1st, 2nd & 6th Period
Technology Design and Application
Course Description
This course is designed to prepare students for the transition from school to work. This course was developed to advance and strengthen the skills mastered in the 5th through 8th grades. It includes project based learning in areas of word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentations.
The students will apply tool software skills to business projects and use projects to develop competencies for national certification. The course is designed to provide opportunities for independent and collaborative work. It is a year-long course.
3rd Period
Social Media Management
Purpose
The purpose of the social media management course is to continue preparing students for careers in social media management and entry level data analytics.
Courrse Description
This two-semester course extends training in managing social media content and data to maintain brand integrity, customer satisfaction, and profitability of a business. Students will learn how to create engaging video and graphic content directed toward specific target markets and for specific social media platforms. Students will also explore and practice various methods for gathering and analyzing data in order to maximize return on investment for social media marketing efforts.
Course Description
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5th Period
Senior Technology Seminar
Purpose
The purpose of this course is to build leadership and 21st Century work skills in students through community-based projects and activities that utilize technical skills and knowledge combined with in-demand soft skills such as effective verbal and written communication, teamwork and collaboration, time management, creative and critical thinking, and problem-solving.
Course Description
Elements for this course include detailed information of the types of project(s) students will work on that will require partnerships and collaboration with school or community partners in order to foster 21st Century work skills in high school students. These projects should be new and fresh and should require research, creativity, critical-thinking, teamwork and collaboration, problem-solving.
4th & 7th Period
Socail Media and Communications
Purpose
The purpose of the Social Media and Communications course is to prepare students with appropriate communication, technology, and employability skills for an entry-level position in the technology communication field and careers which employ these skills (sales, management, customer service, etc.).
Course Description
This is a two-semester project-based course that enhances technology skills, job search and employability skills along with communication skills. Students will create an online electronic career portfolio focused on an individual career path, create social media and viral marketing campaigns,
participate in video conferencing, cloud-based collaboration, and learn and practice other workplace related communication technologies and channels. Students will apply verbal and nonverbal communication skills related to both spoken and written communications; technology will be used to enhance these skills. Productivity programs and apps will be used to teach time management, organization and collaboration skills, cloud storage and computing. Students will also create career-related documents according to professional layout and design principles, and will also learn the photo and video editing skills needed to create promotional and informational business communications and viral marketing campaigns.
platforms. Students will also explore and
practice various methods for gathering and analyzing data in o
rder to maximize
return on investment for social media marketing efforts.
Course Description
This two-semester course extends training in managing social me
dia content and data to maintain brand integrity, customer sati
sfaction, and
profitability of a business. Students will learn how to create
engaging video and graphic content directed toward specific tar
get markets and for
specific social media platforms. Students will also explore and
practice various methods for gathering and analyzing data in o
rder to maximize
return on investment for social media marketing efforts.
Course Description
This two-semester course extends training in managing social me
dia content and data to maintain brand integrity, customer sati
sfaction, and
profitability of a business. Students will learn how to create
engaging video and graphic content directed toward specific tar
get markets and for