Grade 8 Information

Students will learn how to use information technology in a work environment, perform research, communicate electronically, and use common business software.

Word Processing & Desktop Publishing: Brochures, Posters, Tables, Charts, Advertisements, Business Cards, Newsletters, Infographics

Photoshop & Pixlr: Photo Editing

Google Slides & Google Sites: Effective Presentations, Website Design

Spreadsheets: Manage data, perform calculations, create graphs

Databases: Process & organize information

Digital Literacy: Privacy & Security, Electronic Communication

Other skills: Productivity, Efficiency, Professionalism, Fundraising

Students will also develop a fundamental knowledge of:

• Digital literacy

• Electronic research

• Communication skills

• Impact of information and communication technology

This class will provide you with transferable skills that you can apply in other courses as well as in the technologically-driven twenty-first century.