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Computer Technology Classes for High School

Students

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Is there a need to teach High School Students

the Basic Types of Software?

Students graduating from high school only have moderate software proficiency

(Duval&Pate, 2004).

Students graduating from high school only have moderate software proficiency

(Duval&Pate, 2004).

Colleges are now giving software competency exams

Students have low “software self-confidence”

Students do not know skills we expect them to know

High self-efficacy precedes achievements

Research

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Software skills are needed to compete in workforce

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WHAT CAN TEACHERS

DO?Provide classes in grades 9-12 that teach

students the skills they need to go to college and be successful there.

Build the students self-efficacy level to “high” with these classes, which in turn

raises confidence for learning and mastery at a high level of proficiency.

Survey: Which software needs to be taught, according to

teachers?

*19 secondary school teachers were surveyed from all major subject areas

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Word

Excel

Power Point

InternetExplorer

Email

Teaching Proposal Based on Survey

9th grade:Internet Explorer, Email, Beginning

Word Processing in Word10th grade:

Word, Excel

11th grade:Advanced Word & Excel

12th grade:Power Point

Implementation Plan

Step Two

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Step One

Curriculum per grade will be designed based on standards tested by the most popular college proficiency exams.

Course instructor will begin teaching one course per grade level per grade.

Course will be reevaluated after one year to determine and make any changes needed in frequency of classes and/or curriculum.

Timeline for Implementation August 2009

January - March• Assess and meet with Computer Lab teacher to see what materials are available

• Form Committee to select course instructor. Committee should consist of: PTA president, Administrator, and Computer Lab teacher.

• File funding paperwork and seeking donors through e-mail, letters, and personal visits.

March - May

• Interview and selection of course instructor

Timeline for Implementation August 2009

June - July• Course and course instructor will be introduced to faculty at end-of-year meeting.

• Summer Professional Development for new course instructor

• Technology classes begin

August

• Dean will schedule classes for the next school year

Funding the Technology

Sources of Reoccurring Technology Funding

Sources of Non-Reoccurring Technology Funding

Possible Grants

Microsoft Office Home and Student (2007)= $149.9560 total computers @ 149.95 = $8,997

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Link For More Info on MS Office Ordering

Staff Development and Pay Incentive also Required

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Duvel, Dr. Charles & Dr. Sharon Pate. (2003). Computer knowledge: Report from a student selfevaluation. Journal of Industrial Technology. Retrieved September 29, 2008, fromhttp://www.nait.org/jit/Articles/duvel102903.pdf

Hindi, Nitham. (2002). Computer literacy: Implications for teaching a college-level course.Journal of Information Systems Education. Retrieved September 29, 2008,http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4041/is_/ai_n9068240.

Lambrecht, J. (1999). Teaching technology-related skills. Journal of Education for Business, 74 (3), 144-151. Retrieved October 7, 2008, from ProQuest Education Journals database.

Lippert, Susan K. & Granger, Mary J. (1998). Tired of teaching software applications? RetrievedSeptember 29, 2008, from ERIC database.

http://80-search.ebscohost.com.oak. indwes.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=ED431415&site=ehost-live

Sink, Matthew, Jonathan Stob & Kevin Taniguchi. (2006). Computer literacy of adolescents ingrades 9-12: An exploratory study. ASA Section of Survey Research Methods. Retrieved September 29, 2008. http://www.amstat.org/sections/srms/Proceedings/y2006/Files/

JSM2006-000934.pdf

Tiene, Drew & Luft, Pamela (2002). What hardware and software are most critical for learningeffectively with technology? Retrieved September 29, 2008, from ERIC database.

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