This course is designed to provide students with a wide range of computer literacy skills. Students will develop knowledge and skills in keyboarding, computer fundamentals, business applications, use of the Internet, and web site design.
Students will use a program called All The Right Type to learn and develop keyboarding skills. Students will be introduced to a program called Scratch for creating animations and games. Students will be introduced to a program called GIMP for working with and manipulating digital images. Students will learn about and use programs that are part of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access). Students will use the Internet for research, and will be introduced to HTML for making web pages. Students will develop basic Web sites using Dreamweaver, and will create Web page animations using Flash.