Media and Technology
Resource Categories
Media Center Resources
Both middle school and high school students have access to our new media center and library resources which include periodicals, reference materials, fiction, non-fiction, educational videos, and Internet access. Students can search online for media center resources in the student section.
Computer Resources
Student Accounts
All Bethany students have individual, password protected network accounts and their own disk space for storing computer work and projects. All data is backed up nightly. Broadband internet access is available throughout the school with active pornography filters in place.
Computer Labs
BCS has three computer labs: a main teaching lab with 25 workstations, a second lab with 24 workstation, and a multipurpose room that includes 12 workstations. Both high school and middle school classes can use these labs for classes or projects.
Media Center Workstations
The library has 12 student workstations-classes may use these for Internet research or students may use them during study halls. If the library computers are full and there are no classes in the computer labs, the labs may also be used by students during study hall.
Special Services
The special services room has 4 student workstations running for students to use during structured study time. These machines include assistive software for a variety of learning styles.
High School Classrooms
Several classrooms have student workstations for assignments in the room. The Chemistry/Physics lab is equiped with 10 wireless laptops with specialized software and interfaces for student use in laboratory assignments.
Middle School Classrooms
Each middle school classroom has at least 2 student workstations. In addition all middle school students have access to the Media Center and all computer labs.
Multimedia
The school currently has 5 fully functional multimedia carts that can be used in classrooms to project computer, DVD, VHS, or cable TV multimedia content. In addition the computer labs, multi-purpose room, and both middle school and high school geography classrooms have perminantly mounted projectors and screens for media presentation.
Information Technology Classes
Keyboarding
This basic class is required of all students. Keyboarding skills are taught to improve accuracy and speed on computer keyboards.
Computer Applications
Students are taught the use of Microsoft Office to create Power Point presentations, Access databases, Excel spreadsheets, and Word documents.
Advanced Computer Applications
Students learn a variety of applications depending on their interests. Possibilities include computer programming (BASIC, C++, php and SQL database programming); Website design and publishing using Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash; digital graphic design using Adobe Photoshop; or Geographic Information Systems and Digital Mapping.
Computer Programming
Students learn basic programming skills using Pascal and Robolab.