real world technology - grade 6 - one marking period
Real World Technology was developed to provide an opportunity for 6th grade students to enhance and apply the technological literacy learning and skills acquired in grades three through five; In this course each student will assume the role of an entrepreneur, and as such, will select a business venture to investigate and design several aspects of its start-up, marketing and advertising. Skill in desktop publishing, graphic design, multimedia presentation, digital tools, spreadsheet/databases and Internet research will be acquired and employed through activities and projects in which the students will create: a business logo, business letterhead, a business card, an advertisement brochure for the public, a business-related multimedia presentation to secure bank financing, a database of employee information and a spreadsheet of costs and profits.