Technology

Department Chair: Steve Compton

Technology is an integral part of the FRA education. Using tablet PCs, students will demonstrate competencies in word processing, spreadsheets, multi-media, web design, and Internet based applications. Troubleshooting, ergonomics, and maintenance techniques will be discussed. Computer AP, which covers the Java programming language, is also offered for AP credit.

Digital Media explores journalism in the 21st Century. Emphasis will be placed on journalistic writing and design. Students will learn how to conduct journalistic interviews and write journalistic pieces for newspaper, yearbook, and magazine. The class will analyze the elements that make a journalistic spread effective as well as how to create a spread using Adobe InDesign and Adobe PhotoShop. Students will also discuss and debate student press rights, the 1st Amendment, and current legal case studies affecting student publications.