Merit Badge Description: Technology has come a long way since the Computers merit badge was first introduced in 1967.  In 2014, the Digital Technology merit badge replaced the Computers merit badge. This badge will teach Scouts about technology in our modern, digital age.

Requirements to be completed on own (can be emailed to your counselor before or after class):

Req. 6: Do THREE of the following. For each project you complete, copy the files to a backup device and share the finished projects with your counselor.

1. Using a spreadsheet or database program, develop a food budget for a patrol weekend campout OR create a troop roster that includes the name, rank, patrol, and telephone number of each Scout. Show your counselor that you can sort the roster by each of the following categories: rank, patrol, and alphabetically by name.
2. Using a word processor, write a draft letter to the parents of your troop's Scouts, inviting them to a troop event.
3. Using a graphics program, design and draw a campsite plan for your troop OR create a flier for an upcoming troop event, incorporating text and some type of visual such as a photograph or an illustration.
4. Using a presentation software program, develop a report about a topic approved by your counselor. For your presentation, create at least five slides, with each one incorporating text and some type of visual such as a photograph or an illustration.
5. Using a digital device, take a picture of a troop activity. Send or transfer this image to a device where it can be shared with your counselor.
6. Make a digital recording of your voice, transfer the file to a different device, and have your counselor play back the recording.
7. Create a blog and use it as an online journal of your Scouting activities, including group discussions and meetings, campouts, and other events. Include at least five entries and two photographs or illustrations. Share your blog with your counselor. You need not post the blog to the Iinternet; however, if you choose to go live with your blog, you must first share it with your parents AND counselor AND get their approval.
8. Create a web page for your troop, patrol, school, or place of worship. Include at least three articles and two photographs or illustrations. Include at least one link to a website of interest to your audience. You need not post the page to the internet; however, if you decide to do so, you must first share the web page with your parents AND counselor AND get their approval.

Important Information (please read):

• Scouts are required to have access to a computer/laptop with video & microphone access and reliable internet. Once registered, Scouts will be emailed a Zoom invitation no less than 24 hours before their class.
• This class will be capped at 40 Scouts
• Electronic blue cards will be emailed to Scouts upon completion of the badge.