Students will explore careers in technology, as well as other occupations, taking a career test and researching careers for their future. Students will use computers to learn web design and use Microsoft Publisher to create a very simple web site. Part of the class will also be devoted to digital photography and composition of photos. Students will learn how to use IPhoto, and PhotoShop, both photo editing software. The students will also learn HTML, a program language that allows you to create web pages. The skills learned will be used to create a web site for competition in our local computer fair. The students will learn Adobe Dreamweaver, a sophisticated web authoring software that businesses use. They will use their web design skills to create web sites of various interest. The students will begin a unit using Flash, creating animations to be used in their web sites.
