Standards - Career & Technical Education

Design, create, and edit video components.

Demonstrate procedures for combining videos, adding text, and applying 3D effects.

Utilize file formats to export or share video projects.

Explain the personal and societal benefits of work.

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Discuss and demonstrate ways to value diversity.

Exhibit proper use of basic computer components, including hardware, operating systems, software, file management, network functions, hardware maintenance, and problem-solving.

Describe types and purposes of computer systems.

Outline the history of computing.

Demonstrate data input techniques with speed and accuracy.

Utilize word processing skills, including creating page layouts, proofreading, editing, printing, and saving.

Use spreadsheet software to create, save, open, edit, and print a workbook or worksheet.

Utilize formulas for problem-solving.

Create charts to interpret spreadsheet data.

Create a database file.

Demonstrate procedures for creating, saving, retrieving, and delivering multimedia presentations.

Demonstrate uses of the Internet in business.

Research career and entrepreneurial opportunities, responsibilities, and educational and credentialing requirements in high-demand, entry-level information technology positions and identify opportunities for career advancement to upper-level positions in the field.

Utilize research and local Workforce Development data to select one high-demand entry-level information technology position of particular interest and identify education and training needed to advance to upper-level positions in the profession.

Prepare and present a slide presentation outlining progression from an entry-level information technology position to upper-level positions in the profession.

Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.

Analyze the impact of information technology on society.

Describe ethical considerations resulting from technological advances.

Describe positive, safe, legal, and ethical behavior when using technology.

Collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Discuss and demonstrate ways to value diversity.