At Central High School, teachers are working to bridge a skills gap among their students.
"I remember about six years ago having to teach a child how to right click (on a computer) and you're just kind of shocked that they don't know how to right click,” explained instructor Sarah Ramsey.
"They're expecting it to capitalize the 'I' and do spell check,” said teacher Denise Buckner.
Central students are great at texting, posting to Facebook and sharing photos on Instagram, but
slow typing and not knowing how to format their work is hurting students at a critical time.
"They're going to be held back when it comes to state testing - they may not get as far as they would if they had those skills,” explained Ramsey.
That's where APPS comes in - the course teaches fundamental Microsoft programs along with typing, business skills and even public speaking.
As part of the class, the kids are given an ice cream party, but have to give instructions on how to make the sundaes through PowerPoint.
"I put ice cream in my hand because they forgot to tell me to get a bowl - ice cream goes in my hand and they have to back up and readjust,” said teacher Amanda Dorsey.
Each class has about 20 kids and spend the semester working on everything from MLA formatted essays to business letters and even party flyers.
The goal for the class is for students to type 30 words a minute with no more than three errors in order to be confident in state testing and be prepared and confident for life after high school.
Another important part of the class is being a good digital citizen, meaning understanding online dangers like cyber bullying, spam and even data mining.