Students are going to have to learn that a pc is a tool and not just a video game/entertainment device. They will have to learn to express what they are trying to say through text. Typing skills will help to get ideas out there faster so that students dont get frustrated. Also etiquette would help so that positive criticism could be left on topics.
What new skills do we need to teach students? Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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22 Feb 2007 at 10:35 am | #
All good stuff John! And it is us….teachers, technicians AND parents that will be responsible for teaching these new skills. We cannot expect the students to come to us with these skills (although many probably will). We need to have those skills as part of instruction