Technology at Belcher Technology use is highly encouraged at Belcher Elementary. Each general education classroom is equipped with 5 computers. These 5 computers include 4 student stations and 1 teacher station that is used for daily attendance, grade keeping, communication, and various other tasks. The teacher station is not limited to just teacher use, the students also use this computer in some classrooms when it is available. Each teacher station is connected to the TV in each room to allow the teacher to show PowerPoint presentations to the whole class, show the students new websites or programs and teach them how to use them, and even show educational videos that can be found on various educational websites. Each classroom is also equipped with a network printer.   Belcher Elementary is also equipped with 2 mobile labs, each containing 20 laptop computers - one provided by Title I and one by District Referendum Funds. Both labs visit classrooms everyday and give all students a chance to learn about laptops, how to use them, how they differ from desktop computers, and how to be careful with them. Each lab has enough headphones for each laptop, has a wireless access point for internet access, and has a network printer on top for students to print their work. In addition to these things the Referendum Lab came with a Digital Projector for use with the lab. Currently the Referendum Lab is being used by students receiving instruction from the Title 1 Teaching Partners in the Media Center. The Media Center also has a small stationary 7 computer lab for research and small group work like Belcher's Lunch Bunch. Belcher Elementary's morning news show, Belcher Bobcat News (BBN), is broadcast live from the Library Media Center each morning over the closed circuit TV system. For many years this was done at the checkout counter with one camera and one mic, students would walk up to the counter to talk then walk off to be replaced by other students. During the 2006-2007 school year Belcher received a real studio. Now the morning news show is done with an anchor desk, two cameras, a digital mixer for switching between cameras, a computer for showing PowerPoint presentations and videos, and monitors that allow the crew to see what is being broadcast. We are also in the process of upgrading the cameras, the microphones, and the computer to new ones thanks to Title1 funds. While it has become a much more complex operation to put on the program the new ways of doing everything and the new additions to the show have made it that much more impressive than before. "Spotlights" throughout the show include grade level news reporters, Bobcat birthdays, Books for Bobcats, Spirit Day, pet profiles, Upcoming Belcher events, and even the Tooth Fairy makes an appearance during the show. Fifth grade students run the show and their technical expertise is awesome! Students from all grade levels are given the opportunity to appear on the show throughout the year.