Pope John XXIII Students Carry A New Kind Of Book

Pope John students utilize their Chromebooks during a lesson in class.

Pope John Seniors (l. to r.) Gracie Bullock, Miles Schrage, and Shantel Preister use their Chromebooks during study hall.

Pope John XXIII junior and high school students received a new kind of book to carry this school year.

Chromebooks were issued to every student for use at home and at school during the school year. There is no cost to the students for the Chromebooks, as the devices were donated by an anonymous alumnus and their family. The Google-inspired device includes a built-in keyboard, stores most of its files in the cloud and runs applications directly from the Internet.  

After utilizing iPads for each student during the past four years, the addition of the keyboard was welcomed by many students. "Pope John is a certified Google Apps for Education school, so Chromebooks tie in well with our goal of seamlessly integrating technology throughout our educational program."  stated  Julie Dwyer, Technology Coordinator at Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School.

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