Technology
Hi. I am the new computer teacher, Jeremiah Atkinson. I am a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer / Administrator. I can’t wait to start teaching students how to take advantage of technology today and for the rest of their lives.
The strength of technology is that it provides an excellent platform where students can collect information in multiple formats and then organize, link, and discover relationships between facts and events. Using an array of tools for acquiring information and for thinking and expression provides more students more ways to enter the learning enterprise successfully and to live productive lives in the global, digital, and information-based future they all face.
The K-12 Computer/Technology Skills Standard Course of Study identifies the essential knowledge and skills that all students need to be active, lifelong learners in a technology intensive environment. Technology is undergoing rapid change, and new and improved technological advances appear almost daily. The curriculum is designed to form the foundation for continuous learning and to be applicable to ever-changing innovations.
City Christian Schools Technology
At City Christian Schools we are preparing your children for the future. We have excellent quality computers in three different labs, all of which are equipped with filtered Internet accessibility.
The Computer/Technology Skills Standard Course of Study describes the progressive development of knowledge and skills in six strands:
Societal and Ethical Issues, Database, Spreadsheet Keyboard Utilization/Word Processing/Desktop Publishing, Multimedia/Presentation, and Telecommunications/Internet.
• In the primary grades, the objectives focus on the essential skills.
• In the upper elementary and middle grades, the objectives build upon and reinforce those skills through application and use in content area assignments/projects. During the eighth grade,
students should be prepared to successfully pass the computer proficiency assessment required for graduation.
• In grades 9-12, the objectives focus on the application, refinement, and transfer of knowledge and skills to be used in content area assignments, in preparation for work, continued learning, and personal use. Objectives at these grade levels are organized by subject area, allowing students to employ, expand, and internalize the proficiencies they have already developed.
Enjoy a video that highlights the current Computer and Technology Program.
Competency Goal 1: The learner will understand important issues of a technology-based society and will exhibit ethical behavior in the use of computer and other technologies.
This goal addresses the role of technology in society now and in the future. Students must understand the impact of computer technology on information management, job skills needed in the work place, communications, transportation, education, healthcare, and personal information needs. Students must understand issues of personal safety, responsible, and ethical use of technology resources and information. Students must be able to adapt and transfer knowledge and skills. Students must be able to evaluate resources and information for content and usefulness. Students must be able to select and use most appropriate technology tools and resources to meet their needs.
Competency Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.
This goal is concerned with fundamental computer operations and application software use that make students independent, productive, users of computer technology. Students must master certain computer operations, application software skills, know computer terms and functions, demonstrate basic keyboarding skills, and be able to use software correctly. The application software skills identified include word processing, database management, spreadsheet, multimedia production, and Telecommunications/Internet. Knowledge and skills that can be adapted and transferred as technology changes and evolves overtime.
Competency Goal 3: The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.
This goal focuses on the application of computer/technology skills. Students will access information using search strategies and analyze information using database, spreadsheet, and graphing software. They will then communicate and share findings in a variety of ways (e.g., desktop publishing, multimedia, video-conferencing, telecommunications) with audiences near and far.