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Technology

"New capabilities emerge just by virtue of having smart people with access to state-of-the-art technology." - Robert E. Kahn

When students graduate from QAS, they have a solid foundation in the technology skills they need to function in today’s society. Students use computers for word processing in all classes and frequently ask for and receive guidance from their teachers over the campus network. Papers, especially in grades nine through twelve, are required to be typed, and in some classes may be revised and filed electronically. Increasingly, library research is being done by computer. Students in most classes produce a multimedia research project during the school year. Multimedia projects combine scanned images, digital sound, and text into a slide show style presentation often used to teach a specific topic to the rest of the class. A variety of CD-ROM based encyclopedias and other sources are available. On-line sources such as Encyclopedia Britannica are available over the Internet. Students have full access to all the rich resources of the Internet. Math and science students learn the basics of spreadsheets. Students also use technology such as graphing calculators and CBL probes in math & science courses. Middle school science students participate in the G.L.O.B.E. Project, a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study the global environment. Our students make a core set of environmental observations at school and report their data via the Internet. Each day, images created from the G.L.O.B.E. student data sets are posted on the World Wide Web, allowing students to visualize the student environmental observations. QAS is part of the Four Winds Network with our automated weather station. Students are even able to capture live satellite images from weather satellites. As part of a Real Time Internet Group, students are able to cross reference real time weather data from the weather station, images from a weather satellite, and Doppler radar images from the Internet to create a weather forecast using the same tools as professional meteorologists. In the science lab there is a PSL station with a pH, two temperature, light, & motion detection probes for use in collecting data. Middle school students learn to use word processing, spreadsheet, & database tools by completing a multimedia project during their tech class. In high school, students may elect to take courses in computer applications or computer programming. As an important part of the growth of the QAS technology program, classes & components of classes are being offered online. Communication with the teacher & classmates in this environment occurs via class discussion groups & email. Increasingly school & home communications are World Wide Web or E-mail based for ease, speed, & cost savings.

NETWORKING WITH WINDOWS 2003
This class covers the basic concepts and protocols of networking computers. The students will install NIC cards, set up a server, cable the test network, and install Windows 2003 on the server, configure it and set up each desktop and wireless node in the test network to communicate with the server. The students will learn help desk administration of the network and of the Windows XP Pro desktop clients.

WEB PAGE WRITING & DESIGN
9th -12th Grade
Your exploration into the world of creating and designing web pages will occur in the very world you will use your acquired knowledge to shape the World Wide Web. This virtual class with all of its instructional materials, assignments, and tests online, will cover HTML, a WYSIWYG editor, and basic web page design. 

INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING in MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC
9th -12th Grade
This web based class with all of its instructional materials, assignments, and tests online, will cover program development and use of MS Visual BASIC through example programs.

JAVA PROGRAMMING
9th -12th Grade
This class will focus on learning to program in Java through the creation of simple game programs. Focus will also occur on programming theory and video game design theory.

3D DESIGN AND ANIMATION
11th -12th Grade
Exploring the possibilities of and developing skills in dynamic animation design builds communication skills and encourages artistic development and expression. Cell-based animation, interactive user interfaces, artistically balanced presentations, and 3D art are explored using the computer to build the objects and create the interface. 

INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING FOR THE PALM OS
11th -12th Grade
In this course, students will develop understanding and use of the programming languages C and C++ to design, develop, write, and troubleshoot programs for the Palm OS system.