Introduction to Digital Technology
Course Description
Introduction to Digital Technology is the foundational course for Web & Digital Communications, Programming, Advanced Programming, Information Support & Services, and Network Systems pathways.
This course is designed for high school students to understand, communicate, and adapt to a digital world as it impacts their personal life, society, and the business world. Exposure to foundational knowledge in hardware, software, programming, web design, IT support, and networks are all taught in a computer lab with hands-on activities and project-focused tasks. Students will not only understand the concepts, but apply their knowledge to situations and defend their actions/decisions/choices through the knowledge and skills acquired in this course.
Employability skills are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to demonstrate the skills required by business and industry.
Competencies in the co-curricular student organization, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), are integral components of both the employability skills standards and content standards for this course.
Various forms of technologies will be highlighted to expose students to the emerging technologies impacting the digital world. Professional communication skills and practices, problem-solving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of effective presentation skills are taught in this course as a foundational knowledge to prepare students to be college and career ready. The knowledge and skills taught in this course build upon each other to form a comprehensive introduction to digital world.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Digital Technology is a course that is appropriate for all high school students. The pre-requisite for this course is advisor approval.
Click here to view syllabus.
In addition to the standards for this course, Literacy standards will also be introduced. To cover this requirement students will be expected to log in everyday at the beginning of class (Bell Work) to a blog and answer a journal question to encourage writing.
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Introduction to Digital Technology is the foundational course for Web & Digital Communications, Programming, Advanced Programming, Information Support & Services, and Network Systems pathways.
This course is designed for high school students to understand, communicate, and adapt to a digital world as it impacts their personal life, society, and the business world. Exposure to foundational knowledge in hardware, software, programming, web design, IT support, and networks are all taught in a computer lab with hands-on activities and project-focused tasks. Students will not only understand the concepts, but apply their knowledge to situations and defend their actions/decisions/choices through the knowledge and skills acquired in this course.
Employability skills are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to demonstrate the skills required by business and industry.
Competencies in the co-curricular student organization, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), are integral components of both the employability skills standards and content standards for this course.
Various forms of technologies will be highlighted to expose students to the emerging technologies impacting the digital world. Professional communication skills and practices, problem-solving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of effective presentation skills are taught in this course as a foundational knowledge to prepare students to be college and career ready. The knowledge and skills taught in this course build upon each other to form a comprehensive introduction to digital world.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Digital Technology is a course that is appropriate for all high school students. The pre-requisite for this course is advisor approval.
Click here to view syllabus.
In addition to the standards for this course, Literacy standards will also be introduced. To cover this requirement students will be expected to log in everyday at the beginning of class (Bell Work) to a blog and answer a journal question to encourage writing.
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UNITS/TOPICS
Semester 1 Semester 2
1. Introduction to Digital Technology 9. FBLA- Entrepreneurship development, competitive events, and professional
2. Online Safety and Digital Citizenship communication
3. Emerging and Future Technology 10. Operating Systems and Binary Code
4. Hardware, Software, and File Management 11. Customer Relationships
5. Problem Solving, Flowcharting, Algorithms, and 12. Networking Basics
Game Development 13. Online Resources
6. Visual Programming 14. Web Design
7. Employability Skills 15. Ethics, Legal Issues, and Cyber Security
8. Information Technology Careers-Programming, 16. Information Technology Careers- Network
Gaming, and Software Development Systems, Information Support & Services, and Web & Digital Communications,
and Computer Forensics
1. Introduction to Digital Technology 9. FBLA- Entrepreneurship development, competitive events, and professional
2. Online Safety and Digital Citizenship communication
3. Emerging and Future Technology 10. Operating Systems and Binary Code
4. Hardware, Software, and File Management 11. Customer Relationships
5. Problem Solving, Flowcharting, Algorithms, and 12. Networking Basics
Game Development 13. Online Resources
6. Visual Programming 14. Web Design
7. Employability Skills 15. Ethics, Legal Issues, and Cyber Security
8. Information Technology Careers-Programming, 16. Information Technology Careers- Network
Gaming, and Software Development Systems, Information Support & Services, and Web & Digital Communications,
and Computer Forensics