During the Clinton administration, the President of the United States challenged all schools to equip all children with computers and connect them to the digital universe. That fully wired educational system is still in the future, although not far in the future. Even though ninety-eight percent of American schools have at least one computer for every four students, their use for instruction and administration is not always readily appreciated.
Computer literacy has developed a new meaning since the first PCs were introduced. No longer is computer literacy the ability to write programming code, at least in the primary grades.
Computer literacy is now "How you work computers" not "How computers work".
It is a satirical and erroneous belief that all children know how to operate a computer better than their teachers. Children are less inclined to fear the technology and are quite capable of becoming self taught. However, most children in K-5 grades are simply more able to "mouse around". (more... )
This same paradigm has meaning to the school's administration and support. The tools for automating the administrator's tasks are also numerous. It is a common occurance that even "computer literate" staff know only as much about the computer and its programs to perform the functions that are required for their job description. EdSmart has the resources to assist in developing an effective technology plan and training program for the classroom and administration.
Listed to the right are some of the topics that EdSmart can present to your staff. If you have a specific topic, contact us and we'll develop and present it for you.
