Introduction
Technology has become integral to the lives of St. Margaret's students, faculty, and staff.

St. Margaret's believes that the use of technology enhances the educational experience.  Faculty are strongly encouraged to integrate technology into the curriculum.  Although several courses provide specific instruction in technology, students' exposure to computer instruction in academic courses helps them gain the proficiency so necessary for future achievement in a rapidly changing world.

To meet the technological needs of the campus, every building and classroom is connected through fiber optic cable to a high-speed T1 Internet connection.  Students have the ability dial into the St. Margaret's server for Internet access for home.  In addition, many of our subscriptions to web-based databases and encyclopedias are available to students using outside ISPs at home.

St. Margaret's offers three separate computer labs, one for each division.

Lower School Computer Lab
Lower School students attend computer classes each week in the lab.  In addition, the lab is often open during recess and lunch for individual exploration.  A number of after-school computer clubs meet in the lab.

The lab features 24 PCs, two teacher stations, two laser printers (one color), one scanner, and a ceiling-mounted projector for instruction.

Middle School Computer Lab
The Middle School Lab is a popular location for students during lunch, tutorial, and after school.  Many teachers reserve the lab during class time so that students can work on class projects and explore curriculum-related software.  In addition, the 6th Grade Research Skills, 7th Grade Digital Arts, 8th Grade Digital Photography, and 8th Grade Online Magazine classes meet regularly in the lab.

The lab features 29 PCs for student use, one teacher station, one B&W laser printer, one photo-quality color printer, one scanner, and a ceiling-mounted projector for instruction.

Upper School Computer Lab
Upper School students use the lab before school, during study halls and lunch, and after school.  Several Upper School classes are taught in the lab, including Computer Applications I and II, Introduction to Programming, and Business Solutions Through Technology.

The lab features 31 PCs for student use, one teacher station, one B&W laser printer, one photo-quality color printer, one scanner, and a ceiling-mounted projector for instruction.

Wireless Labs
The Lower School  Wireless Lab consists of a mobile cart holding 23 networked laptop computers and one printer. The Middle School  Wireless Lab consists of a mobile cart holding 20 networked laptop computers and one printer. The US Science Wireless Lab is not mobile and resides in the Gateway building and is shared by all science labs. The wireless labs can be reserved by teachers on a first come - first served basis and is available only to those teachers who have attended one of  the training sessions on how to use the carts/computers.  

Library
The library features 17 "look-up" PCs, intended for searching the library collection online and using the numerous web subscriptions, including Proquest, The Electric Library, Newsbank, Infotrac, SIRS, Gale Group Databases, EBSCO, Wilson Web Resources, Encyclopedia Britannica, Grolier Encyclopedia, World Book Encyclopedia, and more.  Many of our students also access these resources from home computers.  The library also has two laser printers (one color) and one scanner.

In addition to the "look-up" PCs, the library includes a Resource Room used for training and for student work. This lab features 20 PCs, one teacher station, one laser printer, and a projector for instruction.

Classrooms
Each classroom features at least one PC, a printer, and either a large wall- mounted monitor or for instruction.  Many classrooms have several computers.  Some have scanners, digital cameras, and ceiling-mounted projectors.

Art Department
The Art Department uses both PCs and Macs.