Defined Technology Proficiencies

An important goal for the SEPA Program is for students to acquire or be exposed to skills in the use and application of modern technologies. Consequently, the SEPA program has defined learning goals for SEPA students. Exposure and eventual expectations for proficiencies in these skills will be phased in over the three year time students may be in this program.

10th Grade or year 1

• Students will be expected to use keyboarding and word processing skills.
• They will be expected to learn how to use the world wide web for research and will become self sufficient in basic data mining.
• They will be required to set up an E-Mail account and use it to interact with teachers.
• They will be expected to learn 'Inspirations' for organizing information in homework and projects.
• They will be expected to use E-Mail for attaching and submitting homework and other word processed attachments.
• Students will be introduced to basic data-base construction.
• Students will be expected to produce at least one basic power point presentation.

11th Grade or year 2

• Students will continue and extend their use of:
  • Word Processing
  • E-Mail
  • Inspirations
  • Power Point
  • data-bases
  • web research
  • web site construction
• Students will be introduced to Video production.
• Students will be introduced to Spreadsheet production and use.

12th Grade or year 3

• Students will continue and extend their use of:
  • Word Processing
  • E-Mail
  • Inspirations
  • Power Point
  • data-bases
  • web research
  • web site construction
  • Video production
  • Spreadsheets
• Some students will become proficient in video production.
• Students will be expected to proficiently use fax machines, copy machines, and telephones.