Industrial Technology 8th Technology CAD I (Mechanical Design) CAD II (Architectural Design) Electronic Communications Technology Modules

8th Grade Technology Projects Complete 4 module rotation Bridge Module Design, construct and race Metric Dragsters Crash test bumper system. Car Builder

8th Grade Tech Projects Continued 2 d Animation Complete 4 modules. Internet searching current weather,news and sports. Designing CAD drawings for dragster competition (Autosketch)

Major Point of 8th Tech Modules Hands on technology Cooperative learning Problem Solving Critical Thinking Creative thinking Learning the new basics for the 2000’s and beyond

CAD I (Mechanical Design) Grades 9 through 12 Grade Designing plates using Computer software. Use of Cartesian Coordinates. Dimensioning Advanced editing features Creating Templates

Mechanical CAD Continued Advanced editing features (extruding, etc…) Exporting and importing files Box array and ring array exercises Creating symbols

Mechanical CAD continued 2 view drawing exercises 3 view Isometric drawing exercises Pictorial Views CAD Competition (WSC)

Architectural CAD Projects 9 through 12th grade Main thrust of the this class is to design 2 full sets of house plans.

Elements of the House plan Floor and Foundation plans Front and Side elevation Sectional Kitchen Details

Architectural CAD Continued DATACAD exercises 3 d Studio exercises 3d Home floor plans 3d view drawings Material list

Electronic Communications Highly recommended for college bound students. Helps student master using the internet Helps facilitate the gathering of useful resources on the internet.

Projects and Exercises for Electronic Communications Home pages for LeMars Community projects Search Engine worksheets Video Conferencing Telnet Exercises File Transfer Protocol Exercises

Electronic Communications Continued Internet Project with other schools. Researching internet for report information. Multimedia Project over student paper. Video Conferencing Telnet

Technology Module Major points Student rotate weekly from module to module Module areas include Communications Construction Manufacturing Transportation

Technology Module Units Video Production Multimedia (Power Point) Desktop Publishing 3 d Home Architect Flight Simulator CNC Mill Telecommunication (Internet)

Electronic Communications Continued Animation Animator Exercises 3 d Studio Digital Imaging CNC Lathe Robotics Virtual Reality Pneumatics

Skills needed to be successful in top careers in the new millennium Analytical Skills (Math computation) Technology Skills Communication Skills

Courses that support those skills Mechanical CAD, Arch CAD, Tech Modules Electronic Communications