Technology Skills Students Need?

What does computer literacy really mean? –Ask the teachers this question

Based on Carly’s responses – going into 8 th grade

Do the students Do the students Do the teachers Do the students

need the skills need to learn of subject areas need a better
for school how to use the need to teach understanding
and/or life? programs? the students of the
how to use the requirements
programs? for various
projects and
papers?
Keyboarding – learn the Yes Yes/No Yes - an English Yes
proper keyboarding Can look at the teacher should
techniques – touch typing keys and go but not a math
pretty fast teacher
Excel – to evaluate data Yes – for charts Yes Yes Yes
in science
Word – to write papers, Yes Yes Yes – English - Yes – for
make tables how to write a formatting
paper
Science – how
to do charts
Other Word Processing Yes Yes Yes & No Yes
programs (Zoho, Open Not on a regular
Office, etc.) basis but for
specific
purposes
PowerPoint Yes Yes Yes – World Yes
Cultures
Other Presentation Yes Yes Yes – for the Yes
programs such as Google projects
presentations, and other
online programs
Animation Yes Yes Yes Yes
Research on the Internet Yes Yes Yes Yes
Evaluation of Web sites Yes Yes Yes Yes
Photo Editing Yes Yes Yes Yes
Video Editing Yes Yes Yes Yes
Blogging Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wikis - Collaboration Yes Yes Yes Yes
online
Podcasting Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Vodcasting Yes Yes Yes Yes
Social Networking Not for school,
but for life
Technology issues in public
schools:

Need More computers in

school

Need free computer lab

time – have to be with a
class signed up

Finish up assignments at
home but cannot get the
assignments that are
started at school

Teach how to use the

computers before they ask
the students to do it –
need practice time

Skype
Cell phones – Poll Yes – but the
Everywhere whole time
everyone would
be texting each
other
Parts of a computer
Games – SIMS

7 skills students need

1. Problem-solving and critical thinking;

2. Collaboration across networks and leading by influence;
3. Agility and adaptability;
4. Initiative and entrepreneurship;
5. Effective written and oral communication;
6. Accessing and analyzing information; and
7. Curiosity and imagination.