BMS Business and Technology

Computers 1 (Comp1): 0.5 Unit

Computer literacy is essential for success is today’s common core classroom, college and the workplace. Learning computer applications and touch typing will provide students with skills they need to complete technology integrated tasks. This half credit course is offered to 7th and 8 grade students. In this course, students will use Microsoft Office/Google Applications to gain an understanding of word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and desktop publication applications. Students will also learn touch typing skills to improve overall keyboarding speed and proficiency. Successfully completing this course helps prepare students for high school, college and careers. Students will also be prepared to take Computer Applications 2 as well as advanced courses at the High School.

Computers 2 (Comp2): 0.5 Unit

This half credit course is offered to 8 grade students. Computer Applications 1 is recommended but not required. In this course, students will review and build upon the foundation skills learned in Computers 1. They will use Microsoft Office/Google Applications to gain an understanding of advanced word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation applications and application integration. The course infuses Career Readiness and Personal Finance skills through computer projects. Students will also be introduced to coding and Web Design in the course. Successfully completing this course helps prepare students for high school, college and careers. Students will also be prepared to take advanced courses at the High School.

Career and Financial Management (CFM): 0.5 Unit

A course designed to develop basic skills needed to prepare students for the workforce and independent living. Students will focus on career exploration, how to get a job and write a resume and succeed on an interview as well as managing personal finances. In addition, student will learn how to open and use a bank account, get a credit card and apply for a loan.

Please note, this course is a high school level course. This course's final grade will be posted to the student's permanent high school transcript. The final course grade earned for this course will be calculated into a student's overall high school cumulative grade point average and credits earned may be used towards graduation requirements.

7th Grade Technology (tech7): .5 Unit

This course provides students with an opportunity to further expand upon their knowledge of the human-made world and to develop further develop their technological literacy. Through designing, building and testing activities students model solutions to real world problems and develop an understanding of technology in the past, present and future. The course engages learners in critical thinking as they design and develop products and learn about systems. Students will learn about tools and machine safety to produce hands-on projects. Some of the projects may include: Mechanical drawing, Bow Saw, Bridge construction/ testing, wood name tag, soma cube, Rube Goldberg project, pencil holder, Spinning top mechanical drawing and project.

8th Grade Technology (tech8): .5 Unit

This course involves technical literacy, design, building and testing activities. Students gain more experience with problem solving, working with tools and machines. They will develop their ability to read and follow specific technical directions. Some possibilities of projects include an airplane and an Air compressed dragster, along with design to construct an effective wind turbine, birdhouse, scroll saw project and a mousetrap-powered vehicle. Depending on the project, in-depth mechanical drawing developments and/or design development sketching of the parts they will use to construct their projects will be included