Digital Input Technologies 6160

Suggested Grade Levels: 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 (18 weeks)

Digital Input Technologies introduces new and emerging input devices (e.g., speech- and handwriting-recognition software, headset/microphone, personal digital assistant [PDA], scanner, digital camera, digital video camera, keyboard, and mouse) to prepare students for using tools that are becoming standard in the workplace and in everyday life. The cooperative education method is available for students in grades 10-12 who enroll in this class. Students combine classroom instruction and supervised on-the-job training in an approved position with continuing supervision throughout the school year.
Recommended prerequisite(s): Keyboarding course(s) or teacher-approved demonstration and documentation of touch keyboarding skills

Program specialists have identified Digital Input Technologies as a viable option for school divisions to offer for high school credit at the middle school level.