1^st, 2^nd & 6^th 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.

3^rd 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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5^th Period

Senior Technology Seminar

Purpose 

The  purpose  of  this  course  is  to  build  leadership  and  21^st  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 21^st 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.

4^th & 7^th 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