Digital Technology Foundations

This course is designed for students to develop authentic real-life skills using outcome-driven approaches. The students learn about digital citizenship, basic computer operations, keyboarding, software applications (word processing, spreadsheets, multimedia applications, databases), and career exploration. This course promotes skills that can be applied across the curriculum and offers preparation relevant to 21st century skills used in school, business, and personal life.

Students will:

• Identify and demonstrate the use of digital technologies and explain how they are used to process information.
• Explain how computers interact with other computing systems and devices; how software and hardware work together to perform electronic tasks; and how software is developed and upgraded.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the computer operating system to manipulate and control the Windows desktop, including file and disk management.
• Identify how to change system settings and install and remove applications.
• Apply keyboarding skills to compose, format, revise and edit documents.
• Design and develop a database, a spreadsheet, and a slide slow using appropriate applications.
• Identify the appropriate use of email, and email “netiquette” protocol.
• Demonstrate the use of various Internet search engines and portals.
• Explore the use of technology in various careers such is in computer science.
• Prepare for the Internet Core Computer Certification (IC3), a nationally recognized industry certification for Computer Applications, Internet Technologies, and Computer Technologies (optional).