Catholic Central News Flash: Business & Technology

Business & Technology

Welcome to the wonderful world of Business and Technology, where Mr. DeLorme is the teacher and he shows you all the new latest technology, while helping to make you more Business savvy. Do you have an interest in the world of business and/or technology? Then this is the place for you! Mr. DeLorme offers a number of different courses, which include: Web Design I & II, Personal Finance, Computer Applications, Focus on Multimedia(team taught with Mrs. Sheldon in the art department), Focus on Careers, Business Management, Marketing and much more. He also teaches a general technology course to the 6th, 7th & 8th grade students from St. Mary School.

If you were to find yourself in one of these classes you might find yourself learning about the following:

Web Design I - How to create, build and update your own website. We use the latest program from Adobe, including: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, InDesign and much more.
Web Design II - How to update and manage a real world website, as you work on Catholic Central’s website - www.cchsnet.org
Personal Finance - Everything you need to know for the future, including: Banking, Credit Cards, Managing your finances, Buyin a Car, Buying/Renting a home or apartment and much more.
Business Management - Creating and managing your own business. Find out what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
Marketing - How to get people excited about purchasing your product. What it takes to drive up business and make people aware of the products you have to offer.
Focus on Multimedia - Ever wanted to do a project for a class and you don’t know where to start? Well then this is the place for you. Mrs. Sheldon and Mr. DeLorme show you a number of neat programs to help you complete and spiff up your projects. Teachers will be amazed at what you can do!
Computer Applications - Probably one of the most important classes to take as an elective with the way our future is going with technology. In this class you will learn all there is to know about Microsoft Office(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher) and Google Apps (Drive, Gmail, Calendars, Contacts). Having knowledge of these programs is a great Resume booster and something that will help you be more efficient in the future.

As you look at the classes offered, one thing that you will notice is how each class can connect to real world examples. This is exactly what Business & Technology is. Whether you are buying a car, like you will do in Personal Finance, walking into a grocery store to buy a product as you would do in Marketing, or learning about the new features of Gmail, something that most people use every single day. The real world examples are all around. You’re living in it, you might as well learn more about it!