Mercy Technology 

What an incredible opening of school year we have had here at Mercy in the area of Technology!  

Teacher Workshops

Before our Mercy women even arrived, our teachers gathered to learn creative ways to use Microsoft Office 365.  Four members of the Microsoft professional development team located at the Microsoft Store in Westfarms arrived with workshops on classroom use of the OneNote Notebook, Outlook and One Drive.  

 

Class of 2019

Our Freshwomen arrived on Monday, August 31st very nervous but also very excited to start at Mercy.  Our upperclasswomen greeted them warmly as is our tradition and performed a skit to introduce the Class of 2019 to Catherine McAuley and all things Mercy.

As part of the freshwomen orientation, I spent some time introducing the class to technology use at Mercy High School, directing them to:

• Name their computers so that they can be identified on our network
• How to access their e-mail and Microsoft Office 365
• Asked to develop mindfulness in regards to charging and care

As you can see, there were a few upperclasswomen who stayed to help with the morning activities and the class of 2019 was quite attentive, using more "traditional technology" to take notes on this first day!

Moving Forward

Since that first day, our freshwomen have become quite adept at accessing their e-mail, digital textbooks and Edline, where teacher webpages and homework assignments can be found.

I will be visiting with the Sophomore classes this week to make sure that they continue to use their devices well and are accessing the many resources available to them. Our upperclasswomen are also using more digital textbooks and using Office 365 more efficiently.

Upcoming 

• Mini-Class Night:  Thursday, September 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Parents will have the opportunity to follow their daughter's class schedule and meet briefly with teachers. Your daughter will bring home a copy of her schedule for you to follow.  

• Opening of School Mass and Freshwomen Pin Ceremony:  Tuesday, September 29.

• Parent Edline Activation:  Edline is a website where teachers post homework, handouts and other classroom information.  All students and parents have been given activation codes to access these accounts.  If you have misplaced or forgotten how to access Edline, we can help!  Please just e-mail mbullock@mercyhigh.com OR contact the main office.  We can issue a new password, activation code and/or second parent account if requested.

Stay tuned!  Each month I will be featuring some of the many ways technology is being used to enhance instruction at Mercy.  

Be well.