Photos: KCD's tech in the classroom: Chromebooks, Google Apps, Makerbots

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Kentucky Country Day

Kentucky Country Day is located on Springdale Road in Louisville, KY.

Read about the striking results of KCD's Chromebooks program for its middle schoolers.

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KCD's campus

KCD was formed in 1972 and moved to its current 85-acre campus in 1978.

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Google Chromebook cart and charging station

Middle school students are required to purchase a Google Chromebook for use in the classroom.

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Technology Director Tim Rice

Tim Rice is the Technology Director at Kentucky Country Day. He helped with the deployment of Chromebooks in the middle school.

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A student's personal Chromebook

Students use Google Apps to complete most of their assignments.

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Downstairs in KCD's lower school

In addition to personal devices, students have access to a variety of school tech centers.

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The computer lab

Some students work over the summer assembling new computers and helping to phase out old technology.

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The fabrication lab

Students use a Makerbot Replicator 2 to print designs they created using Tinkercad.

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iPads for primary school students

Primary school students at KCD have access to school-owned laptops and iPads for use in the classroom.

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Tim Rice shows off a student-built robot

Students participate in every aspect of building robots, including soldering the boards and programming the robots.

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