Projects may include clocks, beach chairs, shelves, birdhouses, small cabinets, layer animals, and cassette or CD holders. In computer keyboarding students learn how to type using the proper techniques. They also learn how to format different documents such as personal notes and business letters. These are the applications which appear on the 8th grade computer literacy test. Students are introduced to basic technological principles, processes, and skills such as safety, design and problem solving, team decision making, and information gathering.
Students explore sketching, technical drawing, model building, and electrical devices.
Emphasis is also placed in technical fields and occupations. This course introduces basic electricity and electronics theory. Students build and test electronic kits and electronic circuits. We will be busy preparing students for the NC Skills Test. Students will be working on their keyboarding skills, reviewing editing symbols, manipulating spreadsheets, and sorting, searching, and querying databases.