Middle School. With the use of technology, students and teachers can collaborate and explore creative solutions to real world problems. Giving students the opportunity of choice through the iPad encourages students to use their imagination. Through global research, students can build a culture of understanding and respect. Our school utilizes technology to empower students to explore various cultures and have the world at their fingertips.

Impact

The iPad plays an important role in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion by giving equal access to educational resources regardless of a student’s background or ability. The variety of applications accommodate the various learning styles and needs, ensuring that all students can effectively engage in the curriculum. The interactive features of our students' devices create a comprehensive learning experience that promotes an inclusive classroom environment, enabling all students to succeed. Our year long 8th-grade project of raising trout helps preserve a local ecosystem exemplifies how technology and action can significantly impact our local environment.