Middle School Electives

6th Graders- Electives available at Semester 2

7th and 8th Graders- Sign up in Advisory for Edgenuity Electives

 

• Career Explorations I
• Career Explorations II
• Career Explorations III
• Digital Literacy
• Keyboarding and Applications
• Middle School 2D Studio Art 1a: Introduction
• Middle School Photography 1a: Introduction
• Middle School Robotics 1a: Introduction
• Middle School Tech Apps: Grade 6 - Available Semester 2
• Middle School Tech Apps: Grade 7
• Middle School Tech Apps: Grade 8

Career Explorations

Career Explorations a series of  semester-long courses designed to give middle school students an opportunity to explore various CTE subjects. Specifically, students learn about careers involving human-related services. Each of the five units introduce one particular field and explains its past, present, and future. These units include: Career Management, Introduction to Careers in Health Sciences, Hospitality and Tourism Systems, Human Services, and Consumer Services. The goal is to whet students' appetites for these careers. Students can then explore that career in more detail as a high school student.

Keyboarding and Applications

Keyboarding and Applications is a semester-long course that teaches sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students keyboarding skills, technical skills, effective communication skills, and productive work habits. Students learn proper keyboarding techniques. Once students have been introduced to keyboarding skills, lessons include daily practice of those skills. Students gain an understanding of computer hardware, operating systems, file management, and the Internet. In addition, students apply their keyboarding skills and create a variety of business documents, including word processing documents and electronic presentations. 

 

2D Art

2D Art explores the basic principles of 2D art (drawing, painting, sketching, photography). Students will be required to create art and upload photos or files or their artwork to dropbox assignments.

 

Photography 

Photography  explores the basic principles of film and digital photography using digital cameras or cell phone cameras. Students will be required to upload photos or files or their photography projects to dropbox assignments.

 

Robotics

The introduction to robotics will focus on the concepts of engineering and tools for use when creating a robotics project. Students will learn how to troubleshoot problems when projects do not work and the process of creating a robotics project from planning to testing. Students will need to submit assignments using the digital dropbox for assignments.

 

Middle School Tech Apps

Tech Apps is a series of courses by grade level where students explore applications that are used to create online content, support problem solving, and perform beneficial tasks. Students are taught how to evaluate an application for usefulness and accuracy as well as use apps to create online content.  Students will need to upload projects to the digital dropbox.