Crescent Valley Computer Skills 1 & 2 Classes Learning advanced applications of Microsoft/’s Suite of business software applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, students work on a series of projects. Effective Internet search and research methods are included, along with basic understandings about computers. Project based learning assignments are based upon specific skill acquisition, with potential college credit from LBCC’s College Now program. The Computer Skills 1 class learns the basics, from keyboarding and efficient computer uses, to skill sets like formatting letters, reports, and business communications; spreadsheet basics in formatting and formulas are introduced; and a PowerPoint presentation is created and given to the class. The Computer Skills 2 class is run in a /'real world/' scenario, with students acting as support staff for a growing travel agency. Crescent Valley Web Design 1 & 2 Classes Students learn web design by building Web Pages in the W3 Standards professionals foster on the Internet. Using HyperText Markup Language (HTML) as the basis for their pages, they learn analysis, design and /'user friendly/' concepts, while implementing controls of the formatting and display of information on a web browser. Starting with basic understandings, students expand their experience to include Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), a recent web standard adopted by the web community of developers. Final projects will potentially be used on the CV school web site for staff and teachers. Web Design 2 students will be adding to the CV school site in the Performing Arts area of studies this school year. Goals include adding video clips and galleries of concerts and play productions, and sound bites and MP3 files of performances. These elements are HTML5 and CSS based, and cutting edge in their application potential.   Aligned with requirements to receive College Now credit from Linn Benton CC, you must register and pay a one-time $25 administration fee; to signup online, click here. Crescent Valley Intro to Computer Science           (Python)   (Kudo tutorial - YouTube) Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create animations for telling a story or playing an interactive game, to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing. It uses 3D graphics and a drag-and-drop interface to facilitate a more engaging, less frustrating first experience. Alice allows students to immediately see how their animation programs run, enabling them to understand the relationship between the programming statements and object/'s behaviors in animations. Manipulating objects in their virtual world, students gain experience with all the programming constructs typically taught in an introductory programming course. Developed by educational professionals at Carnegie Mellon University, this software interface is currently used at Carnegie Mellon University, Duke University, and other high schools and universities. Alice's interactive interface drag and drop graphic tiles create a program, where the instructions correspond to standard statements in a oriented programming language, like Java, C++, and C#. Crescent Valley Intro to Databases - with Oracle This introductory course to Computer Science includes skills used throughout the IT industry in companies around the world. Students gain valuable skills that will give them an advantage in pursuing these types of future careers and more: database administration, computer engineering, consulting, technology manager, and project management. It is the first part of a program currently offered at LBCC and recognized as an industry accepted certification; the certification test for this is given after the second portion of this course, available through LBCC. Designed for high schools, technical schools and vocational schools, this option provides a highly structured, rigorous training program that teaches an introductory IT and business curricula. Participating students develop technical, analytical, and business skills that support the pursuit of professional careers and advanced study. Are you registered for the College Now program?  Do you want to earn college credit, without college tuition costs?  To register for the program (which requires a one-time only $25 administration fee), go to the online application form and get signed up! * Oracle is a major database software developer, used internationally.