Bearing News

Student help desk to come to Columbia Public Schools

Grace Dorsey • December 20, 2017

In an upcoming program, students will act as the first-level technology help within each school’s media center. The option will count as a .5 elective credit.

Restrictions on laptops affect students, faculty

Ryan Choe • September 26, 2017

Students run into internet and settings restrictions on their school-given laptops and administrators explain the reasons behind those restrictions.

BrightBytes survey to determine what support and training is needed for one to one program

Emily Oba • December 3, 2016

Columbia Public Schools has decided to give laptops to students for the one to one program. BrightBytes survey was issued to get student and staff opinion.

Technology troubles invite new CPS policies

Grace Vance • September 24, 2016

District removes Twitter block on student Wi-Fi Sophomore Chloe Peterson sits in her fourth hour World History class, her eyes drooping as she settles down at the end of a long day. She quietly sneaks...

District removes personal and share server drives

Rochita Ghosh • September 22, 2016

Google Drive assumes position as main document storage in CPS Gone are the days of memes in the RBHS Student Share Drive. At the beginning of this school year, the Columbia Public Schools (CPS) district...