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Explorations In Technology is a
comprehensive survey course introducing students to the concepts and aptitudes
that exist in today's technological world. This course is designed to give a
student a focused quantity of information and experiences in targeted areas of
Communications, Production, Energy, and Biotechnology. This type of instruction is achieved
through a digital delivery system that provides detailed instruction in learning
centers called modules. Each module is equipped with its own computer system
containing various types of interactive software and manipulatives that draw the
student into a true learning experience. Activities such as designing and
constructing a webpage, creating an animated digital film, or sending a radio
signal over a laser beam are but a few of the many hands on activities that keep
students focused on their module subject. One of the primary objectives for this
course is to stimulate a student's interest in one or more of the technology
areas presented in this course. It is hoped that their interest will generate a
career direction for their high school course work and set them on the path to
technical literacy.
NOTE:
Starting in the 2006 - 2007 school year Washington
Jr. High now offers a two part technology lab simply
called Tech Lab One and Tech Lab Two.
Each lab offers ten different modules per semester
totaling 20 modules for the year. Students are
allowed to take one or both of the labs as their
individual schedule allows. |