7th grade students investigate ways to improve the quality of life in our environment. Students are provided opportunities to explore technology systems and how it affects their everyday life. 8th grade students explore how technology can impact the earth and universe.
Students also study web page design and have begun to publish student projects on the internet.
The Technology Department at Forest Oak Middle School is equipped with a state of the art Synergistcs lab. The lab consists of 16 module workstations in which the students rotate through. In addition to the PC module Lab, we are also equipped with an applied processing Lab, research and experimentation Lab, audio broadcasting room, and photography darkroom. What makes are program so unique is that we have been committed to making connections with the academic teams at our school. This interdisciplinary approach has really paid off for the Tech.