Information Technology Careers

Juniors learn HTML to develop websites

2009-12-04T14:22:00.002-05:00

This week we went over HTML. It was interesting doing the coding for a website. It goes to show just what all goes into every word, font, text, or link in a site. Then we also made a website using Dreamweaver. It was much simpler than using HTML.

By: Roger Skeen, ITC1

Students start BPA contests Mid-November

2009-11-30T09:47:00.002-05:00

This week (Nov. 9-11) in lab we had a shorten week. Only had three days of starting on our contests for next year.

Everyone is required to do a judged contest and IT Concepts, then a contest of their choice. Most of the judged contests are a group project.

Wednesday we set up for Career Days by practicing each part. So we didn’t do much with this shorten week. Thursday and Friday was off for the students because of Sophomore Career Days. Where the Sophomores come in from all the high schools to see all the programs done here. In the Information Technology lab, we are going to show about how to take apart a computer, show them how to work in Flash and Photo shop, also we are going to be showing them video.

-by Katie Kunkle, ITC I

Superintendent's List / Honor

2009-11-10T12:30:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to the following ITC students for working hard the first quarter!

Superintendent's List

Skeen, Roger ITC1 Benjamin Logan High School
Oliver, Chad ITC2 Indian Lake High School

Honor Roll

Mabrey, Tanika ITC1 Kenton High School
Kunkle, Katherine ITC1 Marysville High School
Rice, Raymond ITC1 Urbana High School
Shafer, Shelby ITC1 West Liberty Salem High School
Sprang, Ryan ITC2 Kenton High School
Simms, Chelsea ITC2 Urbana High School

Half Day Honor Roll

Conover, Garrett ITC1 Kenton High School
Kiser, Tessa ITC1 Bellefontaine High School
LaFollette, David ITC1 Marysville High School
Marshall, Zane ITC2 Benjamin Logan High School
Salmons, Mark ITC2 Bellefontaine High School
Spain, Devon ITC2 Marysville High School
Steinhelfer, John ITC2 Bellefontaine High School

Preparing for College

2009-11-04T09:43:00.001-05:00

Students have had the opportunity to visit and learn about various colleges this quarter. Since ITC is a tech prep program, preparing for college is important.

So far this year, students have visited: Rhodes State College (Lima), University of Northwestern Ohio (Lima), and Wright State University - Lake Campus (Celina).

Colleges that have visited us were: DeVry (Columbus), Ohio State University - Lima (Lima), Clark State Community College (Springfield), University of Northwestern Ohio (Lima)

Halloween Animated Greeting Cards

2009-10-30T12:03:00.000-04:00

Information Technology I students had the chance to practice what they've learned in Flash animation by creating animated greeting cards. Students were allowed to create any kind of spooky Halloween card that they liked.

OGT Week / Dreamweaver

2009-10-30T11:54:00.000-04:00

We had OGT week this week, so it was a weird week. Half-day students had to be Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 11:06. If full students had to take OGT’s they had to take OGT’s from 8:30 to 10:30 and then go to regular schedule from 1030:12:15.

We also did a Dreamweaver assignment to learn how to create websites.

- Written by Ellyssia Wallace - Ojeda, ITC II

Juniors learn computer components

2009-10-21T14:14:00.000-04:00

ITC I students learned what all the parts are that operate their computers. They learned to identify the parts and explain their function within the computer. They then learned how to remove and replace the parts within the computers. This simulation helps them understand how to install new parts or replace broken parts if they work for a help desk.

BPA Pin Design Contest

2009-10-21T13:00:00.001-04:00

Every year each of the 50 states participating in BPA holds a Pin Design Contest. Students compete to have their pin design selected to represent the state at national competitions. The design chosen will be turned into an actual pin that will be given to those who win state competitions and continue to national events. At nationals, the pins are traded with students from other states to see who can get the most pins from different states.

BPA Officers Elected

2009-10-21T12:53:00.000-04:00

Students in Ohio Hi-Point Career Center’s Information Technology, Business Administration Technology and Administrative Office Specialist programs recently held officer elections for the chapter of the Business Professionals of America (BPA) at the career center. Students were sworn in during a candle-light ceremony on October 9, 2009.

Students elected to officer positions for the 2009-2010 school year are:

President – Cody Bell, a senior information technology student from Bellefontaine High School
Vice President – Ashleigh Grimes, a senior business administration technology student from Indian Lake High School
Secretary – Alyssa Prickett, a senior business administration technology student from Riverside High School
Treasurer – Kelly Kale, a senior business administration technology student from Marysville High School
Historian – Roger Skeen, a senior information technology student from Benjamin Logan High School
Parliamentarian – David Williams, a senior information technology student from Bellefontaine High School
Regional Representatives: Shelby Shafer, Ashley Bisel, April Harp

BPA Regional Leadership Conference

2009-10-09T14:45:00.000-04:00

Students from Information Technology, Business Administration Technology and Administrative Office Specialist attended the Region 16 Leadership Conference on Wed., Oct. 7 at the UNOH Event Center in Lima, Ohio.

The event began with induction of regional officers and a meeting then moved on to a presentation from Bruce Boguski. Mr. Buguski was a motivational speaker who encouraged students to try as hard as they can and push themselves harder than they thought they could.

BPA Students

2009-10-09T14:36:00.000-04:00

ITC I members

ITC II members

BAT, BAT II and AOS members

Shelby Shafer elected regional BPA secretary

2009-10-09T14:32:00.000-04:00

Shelby Shafer, ITC I from West-Libery Salem HS was elected as a regional secretary last week at the BPA Region 16 conference. Shelby will represent students from OHP, Apollo, TriStar, MillStream, Vantage, Ben Logan, Graham, Upper Scioto Valley and Lima Sr. HS at BPA activities.

Other students attending the event were April Harp, AOS from Kenton and Ashely Bisel, BAT II from Triad.

Rebekah Dappert's OHP Journey

2009-10-06T15:18:00.000-04:00

Rebekah Dappert, ITC II is one of the 10 students participating in OHP Journeys program this year.

Journeys follows ten students as they share their journeys through a year at Ohio Hi-Point Career Center. People can follow their paths on Facebook, in pictures, through video and with personal blogs of their experiences on the path to the future. 10 students, one amazing journey.

To read more about Rebekah's journey, visit http://ohiohipoint.com/high-school/journeys/profiles/1.html

Juniors Create Magazine Ads using Photoshop

2009-09-24T17:12:00.000-04:00

Seniors Start Preparing for IC3 Certification

2009-09-24T17:10:00.000-04:00

ITC II students began prepareing for the IC3 Certification this week.
The IC3 Certification is "The Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³) program is the world's first validated, standards-based training and certification program for basic computing and Internet knowledge and skills. Successful completion of IC³ ensures you have the knowledge and skills required for basic use of computer hardware, software, networks, and the Internet. IC³ is your gateway to advancement in education, employment, or other certification programs."
The test is made up of 3 modules: comptuing fundamentals, Key applicaitons and Living Online to prove how well they understand each of the three areas of computers.

This industry-standard test, paid for my OHP provides the students the opportunity to take a certification test that professionals in the IT industry would take. This helps prepare them to find employement upon completion of the program. Students who are continuing their educaiton may use the certification to articulate, or pass out of, college-level courses. This helps the student complete college faster and cheaper.

Kevin Gysland creates his own business

2009-09-24T17:01:00.000-04:00

Kevin Gysland, an ITC II student, created his own business. K & B Tech was formed with Bradley Bishop, one of Kevin's friends.

They took the skills they learned in school and on their own to create a business that fixes computers and creates websites. The pair developed a website for their business to help promote it. Check out http://www.kandbtech.com/ for more information on Kevin's business.

Juniors Learn Photoshop Selection Tools

2009-09-14T14:57:00.000-04:00

On Tuesday 9/8/2009 the class went over the Photoshop tools and how to us them. We also finished up the last of the presentations on Photoshop tools. On Wednesday 9/9/2009 the class face lifted their face on to another photo and worked on putting different filters on one photo. On Friday 9/11/2009 the class watched a movie from The History Channel Called “Thinking Machines; The creation of the computer” to learn more about computer.

Written by David R LaFollette, ITC I

Seniors review Photoshop Tools

2009-09-14T14:35:00.000-04:00

Recently ITC2 did an activity which we had to place our heads onto another body, remove red eye from a picture, and change the color of an apple, all using Adobe Photoshop. The students went to Photo Booth and took pictures of themselves, then opened that picture and the selected picture of another person, and placed their head unto that person’s body.

The next assignment was to change the color of a picture of an apple and by changing the hue and saturation change the color of the apple.

The last assignment was to use the special Red Eye Removal tool to remove the red eye from the person in the picture.

By David Rushing, ITC II

Logan Co. Sheriff's Office Speaks about Computer Forensics

2009-09-08T14:40:00.000-04:00

Sergeant Ryan Furlong from the Logan County Sheriff Office came to speak about his career in computer forensics. He spoke with students in Information Technology, Business Administration and Electronic Engineering about some of the cases he’s worked on and how computers helped solve the crimes. He explained the process the Sheriff's Office follows to obtain evidence from a computer and how they log the evidence for trial. Some of the cases have included searching through Internet history, email, documents on the computer hard drives and flash drives as well as other types of technology.

Sgt. Furlong explained his educational background began by attending the electronics program here at OHP then continued at DeVry and the police academy. He informed them of the continued education required in computer forensics with certification and short courses to learn about new techniques.

In addition to explaining education requirements, he talked about what job opportunities exist in the area for students who want to help solve computer crimes.

Students were given the opportunity to ask questions to find out more information about the career.

Juniors Teach Each Other About the Tools in Photoshop

2009-09-04T15:01:00.000-04:00

This week ITC I students were introduced to the tools in Photoshop.

This picture editing program has lots of fun and practical purposes. We will be using it to not only edit photos but make images for video, web and other digital media.

Learning how to use the tools is an essential starting point, so students were paired up and assigned a tool. They worked together to learn how to use the tool then presented their findings to the class. This gives them an opportunity to not only learn on their own, but teach others.

Now that students know what the tools are and what options are available, next week we can start working on projects using the tools!

Seniors Learn About Wireless Communication

2009-09-04T14:50:00.001-04:00

This week we learned about wireless communication.

How we learned about wireless communication is we set up a wireless router and then we showed Mrs. Blackburn that we were able to access the router. We set the router up by using command prompt to bring up the IP address for the computer, we then typed in the address in to Mozilla Firefox and it asked us for passwords. We filled in the info and we then changed the name of the router and the routers security to WPA2 and created a password.

By Chad Oliver, ITC II

First Day of School

2009-09-04T12:44:00.000-04:00

The first day of school for juniors was Wed., Aug. 26. They had a chance to explore the school through a class tour and then a scavenger hunt.

Bruce Patton and Katie Mustain from the University of Northwestern Ohio came to explain college opportunities and help with personality testing for possible first careers. Many students realized they're in the right lab program!

We had a great start to the school year!