The 9th grade Computer Design / Basic Electricity elective course is a twenty-week experience,

designed to introduce students to  the use of computer software as a design tool and study 

basic electricity concepts. 

This course brings together elements of computer-aided design and basic electricity while building 

on design and problem solving techniques.  This half-credit course fulfills a Technology requirement 

for the foundations part of the NYS (five credits) Unit Sequence in Technology

In this class students will explore and utilize :

• Computer Applications

• Website Design

• Adobe Photoshop

  - A student version of a commercial grade graphic design application.

• AutoCAD Lite

  - A student version of an industrial grade engineering application.

• Google Earth and Google Sketch-Up

• ProDesktop 3-D Design software

In the Electricity portion of the class, we will concentrate on:

• Using a Multimeter

• Alternating Current (AC) electric

  	- 120v Residential wiring systems

• Direct Current (DC) electric

  	- DC Motor

  	- Circuit board design and construction