Welcome to the Colchester Middle School Information Technology education website. We are looking forward to providing excellent education in various areas of Information Technology. Not only will the students achieve this, but they will also have a lot of fun and gain a great deal of appreciation for technology as they discover the wonderful world of IT. Please feel free to  explore this website for some information about the various courses and content topics we will offer our students. We are very excited about this new program and hold ourselves and our students to the highest of expectations to make this program a success.

Objective: To provide Information Technology education that incorporates education standards with computing industry standards into a comprehensive technology program exceeding the recommended objectives of both education and computing industry organizations.

Rationale: The standards set forth by the educational community such as Vermont Information Technology Grade Expectations, National Educational Technology Standards, and No Child Left Behind Act Enhancing Education Through Technology are closely connected with the computing industry objectives set forth in the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³) and Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) programs endorsed by the computing industry community. By using these industry recommended technology courses along with courses focusing on the 21st Century Skills, as the foundation for the Colchester Middle School Information Technology education program, we ensure that we offer a credible and recognized program aligned with both education and industry recommendations. Our Information Technology courses build a solid IT foundation and cover skills in the following areas: word processing; slide shows; spreadsheets; databases; web design; desktop publishing; computer animation; multimedia/digital video editing; object oriented programming; 21st Century Skills; the Internet; operating systems; and ethical, legal, societal, and computing safety issues. By adding miscellaneous components to this foundational course such as electronic research and keyboarding, the students leaving Colchester Middle School following eight grade will be well prepared to enter high school as they will have acquired a wide variety of IT skills. By also encouraging content area teachers at the CMS to integrate technology into their curricula, students will be able to reinforce the skills learned in the Information Technology courses and apply them to their daily studies and the various disciplines.

Colchester Middle School, 425 Blakely Road, PO BOX 30, Colchester, Vermont 05446, Phone: (802) 264-5800