The emphasis of study is to develop computer
skills that are important for academic, personal, and job success. Units of
study include office applications, Internet skills, research skills, computer
ethics, and an introduction to desktop publishing. Units of study will also
include other core content areas such as Social Science, Science and
English/Language Arts. Other elements of
the class focus on personal time management, attention to detail and attention
to instruction. Lastly this class will focus on the students desire to take
responsibility for the work and to take ownership of their work.
Applications that may be introduced include:
- Google Apps Tools –Documents, Forms, Sharing, uploading, downloading
- Google Earth, Google My Maps
and other G-Suite Platforms
- Adobe Spark Apps
- iLife Suite – iMovie and Iphoto
Students will complete different projects
throughout the school year. Some projects may be daily activities which
are due by the end of the class. There
will be other projects that may take up to 3 weeks.