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What's Technology Class?

  • Hardware: The parts of technology you can touch. We explore the many parts that make up a computer, as well as how they work together.
  • Digital Citizenship: The framework we use to be civil and safe when surfing the internet.
  • Operating and Networking Systems: The software that runs your computer, as well as allow it to communicate with other computers.
  • Keyboarding Skills: Speech to text is on the rise, but we still need our keyboards to get any real written content. We practice to improve our accuracy and speed.
  • Researching Skills: The internet is a HUGE place. When there can be a million web pages on any given subject, how do you know where to start? We will get into the fundamentals of zeroing in on the right information.
  • Google Suite and Drive: By the time our students graduate, they will be accomplished experts in the use of this software suite.
  • Media Creation: From pictures, videos, and even music, we will take a creative turn and create our own media.
  • Programming: We start with simple challenges dealing with basic programming operations. Then, as our skills improve, we will get into actual programming languages like Javascript and Python.
  • Digital Maps: We will explore the science behind geopositioning and how satellites can track us.
  • Engineering: The science of building (with technology) is vast. We will explore how people come up their plans to build modern structures and pieces of technology.
  • Business of Technology: Making a profit with a technology business is HARD. We will explore those companies that have made international success doing it.
  • History and People of technology: We will explore the pioneers of technology, and see where we came from.
  • Technology Problem Solving: Students should have a basic understanding of how their computer functions, as well as the means to correct a host of small problems, themselves.