Technology classes at Hilltown include the Oranges, Reds, Purples and Prisms (the equivalent of 4th through 8th grades). Tech. classes take place in the schools' computer lab that home 14 Apple G5 desktop computers, for up to 14 students per class.

The 4th and 5th grade curriculum focuses on typing skills, basic word processing, creating and presenting basic PowerPoint presentations, and basic web page design.
The 6th grade reviews these topics and moves into internet search strategies, desktop publishing, using Adobe Indesign, and then graphics editing using Photoshop.

The 7th and 8th graders use applications that they have been trained in, in their previous grades to create work in their core classes that require word processing, graphic editing, internet research, etc.

This year students used MIT's Scratch program, a great intoduction to program design. The Purples ended the year programming Legos Robotics, and the Prisms studied Audio and Video Editing.

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