Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
TechRepublic Resources
- Reading
- Marvellous!I'm an English and History teacher, so I guess I don't have to spell out the way I feel about initiatives like this. Let's just hope it has the desired effect. And there's a subject for debate. Will it? Can it?Fingers crossed.Hopefully it will be effective.Living in the United States...
- Tags: American Public, bluepencil@..., google, knowledge, literacy, programming, reading, Western-style
- Discussion threads 2006-10-05
Additional Resources
- Japanese University Includes IC3 in Curriculum to Standardize Digital Literacy and Inspire Student Development
- In 2005, Kyoto Koka Women's University in Kyoto, Japan, realigned its Media Information curriculum to match the requirements of Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3), a globally recognized standard for digital literacy that validates the fundamental computer and Internet skills and knowledge required to be successful in school, work...
- Tags: Curriculum, University, Student, Internet, Productivity, Strategy, Management
- Case studies
- The Intel Teach Program Promotes the Effective Use of Technology in South African Schools
- South Africa faces many challenges in incorporating Information and Communication Technology ICT in its education system, including limited access to technology, a lack of teacher computer literacy, and a need for methodologies to help students use technology. However, with the Intel Teach Program, South African teachers are learning to effectively...
- Tags: Information And Communication Technology, Teacher, Intel Corp., Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2006-12-01
- IC3 Certification Boosts Potential and Opportunities for Students, Teachers, and Parents at Northern Arizona Junior High School
- In 2005, the Holbrook Unified District School Board instituted new computer literacy requirements for 8th graders at Holbrook Junior High School. Students are now required to pass a basic computer literacy course and have consequences for not passing the Key Applications module of the Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification...
- Tags: Certification, Student, Teacher, Productivity, Quality, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Government of West Bengal Builds Computer Literacy by Extending Technology Use in Schools
- Geographically situated in eastern India with a population of 80 million, the state of West Bengal is at the forefront of attracting foreign investment. The state hopes to see 400,000 new IT-related jobs by the year 2010. To provide trained workers for these positions, the government decided to broadly deploy...
- Tags: School, Computer, Intel Corp., Government, Vertical Industries, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Ministry of Education Boosts Computer Literacy With Low-Cost Computer Campaign
- With very few students boasting adequate computer skills, the Ministry of Education wanted to boost IT use in homes in Turkey. Microsoft, Intel, and Turk Telekom launched the My First PC campaign. Around 75,000 families across the country invested in low-cost computers with Microsoft software and free ADSL Internet connections....
- Tags: Education, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Productivity
- Case studies 2007-09-01
- Keyboard Wizard (exe)
- Keyboard Wizard is an educational software package that helps teach your children the layout of a computer keyboard through the use of fun and challenging games. The 20 games that are included as part of the package are suitable for children of all abilities in Reception/foundation and Key stages 1...
- Tags: Game, Attention, Keyboard Wizard, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2006-09-15
- Digital Literacy: Internet Misconceptions
- Information is available from many sources and in many formats, such as printed text, television, videos, library databases, web sites, and more. To be "Information literate" one needs to know why, when, and how to use all of these tools and think critically about the information they provide.
- Tags: Information, Internet, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Productivity, TVs, Web Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Storage, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware
- Presentations
- A Terrible Taco Adventure (zip)
- Browser based literacy tool for children aged 5-10 years old. Each word is Click-a-Word enabled and sounded by a real human voice. Each scene has an original musical soundtrack and unique illustrations.
- Tags: Productivity, Web Browsers, Telecommunications, Internet
- Software downloads 2006-02-24
- Increasing Productivity Through Training
- To increase productivity among its employees, the Belgian government's employment organization SELOR wanted to develop a customized computer literacy testing program that could be efficiently and securely administered on a massive scale to government employees throughout the country. Meeting all of these requirements, SkillCheck's flexible web-enabled EDU testing system was...
- Tags: Employee, Training, Government, Workforce Management, Productivity, Vertical Industries, Channel Management, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- Case studies
- Reading Blaster Ages 4-6 (exe)
- Progressively challenging activities in phonics, the alphabet, and word knowledge help children master essential pre-reading skills. Eight exciting, read-along storybooks and multiple problem-solving challenges develop basic literacy and the thinking skills needed for reading comprehension. Reading Blaster is correlated to state and national educational standards.
- Tags: Knowledge Adventure, Blaster Worm, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2007-09-21
- RealeWriter (exe)
- RealeWriter is the premier software for writing, printing, sharing, and publishing digital picture books. You can use your own pictures and the powerful built-in editing tools to create your own stories, then share them with your friends through e-mail or by printing them out. This software was developed by...
- Tags: Printing, RealeStudios, RealeWriter, Document Management, Real Estate, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations, Management
- Software downloads 2006-10-13
- TimeKey (exe)
- TimeKey is a computer application that is used to grant access to a computer for a period of timebased upon a single use password or key. Each password has a duration assigned to it that can be adjusted from 1 to 1000 minutes. The restricted user is given a password...
- Tags: Password, Van, Computer, TimeKey, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-02-18
- Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions
- Bring computing and communications technologies to the masses of the world's developing regions, especially the rural poor. Many projects have tried to meet the challenge through technology developed for affluent countries. But these imported technologies do not address the unique issues of emerging regions, including low incomes and literacy levels,...
- Tags: Region, Technology, Operational Accounting, Finance
- White papers
- InspireData (exe)
- With InspireData, students investigate, manipulate, and analyze data in science, mathematics, and social studies. Applying the proven strategies of visual learning to data literacy, students discover meaning as they collect and explore data in a dynamic inquiry process. Students formulate questions and make connections between data and its visual representations...
- Tags: Inspiration Software Inc., Student, Strategy, Management
- Software downloads 2006-10-20
- Malaysia Transitions Toward a Knowledge-Based Economy
- The emergence of a knowledge-based economy (k-economy) has spawned a "new" notion of workplace literacy, changing the relationship between employers and employees. The traditional covenant where employees expect a stable or lifelong employment will no longer apply. The retention of employees will most probably be based on their skills and...
- Tags: Virginia Tech, Employee, Knowledge, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2005-05-12
- NIACE Case Study: Deafax Trust
- Since 1997, the Deafax Trust has been delivering a training course called TITLED (Towards IT, Literacy, Employment for Deaf people) to prelingually, unemployed deaf adults in ICT (Information & Communications Technology) and motivation. The advantage of deaf clients joining a Deafax course is that the training is delivered in a...
- Tags: Training, Workforce Management, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Kidspiration (zip)
- For K-5 learners, Kidspiration develops thinking, literacy, and numeracy skills using proven visual learning principles. In reading and writing, Kidspiration strengthens word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension and written expression. With visual math tools, students build reasoning and problem solving skills. Across the curriculum, students express their creativity and thinking with pictures,...
- Tags: Inspiration Software Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Office Suites
- Software downloads 2008-06-12
- Southwest Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Southwest Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing SWCDHH supports programs serving the deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing community in the seven counties surrounding Vancouver, Washington. The recipient of an HP CTC grant in 2003, the SWCDHH Technology Center is now offering technology and specialized computer literacy training...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Workforce Management, Productivity, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Mika's Touch Type Trainer (zip)
- Mika's Touch Type Trainer is the most popular Touch Type Tutor in Japan. First it was developed in 1991, and publicized as free software. Since then many schools had adopted this Mika's Touch Type Trainer to teach computer literacy. Originally this Mika' Touch Type Trainer was made in Japanese Language....
- Tags: School, Japan, Jiro Imamura, Mika, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
