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Osaka International School |
Middle/High School Course Descriptions |
Content Information and
Design Technology Grades 6-8 Information & Design
technology classes are provided 1 trimester each year in
grades 6-8. In addition, aspects of technology are
consciously integrated within all subject areas. Topics
will vary, but include design components of the MYP, and
practical components of IT required by global citizens in
this high-tech world. Information and
Design Technology Grade 9 The rapid advances in
technology have plunged modern society into the
Information Age. Huge amounts of information can be
readily accessed and sent around the world in seconds,
and information-processing tools are very powerful,
reliable and affordable. It is the aim of this class to
introduce to the students many of the more pervasive
computer applications that involve the collection,
processing, analysis and representation of information,
and as well increase their appreciation and understanding
of what Information Technology can accomplish. Topic
areas include spreadsheets, multimedia presentations,
word processing and desktop publishing, navigating the
Internet, database and computer graphics. |