At this magnet school for the performing arts, students' interests include dance, drama, music, and technology. The Electronic Arts department curriculum includes video technology, digital photography, and computer art and animation. Students use applications such as Adobe Photoshop to enhance the impact of their pictures. Many of the students have taken digital publication a step further, incorporating their photographs into the Lincoln Internet home page using Netscape Navigator 3.0.
Students also work with local businesses to design pamphlets, brochures, and web pages.
This project provides Lincoln students with real-life experience and increased awareness of the business world. Students work with business personnel to establish objectives, design products, and complete assignments. The work is evaluated by the business partner, teachers, and parents, and the students are paid as individual contributors. By collaborating with businesses, students are able to create viable products that can be viewed by thousands via the Internet. Tom Gray, a teacher at Lincoln High School, feels that teaching young people to create their own web sites using Netscape Navigator provides them with an audience and a reason to create world-class photography.