Technology FAQs & Help
St. Pius X is a Google school.
We have implemented a 1:1 program
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Increase student engagement with technology integrated content.
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Shared devices are limited and there is a greater need for access to technology among our students.
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Reinforce keyboarding and technology literacy skills daily.
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Increase individual access to online versions of school textbooks with enhanced content.
Why Chromebooks?
- Reasonably priced: Chromebooks cost about ½ of what a traditional laptop costs.
- Integrated with the Google platform.
- Students quickly become comfortable and productive on Chromebooks due to their simple approach to computers.
- Capability for the school to control the administration rights of the device using required school installed management software.
Students in Grades K-5 will be provided with a Chromebook to use in the classroom. These will remain at school.
Students in Grades 6-8 are required to bring their own Chromebook which will allow them to take the device home for homework and have easy access to on-line textbooks. In order for this Chromebook to be used at St. Pius X, the school will purchase a management software license for the device, so that it can be linked to our network. The Chromebook will be configured such that only school accounts may be used during the school day. It will not control what content the student can access off campus, at home, or on other Wi-Fi networks. That is all set up through your household security and with your family’s rules and expectations.
Students are welcome to bring any model Chromebook that works for their family, the only requirement being that it is a Chromebook. If you do not currently own a Chromebook, many options are available, online or from a brick and mortar retailer. The current school base model is a CTL NL7 with an Intel Apollo Lake N3350 Processor and 4GB RAM.