Technology Course Selection 2012
Digital Art & Animation, Course #2005 Is basically art on the computer. Students create using electronic media instead of traditional media. Students learn to draw and paint electronically using graphics tablets and pens instead of traditional pencils and paint brushes. They will also animate in both 2 and 3 dimensions. Students will find the software used in class challenging but rewarding. Adobe products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash are currently design standards in business and industry. Formerly known as Digital Graphics & Animation, or TADGA. Electronic Media, Course #2012 Students who have taken Art I may take the Digital Art & Animation class for art credit by signing up for this course. Preview of 2005 & 2012 Digital Design & Media Production, Course #2004 You will focus on desktop publishing skills to design, edit and produce a variety of print and digital publications. Students will use Microsoft Word and Publisher, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop in this class. Preview of 2004 Web Design, Course #2007 If you want to learn the basics of designing and developing a web site, you should sign up for this class. In this class we'll take a look at design issues specific to web-based presentations, such as page layout, effective navigation, graphics, color, typography, animation and the design process. Students will use HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash and Acrobat to build web sites. Formerly known as Web Mastering. Preview of 2007 Digital Video & Audio Design, Course #2011 Is open to all students for the first time next year. Students will use Adobe Premiere and Audacity to learn such video basics as pre-production, production, and post production stages of video creation. If you enjoy being behind the camera, then sign up for this. Formerly known as Video Technology. Cougar Vision, Course #2011 If you enjoy being in front of the camera as much as being behind it, then you should apply to join the staff of Cougar Vision. You’ll need to see Ms. Samuelson in room 2506 for an application to sign up. Preview of 2011 Digital & Interactive Media, Course #8637 If all the classes sound good and you can’t make up your mind, this is the class to sign up for. Here you will learn the effective use of text, graphics, photography, sound, animation, and video in the creation of digital, print, aural and video publications and presentations. Students will use InDesign, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere Elements, and Audacity to create digital and interactive media. Formerly known as Multimedia. Preview of 8637 Advanced Digital Art & Animation, Course #2009 Is an independent study for individuals who want to expand their skills with design and tech apps software. It is an extension of the basic skills learned in Digital Art & Animation 2005, Digital & Interactive Media 8637, and Web Design 2007. Students will be able to achieve ACA (Adobe Certified Associate) certification in one of the Adobe products used in class. Students will spend time doing projects for actual clients and may be able to see their work published as videos, posters, banners or T-shirts. The prerequisite for this class is an 80% or higher final grade in any of the Tech Apps courses, and a signature from Mrs. Krohmer. Preview of 2009	Why is Technology Important? As you search for electives to fill out your course schedule, you should consider these Technology Applications courses. Besides being creative and fun, these classes teach you valuable technology skills. Also, please know that some colleges and degree programs require you to have a high school technology credit. What's in it for me now? Today’s students must learn more than the basics to be prepared for life. Using technology, students develop learning skills, such as thinking and problem-solving skills, information and communication skills, and interpersonal and self-directional skills. (Ed Tech Action Network) Part of being young is to ignore warnings and directions. This combination of intuitive ability and lack of examination can lead to less productive and even dangerous use of technology. Here are some examples of what I mean: Kids don’t know how to search. Kids don’t know how to evaluate. Kids don’t know how to stay safe. (Bell) “Students need to be able to use computers and other technologies flexibly, creatively and purposefully.” (Eisenberg and Johnson) What’s in it for me next? 100 Essential Skills Every College Student Should Know: Embrace technology. Technology can be a distraction, but it can also be a big help when it comes to keep all your important stuff together. Use it to keep you organized and productive. Use technology. Sites like LinkedIn make it easier than ever to connect with others working in your field. Use it wisely. Learn the technology of your trade. In a world dominated by technology, it would be silly not to know how to use at least some of the programs and technologies dominant in your field. (Online College) Technology improves workforce skills. Students who use technology develop the technical and learning skills, academic knowledge and work habits that are necessary for success in higher education and the workplace. (Ed Tech Action Network) How will it help me in the future? “Experts agree that more than half of new jobs require some form of technology literacy.” “In general, workers with computer skills earned 10%-15% more than workers without such skills.” (National School Boards Association) “A report by the Information Technology Association of America warns that one out of every 10 jobs requiring information technology skills is going unfilled due to a shortage of qualified workers.” (National School Boards Association) Works Cited Bell, Mary Ann. What Kids Know (and Don't Know) About Technology. 1 January 2010. 15 January 2010 <http://www.mmischools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=60473 >. Ed Tech Action Network. Why Technology in Schools. 15 January 2010 <http://www.edtechactionnetwork.org/why-technology-in-schools>. Eisenberg, Michael B and Doug Johnson. Learning and Teaching Information Technology Computer Skills in Context. 2003. 15 January 2010 <http://www.libraryinstruction.com/info-tech.html>. National School Boards Association. Technology and the Workplace. 15 January 2010 <http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/tnwp.html>. Online College. 100 Essential Lifehacks Every Student Should Know. 15 December 2009. 15 January 2010 <http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/12/15/100-essential-lifehacks-every-student-should-know/>.

Technology Course Selection 2012

Digital Art & Animation, Course #2005
Is basically art on the computer. Students create using electronic media instead of traditional media. Students learn to draw and paint electronically using graphics tablets and pens instead of traditional pencils and paint brushes. They will also animate in both 2 and 3 dimensions. Students will find the software used in class challenging but rewarding. Adobe products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash are currently design standards in business and industry. Formerly known as Digital Graphics & Animation, or TADGA.

Electronic Media, Course #2012
Students who have taken Art I may take the Digital Art & Animation class for art credit by signing up for this course.

Preview of 2005 & 2012

Digital Design & Media Production, Course #2004
You will focus on desktop publishing skills to design, edit and produce a variety of print and digital publications. Students will use Microsoft Word and Publisher, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop in this class.

Preview of 2004

Web Design, Course #2007
If you want to learn the basics of designing and developing a web site, you should sign up for this class. In this class we'll take a look at design issues specific to web-based presentations, such as page layout, effective navigation, graphics, color, typography, animation and the design process. Students will use HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash and Acrobat to build web sites. Formerly known as Web Mastering.

Preview of 2007

Digital Video & Audio Design, Course #2011
Is open to all students for the first time next year. Students will use Adobe Premiere and Audacity to learn such video basics as pre-production, production, and post production stages of video creation. If you enjoy being behind the camera, then sign up for this. Formerly known as Video Technology.

Cougar Vision, Course #2011
If you enjoy being in front of the camera as much as being behind it, then you should apply to join the staff of Cougar Vision. You’ll need to see Ms. Samuelson in room 2506 for an application to sign up.

Preview of 2011

Digital & Interactive Media, Course #8637
If all the classes sound good and you can’t make up your mind, this is the class to sign up for. Here you will learn the effective use of text, graphics, photography, sound, animation, and video in the creation of digital, print, aural and video publications and presentations. Students will use InDesign, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere Elements, and Audacity to create digital and interactive media. Formerly known as Multimedia.

Preview of 8637

Advanced Digital Art & Animation, Course #2009
Is an independent study for individuals who want to expand their skills with design and tech apps software. It is an extension of the basic skills learned in Digital Art & Animation 2005, Digital & Interactive Media 8637, and Web Design 2007. Students will be able to achieve ACA (Adobe Certified Associate) certification in one of the Adobe products used in class. Students will spend time doing projects for actual clients and may be able to see their work published as videos, posters, banners or T-shirts.

The prerequisite for this class is an 80% or higher final grade in any of the Tech Apps courses, and a signature from Mrs. Krohmer.

Preview of 2009

Why is Technology Important?

As you search for electives to fill out your course schedule, you should consider these Technology Applications courses. Besides being creative and fun, these classes teach you valuable technology skills. Also, please know that some colleges and degree programs require you to have a high school technology credit.

What's in it for me now?

Today’s students must learn more than the basics to be prepared for life. Using technology, students develop learning skills, such as thinking and problem-solving skills, information and communication skills, and interpersonal and self-directional skills. (Ed Tech Action Network)

Part of being young is to ignore warnings and directions. This combination of intuitive ability and lack of examination can lead to less productive and even dangerous use of technology. Here are some examples of what I mean:

Kids don’t know how to search.
Kids don’t know how to evaluate.
Kids don’t know how to stay safe. (Bell)

“Students need to be able to use computers and other technologies flexibly, creatively and purposefully.” (Eisenberg and Johnson)

What’s in it for me next?

100 Essential Skills Every College Student Should Know:

Embrace technology. Technology can be a distraction, but it can also be a big help when it comes to keep all your important stuff together. Use it to keep you organized and productive.
Use technology. Sites like LinkedIn make it easier than ever to connect with others working in your field. Use it wisely.
Learn the technology of your trade. In a world dominated by technology, it would be silly not to know how to use at least some of the programs and technologies dominant in your field. (Online College)

Technology improves workforce skills. Students who use technology develop the technical and learning skills, academic knowledge and work habits that are necessary for success in higher education and the workplace. (Ed Tech Action Network)

How will it help me in the future?

“Experts agree that more than half of new jobs require some form of technology literacy.”

“In general, workers with computer skills earned 10%-15% more than workers without such skills.” (National School Boards Association)

“A report by the Information Technology Association of America warns that one out of every 10 jobs requiring information technology skills is going unfilled due to a shortage of qualified workers.” (National School Boards Association)

Works Cited

Bell, Mary Ann. What Kids Know (and Don't Know) About Technology. 1 January 2010. 15 January 2010 <http://www.mmischools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=60473 >.

Ed Tech Action Network. Why Technology in Schools. 15 January 2010 <http://www.edtechactionnetwork.org/why-technology-in-schools>.

Eisenberg, Michael B and Doug Johnson. Learning and Teaching Information Technology Computer Skills in Context. 2003. 15 January 2010 <http://www.libraryinstruction.com/info-tech.html>.

National School Boards Association. Technology and the Workplace. 15 January 2010 <http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/tnwp.html>.

Online College. 100 Essential Lifehacks Every Student Should Know. 15 December 2009. 15 January 2010 <http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/12/15/100-essential-lifehacks-every-student-should-know/>.