The focus of the course is on learning the skills needed to navigate the information superhighway. This course prepares students for creating and managing websites, using the latest software and techniques available. Students learn how to create Web pages, add and format content, incorporate images and create Hypertext links between and within pages. Practical uses include publishing student and club newsletters, art projects, poetry, school-wide news and developing student multimedia portfolios. In this course, students gain experience with some of the more advanced Web Page techniques, such as frames and style sheets.
Students also learn how to develop and incorporate multimedia content, such as movies and sound.
Skills is a course designed to provide the students with the skills needed to interact within the framework of their family, career, and society. Instruction is modified to meet the individual needs and learning styles of each student. This course introduces students to the elements of a real work experience. All instruction and work experiences are carried out in a specially designed shop area. Phase I of this program is designed to help students build proper attitudes toward work, to train them in working with others, and to help them develop a sense of personal responsibility.