Beaumont School counts itself a school technology leader in Northeast Ohio with the completion of a school wide Technology Initiative. Begun in 1998 to prepare students with cutting-edge knowledge and proficiency to met the technology revolution head on, the initiative has provided an up and running, state-of-the-art computer network of 260 computer workstations, fully integrated across the curriculum, linking Beaumont to global resources for research and problem solving. Many thanks to the generous trustees, parents, alumnae, past parents and friends of Beaumont, PEPCO, Cisco Systems, Lubrizol, the Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation, the Murphy Family Foundation, the McGinty Foundation, The Lamson & Sessions Co., the Nordson Corp. Foundation and the Women’s Community Foundation who made the $710,000 project a reality!
- Her/his own e-mail account and storage space on the network
- Access to computer technology and color printers in every classroom, lab and library with a 2:1 student to computer ratio In addition, color scanners are also available
- Access to and knowledge of Microsoft Office 2003 and the capability of creating websites
- Global research and study resources through the Internet, E-Library and Beaumont library catalogues on-line
- Expanded after-school Library and computer Lab hours for class projects
- The Beaumont website (www.beaumontschool.org) for latest news, Guidance/College search resources, Alumnae News and career links
- A cutting edge system prepared for the integration of the latest technology innovations as they are available
- Foreign Language lab complete with audio and headphones for pronunciation and practice of a language
- Wireless laptops available for all lab work in social studies, science, english, ect.
- LCD projectors for classroom instruction from computer/video to large screen
- Digital and video cameras are used for many activities including creating stories and displaying pictures and videos in our multimedia course
- Intel QX3 computer microscopes are used for application and extension activities in biology and geology
- 180 Networked Workstations
- 11 Workstations in Science Wing for the Physics
- 36 Workstations in Computer Lab
- 18 Workstations in Foreign Language Classroom
- 34 Laptops for use in classrooms
- 20 Workstations in Library
- 6 Novell Intranet ware Servers plus 1 Windows Server
- All Networked Workstations connected to the Internet
- E-mail available locally and globally
- 2 Smart Boards
- 16 LCD Projectors
- 30 DreamWriters housed in English Department
- Color printer in every classroom
- 8 High Speed Color Laser Printers
- High Speed Black and White Networked Laser Printers in Library, Computer Lab, Foreign Language Lab Social Studies and Administration
- 6 Macintosh's in Fine Arts Building and musical MIDI Keyboard
- 7 Color Scanners: 4 in the Main Classroom Building and2 in the Fine Arts Building
- Each Workstation has access to Microsoft Office 2003 in addition to Electric Library INFOhio and Beaumont Library catalogue along with thousands of other resources available on the Internet
- Library is available for student use before school from 7:45 A. M. and after school until 5:00 P. M. Monday - Thursday and Friday until 3:30
Last Update: 12 September 2006
