Technology I Class

TECHNOLOGY I
SYLLABUS
2009 - 10

INSTRUCTORS:  TIM ERWIN / JOSH PETTY

COURSE - 1 Credit

PURPOSE OF CLASS: This course is divided into four parts. The first part 
	is a nine-week concepts unit. This unit will teach the usage of Word, 
	PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Movie Maker, proper E-mail and 
	Internet usage. The other three parts of the course will provide 
	introduction foundations in Web Page Design (the HTML 4.0 language),
	Computer Graphics (Adobe Photoshop 7.0), and the programming 
	language Visual Basic. These three parts of the course are designed 
	to provide the students with a chance to explore possible technology 
	fields in which they might want to pursue in college.

EXPECTATIONS:  The expectations of the class include:

1.	Students to complete all homework.
2.	Students to complete all lab projects.
3.	Students to have good attendance and make up any missed 
	work due to excused absences. 
4.	Students to participate in class discussions.
5.	Students should arrive to class prepared to work 
	(technology notebook, pencil, etc.).

GRADING STYLE:  Grades are based on the following:

Your grade for this class will be based on your class participation / 
attendance, lecture test scores, lab test scores, and lab project scores. 
	

	Lecture / Lab Test Scores 	========= 	40 % 

	Lab Project Scores 		========= 	50 %

	Class Participation / Attendance=========	10% 
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						100%
		

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Technology – Personal ComputingTopics 

I.	Introduction to Computers
II.	E-mail Essentials
III.	Internet Search Engines
IV.	Working with Word Processing using Microsoft Word 
V.	Working with Microsoft PowerPoint
VI.	Working with Microsoft Excel 
VII.	Working with Microsoft Movie Maker
VIII.	Introduction to Microsoft Access 
IX.	Introduction to Web Page Designing (9 weeks)

	a.	HTML 4.0 Beginning Command Tags
	b.	HTML 4.0  Cascading Style Sheets
	c.	HTML 4.0  Table Tags
	d.	HTML 4.0 Form Tags
	e.	HTML 4.0 Frame Tags
	f.	Introduction to FrontPage 2000

X.	Visual Basic Programming (9 weeks)

	a.	Five Steps to Problem Solving
	b.	Introduction to Visual Basic Screen / Tools
	c.	Visual Step of a Visual Basic Program
	d.	Coding Step of a Visual Basic Program
	e.	Using the Visual Basic Programming Language

XI.	Introduction to Adobe Photoshop 7.0 (9 weeks)

	a.	Introduction to screen / tools
	b.	Controlling text
	c.	Working with objects
	d.	Shading
	e.	Blending
	f.	Editing Pictures