Computer Curriculum Grade 8
10-Week Course
Course Description
The eighth grade computer course will introduce students to online collaboration and communication tools. Building on skills from sixth and seventh grade, students will learn how to properly and effectively use these tools, and will understand the impact of one’s online identity and how it may impact them in their future.
Students will also learn how to create video presentations, including storyboarding, shooting, editing and producing, to provide them with a new and engaging outlet for presentations.
Learner Outcomes
Students will:
Projects and Activities:
Students will work in teams to create a video project for a specific topic or contest.
Students will also create a Power Point using advanced features.
Students will work with Web 2.0 tools to improve their learning and organization.
Students will learn about internet safety and protecting themselves online.
10-Week Course
Course Description
The eighth grade computer course will introduce students to online collaboration and communication tools. Building on skills from sixth and seventh grade, students will learn how to properly and effectively use these tools, and will understand the impact of one’s online identity and how it may impact them in their future.
Students will also learn how to create video presentations, including storyboarding, shooting, editing and producing, to provide them with a new and engaging outlet for presentations.
Learner Outcomes
Students will:
- Learn how to use all online collaboration software and devices.
- Review the importance of protecting privacy online and being respectful of others.
- Demonstrate how to appropriately create and protect their online identify.
- Learn to storyboard, shoot, and edit a complete video, and then transfer to specific medium.
- Conduct advanced Internet research and create detailed presentations.
Projects and Activities:
Students will work in teams to create a video project for a specific topic or contest.
Students will also create a Power Point using advanced features.
Students will work with Web 2.0 tools to improve their learning and organization.
Students will learn about internet safety and protecting themselves online.