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My concept for a technology-oriented, educational class is a video class. It would count as an english credit, and would emphasize presentation and speaking skills. It could probably count as a type of speech or debate class.
The technology used would be PCs or Macs with simple video editing programs, such as Windows Movie Maker for PCs or iMovie for Macs. Students would be taught the basics of how to use the video editing programs, and the course would be assignment/project based. Students may have to create videos of themselves/others in political commentaries, debates, interviews, short documentaries, etc. The class would be extremely versatile and have a lot of potential, as a student could make a video on just about any topic, really.

Helpful online texts would be these Guidelines For Producing A Short Documentary, or perhaps these notes on the Five Elements of Documentary. Since the class would probably place a lot of responsibility and independence on the students and emphasize their technological prowess, the students would probably be expected to come up with learning materials themselves, much like how we would have to find articles and write OC topics in this blogging class.
If there was a set text, the students probably would be expected to read it, and then either take a short quiz on the topics covered, or make a short video demonstrating the knowledge presented in the texts.

I would want my students to take a lot of different things out of this class. Hopefully, they would have a basic understanding of simple movie/video editing software, as well as elements that make up a successful documentary. They should also learn how to script their videos, and know what appeals/bores an audience, as well as learning how to present a project and speak in front of a camera. In addition, the steps/process in creating a good video should be covered as well.