Information Technology 1

Students will explore pixel art technology and learn many different concepts to create game art inspired pixel tiles. These tiles will be integrated into a tilemap editor. At the end of this lesson, students will have a tileset that can be integrated into an RPG-style video game.

Students will receive a fundamental understanding of web technologies using block coding to produce web pages. Specifically, students will work with text, lists, images, links, styling, and tables. Students will finish this lesson by completing a personal web page project.

Students will gain a foundational understanding of many programming concepts by using a block coding environment. Students will learn about logic, algorithms, and understanding to think like a programmer. Specifically students will work with strings, variables, conditionals and operators, loops, math functions, and functions. Students will complete a coding project to complete this lesson.

Students will explore a program used for creating 3D game art. Specifically, students will learn to interact with cubes and voxels, texturing, and exporting these models to various applications and portfolio-style websites. Students will complete this lesson by creating a 3D model.

Students will learn to create virtual reality worlds using a block programming based application. Specifically, students will learn how to incorporate 3D models (even models they have created in the previous 3D modeling for game art lesson), work with animation, assets, textures, lighting, and physics concepts. Students will complete this lesson by creating a unique virtual reality world.

Students will receive a foundational understanding of 3D printing technologies. Students will also use a block based coding application to learn how to create their own 3D models that can be printed on a 3D printer. At the end of this lesson, students will create a 3D model project.

Student will use a web-based robotics simulator application to design a robot with sensor capabilities. Students will then program this robot to complete certain tasks relying on the sensors.

Students will complete a capstone portfolio project highlighting every area of learning. Students will build a portfolio website showcasing all the projects they have created throughout this course.