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The High School Technology Curriculum is the tenth in a series designed to teach K-12 technology by integrating it into classroom inquiry. The choice of hundreds of school districts, private schools and homeschoolers around the world, this ten-volume suite is the all-in-one solution to running an effective, efficient, and fun technology program for kindergarten-High School (each grade level textbook sold separately) whether you're the lab specialist, IT coordinator, or classroom teacher. The 32-week high school technology curriculum is designed with the unique needs of high school technology IT classes in mind. Textbook includes: * 276 images* 33 assessments* 14 articles that address tech pedagogy* Wide-ranging Scope and Sequence* 32 weeks of lessonsEach lesson is aligned with both Common Core State Standards and National Educational Technology Standards and includes academic applications for lessons, additional resources, assessment strategies, big idea, class exit tickets, class warmups, Common Core Standards, domain-specific vocabulary, emphasis on comprehension/problem-solving/critical thinking/preparing for career and college, essential question, examples, focus on transfer of knowledge and blended learning, collaboration and sharing, grading rubrics, homework, how to extend learning, ISTE Standards, materials requiredoptions for adapting lessons to a class or lab, options for adapting lessons to PCs, iPads, Chromebooks, or Macsproblem-solving for lesson, skills required for lesson and learned during lesson, steps to accomplish goals, teacher preparation required, and time required to complete. Learning is organized into units that include Introduction, Digital Tools in the Classroom, Digital Citizenship, Keyboarding, Problem Solving, Screenshots, Screencasts, Videos, Word Processing Summative, Writing with Comics and Twitter, Desktop Publishing, Spreadsheets, Financial Literacy, Internet Search and Research, Presentation Boards, Slideshows, Infographics, Google Earth Lit Trip, Online Image Legalities, Image Editing, Webtools, Genius Hour, Coding, Write and Publish an Ebook, and The Debate. Additionally, Units are collected under Themes. Teachers can adopt several themes per grading period or break them up throughout the year. Themes include General, Math, Productivity, Search and Research, Speaking and Listening, and Writing. For more information or a digital version, contact the publisher at admin@structuredlearning.net.