Technology Education

Course Code: 0811D

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the diversity of the Graphics Industry. Students will gain exposure to the Adobe Creative Cloud with a concentration in Adobe Illustrator. They will explore the principles behind effective designs and look to apply these strategies as they develop designs to personalize various substrates. Students will work with advanced technologies such as a large format printer with integrated contour cutting, heat presses, and screen-printing equipment. Students must follow accepted safety practices and are expected to exhibit skill and craftsmanship as they produce products ranging from t-shirts to decals.

Course Code: 0812D

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course is an extension of Graphics 1. Students will work extensively with graphic manipulations utilizing the Adobe Creative Cloud. Students will be introduced to techniques and practices in Adobe Photoshop to edit and create unique and original designs. Students will gain exposure to large-format printing, allowing them to produce and print large-format displays. They will utilize advanced printing and digital photography techniques to create posters, magazine covers, CD covers, and video game packaging. Students must follow accepted safety practices and are expected to exhibit skill and craftsmanship in their work.

Prerequisite-Graphics1

Course Code: 0813D

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course is designed for students who desire to pursue advanced technologies and techniques in Graphics. Students will be introduced to advanced techniques and practices in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Students will continue to develop their digital literacy and ability to design utilizing the Adobe Creative Cloud. They will explore advanced techniques in large-format printing to create a vinyl wall decal using integrated contour cutting to create full-color heat transfers and a multicolor screen print. Students must follow accepted safety practices and are expected to exhibit skill and craftsmanship in their work.

Prerequisite – Graphics 2

Course Code: 0814D

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course is designed for students who have completed Graphics 1-3. Students will continue to develop their digital literacy and ability to design utilizing the Adobe Creative Cloud. Students will be given various design challenges to solve while exploring advanced techniques using a wide range of technology education skills. Students will also complete any projects that come into the technology education department, such as T-shirts, banners, and vinyl signs. From design and layout to actual production, students will use the skills from previous classes. Students must follow accepted safety practices and are expected to exhibit skill and craftsmanship in their work.

Prerequisite- Graphics 3

Course Code: 0822A

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

Students will learn to read and draw several types of technical drawings using CAD software.  Buildings and houses incorporate many important features such as foundations, walls, roofs, furniture, yards, and more.  In this course, students will see how things come together from an engineering perspective.  By working with houses, students will also learn about interior design, landscape design, zoning, real estate, and the construction trades.

Course Code: 0822B

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

Students will learn to develop, annotate, and evaluate several types of technical drawings using CAD software. Buildings and homes did not just appear, but were designed and planned with layouts, (board drawings,) and dioramas, which have now been done digitally through the use of 2D and 3D rendering software programs, such as AutoCAD and Revit. Students will delve into architectural styles, bouncing between design and function with distinctive features, as well as creating foundations, walls, roofs, furniture, landscape, and more, to create a variety of buildings and homes. Through developing homes and buildings, students will also learn about interior design, landscape design, zoning, real estate, and the construction trades.

Course Code: 0828B

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course will delve into current topics of engineering, such as robotics, energy, power, transportation, electricity, structures, CADD, modeling, 3D printing, and most prevalent, design. Students will use computers, tools, machines, and testing equipment to design and create various products to solve engineering problems. Students will design a mode of transportation, various robots to complete tasks, simple machines, a structure, simple circuits, models to be 3D printed, and many other labs. Students will design, create, test, and evaluate as a team of engineers.

Course Code: 0834B

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course provides instruction in design methods, understanding project plans and drawings, hand tools, and their techniques. It will also include information on basic materials, finishes, and power equipment. This course will consist of a section on the CNC (computer numerical control) router and plasma cutter, including programming and the completion of a project. All students will be required to complete projects to incorporate the skills learned in this course.

Course Code: 0835B

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course provides instruction on advanced power equipment and their methods. Joinery techniques, fastening systems, understanding project plans and drawings, hand tools, and their methods are discussed. Students will select a project from several pre-approved plans demonstrating mastery of the course objectives. All students must include a CNC routing, CNC plasma cut, or laser engraving in their project.

Prerequisite – Materials Processing 1

Course Code: 0836C

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

Students will fine-tune their designs from Material Processing 2 in preparation for producing their final project. This course will study the effective use of materials, labor, and equipment necessary to complete a project. All students must include a CNC routing, CNC plasma cut, laser engraving, or advanced technique in their project.

Prerequisite – Materials Processing 2

Course Code: 0836B

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

To serve as guided exploration where students can create products for a specific consumer and work through the technology design process. As the students work through this process the students will gain the problem-solving skills while meeting the consumer’s needs.

Prerequisite – Materials Processing 1 (or Wood Technology 1) grade B or higher

Course Code: 0828C

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course is designed to allow students the opportunity to explore the field of electricity and electronics through various exercises and lab experiments. Students will learn how to use electronic test equipment, explore basic electrical components to understand how they function, problem solve electrical circuits, and apply electrical laws. Students will also construct their own electronic projects. Students must follow accepted safety practices and are expected to exhibit skill and craftsmanship in their work.

Prerequisite – Pre-Engineering or Engineering

Course Code: 0829C

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

This course will rewind to the world’s past, to see where robotics started and where we are today. This course will teach students about the various considerations in designing a robotic system, in which students will design robots to solve various challenges. Various challenges include battle bots, continuous task completion, retrieval of goods, sonar and photocell detection, and many other task specific labs. Students will plan, design, create and build, compete, test, and revise. Students will be working and competing collaboratively.

Course Code: ADD

Credits: 1.0 (3.0 college credits)

Cost for student: $125 + cost of pilot license ($175)

Course Description:

This course will contain the content required to pass the FAA exam, which includes topic area modules related to Remote Pilot Certification knowledge and an overview of common Geospatial Technology applications of drones. It is expected that class participants will be prepared to pass the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification exam at the end of the course. In addition to certification knowledge and geospatial applications, students will be introduced to aspects of starting a drone business and the pathways to careers in manned aircraft and airport operations. 

Prerequisites : Successful completion of Algebra 2 or Teacher Approval.