At Chaparral all students receive technological training a minimum of one time per week. It is a privilege for our students to be able to attend the Computer Lab classes. Our lab is fully stocked with iMac computers and each child is assigned to his/her own computer which they will use for the entire year.

Listed below are some of the computer skills that our students will be exposed to:

• Keyboarding
• Academic Reinforcement
• Cognitive Skills

KEYBOARDING:

*Proper placement of hands

*Proper typing skills

*Proper care of equipment

*Proper use of programs and applications

*Programs to build curricular skills

ACADEMIC REINFORCEMENT :

* Mathematics, Reading, Writing

* Editing work

* Graphic Organizing

* Art

COGNITIVE SKILLS :

* Following directions

* Quick thinking

* Tracking

* Hand / eye coordination (fine motor skills)

* Spatial awareness

* Creativity building