Technology Enhanced Learning
Leaving a Legacy
At Rio San Gabriel, we are a learning community where our legacy empowers all students to achieve their highest potential. We support our students and teachers in being innovative, creative and collaborative in a variety of learning spaces. We believe it is important to continuously build upon our capacity to lead, learn and grow, utilizing technology to take risks, be productive citizens, think critically and have a growth mindset. By doing this, we build students who are globally competitive and ready to revolutionize the world.
90% of RSG students label themselves an average or advanced technology user.
– LCAP Survey
Promote Collaboration
Students, teachers and families work as a team and these partnerships build leaders and inspire innovation.
Inspire Innovation
Learning is student centered to ignite enthusiasm and inspire leadership opportunities. Innovation can happen anywhere, at anytime and with anyone.
Flexibility in Location
Students are stretched to think outside the box in flexible learning areas where they can express their creativity and problem solving skills.
1:1 iPad Program
21st Century Learning
Tech Team
Innovation Lab
ISTE & Apple
Certified Teachers
Apple Distinguished School
An Apple Distinguished School
Rio San Gabriel was selected as an Apple Distinguished School for its unique and innovative implementation of Apple technologies that foster tech-rich environments that ultimately enhance students’ learning opportunities. Only 31 schools in California have been selected for this distinguished award. Learn more about the award.
“We believe in providing robust opportunities for our students to think deeply and creatively, allowing them to have voice and choice while utilizing an iPad as a tool for learning across all content areas. We are committed to providing a learning environment where our students are engaged, challenged and are on a continuous path toward innovation. ”
– Jennifer Robbins, Director of Elementary Education
Tech Team
Our Tech Team student leaders are an integral part in supporting our RSG family in technology and innovation. Our Tech Team is a group of student digital leaders who promote creativity, inspire, and teach strategies for communicating ideas using a variety of tools to their peers and teachers.
Innovation Lab
Rio San Gabriel’s Innovation Lab is a place where creativity is powered by technology. The purpose of our Innovation Lab is to provide a space where students can create, explore, investigate, and build. These spaces have been designed to spark curiosity and inspire our students to engage in learning opportunities built around STEAM. Regular lab visits help students further develop the 21st-century skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity.
Learning opportunities our Innovation Labs include robotics, coding, computer programming, engineering design, Lego-design wall activities, broadcasting, creating music, and engineering and design utilizing 3D printing. Students are involved in inquiry and problem-solving based on relevant and engaging topics. Our fun and colorful Innovation Lab is a place to think outside the box and give our students voice and choice and enhance their learning!
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Forging Responsible & Aware Digital Citizens
We cannot properly prep our students for the future without lessons in digital citizenship. It is vital in the world we live in today. At Downey Unified, we teach our students how their words online have real-world effects and the permanence of their digital footprint, along with key online safety skills.
Be a Good Citizen
- Be safe on and offline
- Help protect “safe spaces”
- Posts must be directly related to course
- Only participate in meetings/chat rooms related to your classes and set up by your teachers
Be Trustworthy
- Be honest
- Use school appropriate and scholarly language
- Use the chat feature to post questions/respond
Be Responsible
- Prioritize time appropriately
- Own your words and actions
- Treat your device/equipment with care
Be Fair
- Be inclusive
- Allow others to share their views
Be Respectful
- Think before you post, speak or act
- Act and speak as if you were talking to your teacher or peer face to face
- Respect classmates and teachers
Be Caring
- Be patient with each other
- Help those in need
- Ask for help when needed