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Forsyth County Course Syllabus|2017-2018

Introduction to Digital Technology

TEACHER INFORMATION

Teacher Email Phone Location
Don Hilton [email protected] 160840 840
Josh Craddock [email protected] 160421 421

GENERAL INFORMATION

Course Description
Introduction to Digital Technology is the foundational course for Web & Digital Communications,
Programming, Advanced Programming, Information Support & Services, and Network Systems
pathways. This course is designed for high school students to understand, communicate, and adapt
to a digital world as it impacts their personal life, society, and the business world. Exposure to
foundational knowledge in hardware, software, programming, web design, IT support, and networks
are all taught in a computer lab with hands-on activities and project-focused tasks. Students will not
only understand the concepts, but apply their knowledge to situations and defend their
actions/decisions/choices through the knowledge and skills acquired in this course. Employability skills
are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to demonstrate the
skills required by business and industry. Competencies in the co-curricular student organization,
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), are integral components of both the employability skills
standards and content standards for this course. Various forms of technologies will be highlighted to
expose students to the emerging technologies impacting the digital world. Professional
communication skills and practices, problem-solving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of
effective presentation skills are taught in this course as a foundational knowledge to prepare students
to be college and career ready. The knowledge and skills taught in this course build upon each other
to form a comprehensive introduction to digital world.

Standards
Student learning objectives for Introduction to Digital Technology are found at:
http://secc.sedl.org/ga_pathways/files/Introduction-to-Digital-Technology.pdf

Learning Resources/Textbook(s):
• itsLearning, Learning Management System

Required Assignments
Written Assignments & Notes, Quizzes & Test, Projects, Reflective Journal

Supplies
• Paper
• Pen/Pencil
• Flashdrive
• Highlighter
• Spiral Notebook

Course Fee
• $30.00 for FBLA Membership

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Future Business Leaders of America

The FBLA Mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through
innovative leadership and career development programs. We bring our mission to life through the application
of our Motto: Service, Education, and Progress. Competencies FBLA are integral components of both the core
employability skills standards and the technical skills standards, and FBLA activities are incorporated
throughout instructional strategies developed for the course.

• Promote competent, assertive business leadership
• Strengthen confidence of students in themselves and their work
• Create interest in and understanding of American business enterprise
• Encourage development of individual projects to improve home, business, and community
• Facilitate the transition from school to work
• Assist students in the establishment of career goals
• Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty
• Encourage and practice sound financial management
• Develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism

Availability for Extra Help
Tuesday – Friday: 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM, Wednesday after school and IF when needed

Makeup Work
Make up work is defined as work assigned during a student's absence, not work assigned prior to an absence.
The student has five (5) school days upon returning to school to complete make-up work. The teacher has the
discretion to grant a longer period to complete the work, if there are extenuating circumstances.

Industry Credentialing/End of Pathway Assessments: Students are encouraged to select a career
pathway beginning in the ninth grade that is connected to college and career goals. This course is one of three
courses in the career pathway chosen by a student. At the conclusion of the third pathway course, students
will be required to take an industry credentialing End of Pathway Assessment. This assessment provides
students an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned by completing an online, nationally recognized
exam. Students who complete a pathway and earn an industry credential by passing the assessment will
receive a graduation cord to signify their achievement.

Introduction to Digital Technology is the first class in the Computer Science pathway and Web Development
Pathway.

• Students in the Computer Science pathway will take the following EOPA: M icrosoft: Softw are
Development Fundamentals.

• Students in the Web Development pathway will take the following EOPA: CI W Site Developm ent
Associate

College Majors: Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Game Design
and Development, etc.

Professions: Software Engineer, Computer Programmer, Computer Network Engineer, Database
Administrator, Game Designer, Information Security, etc.

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Forsyth County Course Syllabus|2017-2018 Units/Topics
Digital World
Course Curriculum Content
Careers
Course Standards
IT-IDT-10 Describe, analyze, develop and follow policies for managing ethical and legal
issues in the business world and in a technology-based society.
IT-IDT-5 Understand, communicate, and adapt to a digital world.
IT-IDT-3 Demonstrate effective professional communication skills (oral, written, and
digital) and practices that enable positive customer relationships.
IT-IDT-2 Explore, research, and present findings on positions and career paths in
technology and the impact of technology on chosen career area.
IT-IDT-3 Demonstrate effective professional communication skills (oral, written, and
digital) and practices that enable positive customer relationships.

IT-IDT-4 Identify, describe, evaluate, select and use appropriate technology. Software &
Hardware
IT-IDT-5 Understand, communicate, and adapt to a digital world. Ethics
IT-IDT-5 Understand, communicate, and adapt to a digital world.
IT-IDT-10 Describe, analyze, develop and follow policies for managing ethical and legal Networking
issues in the business world and in a technology-based society. Basics
IT-IDT-3 Demonstrate effective professional communication skills (oral, written, and
digital) and practices that enable positive customer relationships.

IT-IDT-6 Explore and explain the basic components of computer networks.

IT-IDT-5 Understand, communicate, and adapt to a digital world. Internet & Web
Searches
IT-IDT-8 Create and organize webpages through the use of a variety of web programming
design tools. Web Design

IT-IDT-7 Use computational thinking procedures to analyze and solve problems. Problem Solving

IT-IDT-9 Design, develop, test and implement programs using visual programming. Programming

Course Projects Project Description FBLA Integration
Unit What is Computer Science FBLA Benefits of Membership
Computational Artifact. Do you know at the local, state, and
Digital World what Computer Science is? Write your own national level
definition of computer science and add it to
Careers the What is Netiquette? discussion board. FBLA Career Awareness
Then create a custom digital artifact such as FBLA Goal Setting & Business
an infographic that illustrates your definition Achievement Awards
of Netiquette.
Computer Job Search Project. Find a
computer-related job that you would desire
if you were interested in pursuing a career in
the computer industry. Using word
processing software (such as Microsoft
Word), prepare a report.

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Software & Hardware Emerging technology Poster. Emerging FBLA Leadership
Ethics technology is technology that is fairly new Development, Community
and has not yet been adapted by the Service, professional
mainstream public. Create a Glogster type communication, and
poster employability skills
(http://wegolrc.blogspot.com/2013/02/glog- FBLA State Project Overview
ternatives-or-try-these.html) FBLA Business Achievement
Awards
Ethics Infographic. Create an Infographic FBLA Competition Overview
using the information that you learned about FBLA Career Awareness
protecting personal information that could
be shared with teenagers in your school.
Feel free to use additional information that
you find on the Internet.

Networking Basics Network Topologies FBLA Competitions
Internet Web Searches Compare/Contrast. Create a chart to
Web Design compare the different types of network FBLA Internet Safety Quiz
Problem Solving topologies. You will describe how the FBLA Business Achievement
topology works, 3 advantages, 3 Awards
disadvantages, and a picture of the
topology. FBLA State Project
Google Yourself. Have you ever done a FBLA Business Achievement
Google search of yourself to find out what is Awards
out there? Read the article
http://blog.gcflearnfree.org/2010/06/23/google- FBLA Competition Overview
yourself/and complete the 7 Google searches FBLA Career Awareness
following the bulleted point search
suggestions in the article using your
personal information. Prepare a paragraph
summarizing what you found and how public
your information is.
Built a Website. Build a Web site on a
topic of your choice using HTML5 and inline
CSS. The Web site will include 3 linked
pages, formatted text, a list, heading levels,
externals links, images, color, and a
horizontal line. Download the assignment for
itsLearning. When you are finished, upload
all of the .html files along with your picture
files.
Vending Machine Flowchart. Create an

algorithm flowchart for obtaining a snack

from the vending machine. The algorithm

must include at least once instance of the

vending machine being sold out. The

flowchart must also include the use of

flowchart symbols (use google to find

flowchart symbols).

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Programming Scratch Game. Create a simple game using FBLA Competitions
the Scratch program. The game should be
school appropriate and include a scoreboard,
backdrop, two sprites, music, use of a
keyboard key to operate the game, and a
message informing the player if he/she lost
the game.

Course Pacing Guide

Duration Unit/Topic Course Pacing Overview
(Weeks) Digital World Standard
4 week
IT-IDT-10 Describe, analyze, develop and follow policies for
managing ethical and legal issues in the business world and in a
technology-based society.

IT-IDT-5 Understand, communicate, and adapt to a digital world.

IT-IDT-3 Demonstrate effective professional communication skills
(oral, written, and digital) and practices that enable positive
customer relationships.

3 week Careers IT-IDT-2 Explore, research, and present findings on positions and
career paths in technology and the impact of technology on
chosen career area.

IT-IDT-3 Demonstrate effective professional communication skills
(oral, written, and digital) and practices that enable positive
customer relationships.

3 weeks Software & Hardware IT-IDT-4 Identify, describe, evaluate, select and use appropriate
technology.

4 weeks Ethics IT-IDT-5 Understand, communicate, and adapt to a digital world.

5|Page IT-IDT-5 Understand, communicate, and adapt to a digital world.

IT-IDT-10 Describe, analyze, develop and follow policies for
managing ethical and legal issues in the business world and in a
technology-based society.

IT-IDT-3 Demonstrate effective professional communication skills
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(oral, written, and digital) and practices that enable positive
customer relationships.

3 weeks Networking Basics IT-IDT-6 Explore and explain the basic components of computer
3 weeks networks.

10 weeks Internet Web IT-IDT-10 Describe, analyze, develop and follow policies for
3 weeks Searches managing ethical and legal issues in the business world and in a
3 weeks technology-based society.
Web Design
IT-IDT-5 Understand, communicate, and adapt to a digital world.

IT-IDT-3 Demonstrate effective professional communication skills
(oral, written, and digital) and practices that enable positive
customer relationships.

IT-IDT-8 Create and organize webpages through the use of a
variety of web programming design tools.

Problem Solving IT-IDT-7 Use computational thinking procedures to analyze and
solve problems.

Programming IT-IDT-9 Design, develop, test and implement programs using
visual programming.

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GRADING CALCULATIONS AND POLICY

Non-Georgia Milestones EOC Assessment Course Average
50% (1st Sem. Course Work) + 50% (2nd Sem. Course Work)
1st and 2nd Semester Course Work = 75% Summative + 25% Formative

Concept of formative and summative assessment
http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/assessmentconcepts

Grading Policy

A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89 C = 70 – 79 Failing = Below 70

* Formative Assessments include, but are not limited to homework, class work, practice tests, rough drafts, and sections of
projects/ research papers/presentations.

* Summative Assessments include, but are not limited to unit tests, final projects, final essays, final research papers, and final
presentations.

Career Tech Grading Policies for 2017-2018

In order to receive recovery students must complete some type of remediation (i.e. coming in before/after
school or during designated recovery time).

All recovery assignments are to be completed within ten school days. Based on a 100 point score a 20-point
reduction will be taken off the final grade of the assignment.

All grades become locked after the 9 week grading period ends.

In the event a student is dealing with extenuating circumstances the student must have academic waiver
signed by Career Tech Administrator, to allow for an extension.

The Career Tech Department will be following the county wide policy on absences from school.

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