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Question 1

Answer 1
In addition to constant adult supervision, our students are shielded from nasty websites by the presence of a hardware and software 'firewall'. The system effectively isolates our users from unwanted websites and prevents unauthorized access to our system from outside.
Question 2

Answer 2
Absolutely not. We do not allow our students to use our network to access any public email service. Allowing the public at large access to our students via email could jeopardize student safety and undermine the overall security we provide at school.
Question 3

Answer 3
Generally speaking, we discourage students from bringing their work to school on floppies since we cannot guarentee student floppies will be virus free. We prefer that students send their work to school via email. File attachments can be emailed directly to your student's teacher or to me at TIM.DEMCO@SAINTAMBROSEOFWOODBURY.ORG. File attachments are scanned for virus infections; floppy disks are not.
Question 4

Answer 4
Kindegartens visit the lab every two weeks. First grade through eighth grade visit the lab once a week. All our teachers are welcome to schedule additional visits as needed.
Question 5

Answer 5
During an emergency reconfiguration of the network in April, 2004, the decision was made to discontinue the practice of installing redundant operating systems on our computers. The decision was made to expedite reinstallation of business, school, and student software; to simplify the process of deploying software; and to conserve storage space on workstations and servers.
Question 6

Answer 6
On a case-by-case basis we determine the usefulness of the hardware. Sometimes we take it; sometimes we decline it. We accept hardware donations to enhance our resources. Donations that create special setup or troubleshooting challenges are refused, as are donations that would change our essentially uniform environment. We tend to be pretty selective.
Question 7

Answer 7
We originally intended to begin in fourth grade, but the software we chose worked so well and the students used it so easily, we decided to launch the program in third grade, too. Our third through eighth graders now spend a portion of their time practicing keyboard skills.
Question 8

Answer 8
We teach keyboarding as a skill that comprises just a small part of technology training. We try not to hammer keyboarding to the point of discouraging student enjoyment of computers.
Question 9

Answer 9
The kindergarteners are taught to log into the network, log out of the network, use the mouse and keyboard to navigate the operating system, and learn basic reading and math skills in Bailey's Book House and Millie's Math House software. We allow them, essentially, to have fun with the software while learning to manipulate the programs and develop hand/eye coordination necessary to use the mouse.
Question 10

Answer 10
You are free to donate software to classes, but we cannot install the software on more than a single machine since doing so would violate software licensing practices. Saint Ambrose can not use unlicensed software under any circumstances.
Question 11

Answer 11
The decision was made to deploy our minilab computers in groups of four to provide a viable number of machines for independent work, project work, and enrichment at every grade level. Fewer machines would be less useful, and more machines would occupy too much space. Staff members with computers in their rooms agree to accept students from other classrooms to use the computers. This policy guarantees every student equal access to our technology regardless of their homeroom assignment.
Question 12

Answer 12
During the summer of 2003 most remaining classrooms had minilabs installed in them. Only one classroom, Mrs. Maresch's fifth grade, still lacks a minilab. That classroom will be outfitted with computers in the spring of 2004 when additional hardware becomes available. The possibility exists that specialist's classrooms might be equipped with minlabs when the hardware becomes available.
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