Career, Technical and Agricultural Education

Newton County Schools

Pacing Guide
Intro to Digital Technology
This pacing guide is based on 90 minute blocks for two 18 week semesters

Dates (Weeks) Units (Topics Covered) Projects and Assignments FBLA Integration Standards
First Semester
Week 1 Introduction to Digital Technology Handshake lessons Intro to FBLA IDT-1, IDT-3.
Professional Skills Network accounts set-up Professional Skills IDT-4, IDT-11
Technology set up Flipgrid Intro
Weeks 2-3 Digital Citizenship OneNote Intro and setup IDT-1, IDT-3,
Dig Cit Case Studies IDT-5, IDT-10
9 Elements of Dig Cit Poster
Weeks 4-5 History of Technology Multi-media Presentation Competitive IDT-1, IDT-4,
Event prep IDT-4, ITT-5
Weeks 6-7 Coding in JavaScript – intro to JavaScript, CodeHS Programming with Karel BAA Future 6 IDT-2, IDT 7,
functions FBLA Friday IDT-9, IDT-11
Weeks 8-9 Hardware Ga Virtual Learning module IDT-1, IDT-3,
Computer Assembly Project IDT-4, IDT-6
Weeks 10-11 Coding in JavaScript– loops, decision Code HS Programming with Karel BAA Future IDT-2, IDT 7,
statements FBLA Friday IDT-9, IDT-11
Weeks 12-13 Technology of the Future Web Project Competitive
Event prep
Weeks 14-15 Coding in JavaScript– color Code HS Programming with Karel IDT-2, IDT 7,
FBLA Friday IDT-9, IDT-11
Weeks 15-18 Software Ga Virtual School unit IDT-2, IDT-4,
Operating Systems Software Posters IDT-5, IDT-6,
Application software
Utility Software
 Second Semester
Weeks 19-21 Web Design App Creation including a community BAA Future 1 IET-1, IDT-3,
service project IDT-4, IDT-9,
IDT-11
Weeks 22-24 MIT App Inventor Travel Website Project BAA Future 11 IDT-1, IDT-3,
Includes Excel budget, Word itinerary, IDT-4, IDT-7,
web research, and website IDT-8, IDT-11
Weeks 25-27 HTML, CSS Web Design lessons, CSS lessons using IDT-1, IDT-2,
Wordpad++ IDT-3, IDT-7,
IDT-8, IDT 11
Weeks 28-29 Coding in JavaScript - graphics CodeHs BAA Future 5 IDT-1, IDT-5,
FBLA Friday IDT-7, IDT-8
Weeks 30-31 Cybersecurity CodeHS Competitive IDT-1, IDT-3,
FBLA Friday Event prep IDT-4, IDT-5
Weeks 32-33 IT Careers Career Project - summative IDT-1, IDT-2,
IDT-4, IDT-
10,
Weeks 34-36 Digital Portfolio Digital representation of all units in the IDT-1, IDT-2,
class with corresponding artifacts - IDT-5, IDT-7,
summative IDT-8