Academy of Information Technology
Vision
All Burton Academy of Information Technology students are inquisitive and collaborative learners who apply their skills to serve local and global communities and use technology to solve real-world problems. They are prepared for professional success and are critical consumers and producers of technology and media.
Courses Offered
Digital Video and Digital Media
Digital Video and Digital Media provides a hands-on introduction to digital media, with a focus on digital video. It guides students through all phases of digital video production, including pre-production and planning, executing and managing a video shoot, and techniques of editing and post-production.
Web Design
Web Design provides a hands-on introduction to designing, building, and launching websites. Students learn about web development including HTML coding, usability, design, and web-based publishing tools.
Advanced Projects
In the Senior year, AoIT students will reflect on their summer internship experiences and use the skills they have gained to design and help implement a service project for the school and/or community.
Teachers of Academy of Information Technology
Eric Chow was born in San Francisco and has taught for 12 years with most of them here at Burton. He is an English teacher along with being a teacher for Academy of Information Technology. His reason for teaching AoIT is because in the academy, we develop “21st century skills”, and thinks that most schools are very far behind in teaching these necessary skills.
Douglas Knight Singer was born and raised in the San Francisco East Bay and has been teaching at Burton since 2004. He received his B.A. from UCLA and his M.B.A. from the University of Oregon. He worked at DreamWorks SKG for six years doing motion picture distribution before joining Burton.