The Armenian Youth Foundation recently awarded a grant totaling $9500 to St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School (SSAES) supporting a technology refresh of the Chromebooks used by the school. The Armenian Youth Foundation has been supportive of SSAES’ Armenian education and technology needs since 1988, when it first provided funds for the student computer lab. “We are very grateful to the Armenian Youth Foundation for seeing a major benefit in the use of technology to improve student learning and accepting our grant request. Their continued support for our School has allowed us to have the latest technology to improve our student learning,” stated Head of School Dr. Garine Palandjian.
These are some of the things we use/do on the Chromebooks.
- Learn our email/username and password
2. Practice logging into the Chromebook using our username and password
3. Learning about the icons and bookmark tabs and how to double click on them
4. How to use a trackpad/mouse pad without a physical mouse
5. Using Keyboarding Without Tears to learn typing skills
6. Coding.org for coding, following algorithms, “programming”
7. Operate a variety of digital tools (e.g., open/close, find, save/print, navigate
8. Identify, locate, and use letters, numbers, and special keys on a keyboard (e.g., Space Bar, Shift, Delete).
9. Create a simple digital artifact. (typing and publishing their poems, stories and recipes.)
10. Handle the equipment with care. How to walk while “hugging” your Chromebook. Take off your headphones before you get up from your chair so that the Chromebook doesn’t follow you!
The Armenian Youth Foundation’s mission is to preserve Armenian heritage by proudly supporting a variety of youth programs. Since 1973, it has awarded more than $780K in grants to over 20 organizations and Armenian schools. Learn more about the impact of the Foundation to our community and how you can support it by visiting https://www.armenianyouthfoundation.org/. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Foundation at grant-request@armenianyouthfoundation.org.
