For the 2000-2001 school year, this lab has been equipped with Pentium computers, with each computer station having free acess to the internet for the first time. As a result, reserved skills will be added to this curriculum. One technology teacher has worked with other staff members to develop the curriculum for this subject. Students learn Microsoft Office Products such as Word, Power Point, Excel and Access. Other software is used to teach the fundamentals of keyboarding.
Students work on a variety of projects each marking period.
One such project helps prepare students to help their parents purchase the correct computer for their home when such consumer decisions need to be made. Many of these students become peer helpers when their other classes work in the media ASAP lab. Over twenty-five percent of our students are registered and taking our Computer Tutor class each year. Demand for this class always outweighs our supply of classroom seats. However students are only allowed to take this course once while in middle school.