Stop building your IST course from scratch. This is a complete, classroom-tested Introduction to Software Technology curriculum — a full semester across 9 units, built for teachers who need something they can open and teach immediately.
Every unit includes Rise-style HTML lessons for direct instruction and interactive slide decks for classroom delivery. The Full tier adds two hands-on browser-based activities per unit plus a unit quiz.
Units covered:
- Unit 1: Digital Citizenship & Employability Skills
- Unit 2: Career Exploration in Technology
- Unit 3: Computer Hardware & Setup
- Unit 4: Software & Operating Systems
- Unit 5: Computer Networks Fundamentals
- Unit 6: Business Applications & Communication
- Unit 7: Web Design Fundamentals
- Unit 8: Introduction to Programming
- Unit 9: Course Review & Final Projects
Full Tier adds 18 interactive activities:
Unit 1: Phishing Detective (3-life email analysis system) + Password Analyzer (real-time crack time estimator) Unit 2: Career Quiz (7 IT career paths with salary data) + Certification Pathways (4 career tracks with expandable certification cards) Unit 3: Build-a-PC (drag-and-drop motherboard builder) + Troubleshooting Simulator (4 branching decision tree scenarios) Unit 4: File Sorter (timed drag-and-drop categorizer) + Desktop Simulator (functional mock OS with draggable windows and 6 guided tasks) Unit 5: Topology Builder (drag devices and draw connections with 4 challenge scenarios) + IP Address Practice (3 quiz modes) Unit 6: Keyboard Shortcut Trainer (30-second timed challenge, Windows/Mac toggle) + Communication Channel Picker (10 workplace scenarios) Unit 7: CSS Playground (live split-view editor with 8 guided challenges) + Box Model Visualizer (real-time sliders with quiz) Unit 8: Bug Hunt (clickable bug identification in 6 JS snippets) + Output Predictor (10 JS output prediction challenges) Unit 9: IST Jeopardy! (full 5×5 board) + Escape Room Challenge (5-room timed escape game)
Full Tier also includes 9 unit quizzes — one per unit, covering key vocabulary, concepts, and skills from each unit’s lessons.
All files open in any browser. No login, no LMS, no software required. Instant digital download.
Standards Alignment:
| Standard | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Computing Systems | 2-CS-01 | Explain how computing devices work together |
| Networks & Internet | 2-NI-04 | Model the role of protocols in data transmission |
| Data & Analysis | 2-DA-07 | Represent data using multiple encoding schemes |
| Algorithms & Programming | 2-AP-11 | Create clearly named variables |
| Impacts of Computing | 2-IC-20 | Describe tradeoffs between privacy and security |
| Impacts of Computing | 2-IC-21 | Discuss how computing impacts collaboration |
Also aligns to:
- Georgia CTAE IT Pathway Standards — IT-IDT-1 through IT-IDT-9
- ISTE Standards for Students — Digital Citizen, Computational Thinker, Knowledge Constructor
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