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™
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Atchison County, Kansas
Find Keys for
Younger Users
Atchison County Community Schools, Unified
School District #377, is located in Northeast
Kansas and covers more than 350 square miles.
With all three levels of schools (elementary, middle
and high school) in the district performing above
the average in state assessment scores, USD #377
wanted to make sure they were providing the best
available technology to their students, especially
since technology is not always present at home.
The district has a strict technology standard
that each student must master touch-type by the
eighth grade, which inspired Alison Ostertag and
her technology committee to address an issue they
had been observing for some time: younger
computer users have hands that are often too
small for regular size keyboards.
After researching options, the committee chose
the Kidskey keyboard from Califone. "We thought
that the special coloring and coding on the
Kidskey keyboard would be very helpful to
our kindergarten through second graders,"
Ostertag said. "And, we knew by combining
the keyboard with our other computer accessories,
we could provide our younger students with a
safe, computer-based learning center." As
schools transition to 21st century learning
models, computer-based writing skills are essential
for students to thrive in a rapidly changing
technological world. The district purchased
keyboards for each elementary school in the
district, in addition to the preschool. "Most
importantly, the students notice the change in
Helps meet
how much easier it is for them to type properly.
NETS and State
The teachers are happy that their students will
Technology
not be practicing their 'hunting and pecking'
Standards.
skills moving forward," Ostertag concluded.
Go to califone.com/casestudies to
read the entire case study
c a l i f o n e . c o m / s p e c s
Case Study: Kidskey
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