Computer Technology
Teacher: Erik Tom

Core Curriculum: Easy Tech from Learning.com

Curriculum Overview:
Junior high students complete interactive lessons in word processing and spreadsheet concepts. Students demonstrate organizing ideas, page layout and design, cell formatting, tables, data and formulas. Students are focused toward learning about careers in technology, through guest speakers, research, videos and computer history museum tour.

Computer Technology Goals:

• Students create a personal timeline, which illustrate an understanding of cells, tables, rows and columns in a spreadsheet program as well as developing time sequencing skills by creating a personal timeline.
• Students compile data in a spreadsheet table and use the data to create a pie chart that illustrated the table data information in a visual and incorporated effective use of type and page layout, using header and footer commands.
• Students demonstrate understanding of document creation including, header/footer, margins, tabs, bullets and image manipulation.
• Creation of a music composition using Garage Band. Students demonstrate digital music composition by compiling a song using various tracks, sequencing and editing.
• Students create a short digital video using iMovie.
• Students understand and demonstrate effective use of copyright law.
• Students follow technology use guidelines and acceptable use policies.