Technology Connections is a semester-long course designed to equip all 9th
grade students with organizational skills and technology tools needed to accomplish high
level learning goals. The course works in conjunction with other required freshman classes
(i.e., English, Science, etc.). Elements of school and career planning will be
incorporated.
The main purpose of this course is to integrate software concepts and understanding
with content from other subject areas. This ensures that students have the ability to
apply these technology skills in any course or learning experience they might face in
their high school career.
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Outcomes
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
• Understand and use basic technology
operations and concepts
- Increase efficiency of keyboarding touch-typing skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and
connectivity
- Use this understanding to manage and navigate computer systems (organize documents
into folders, move between applications and various drives)
•Use
technology responsibly and ethically
- Demonstrate legal and ethical behaviors regarding the use of technology and
information including e-mail and internet use
•Use
technology to communicate effectively and creatively
- Create professional multi-page documents using word processing skills, writing
process steps, and publishing programs
- Design, develop, publish, and present products (presentations, documents, enhanced
with graphics and design elements, etc.) that demonstrate and communicate core academic
subject concepts to audiences inside and outside of the classroom
• Use technology for thinking,
learning, and producing
- Sort, organize, interpret and display information using spreadsheets and databases
•Use
technology for research, problem-solving, and decision-making
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze, organize, and present research
material.
- Use technology to locate, evaluate and collect information using electronic resources,
- Collaborate with peers to investigate problems and develop solutions
The above outcomes will be applied to students’ subject areas as well as towards
developing their Personal Education Plan for their high school years and beyond.
This will involve exploration and understanding of the Bellingham School District Pathways
to the Future Program plus development of a Portfolio that documents their
academic and personal accomplishments throughout high school. Communication, teamwork,
student success strategies (self-management, goal setting, time management) will be
emphasized throughout the course.