The OS Wars are sooo over Dan Hudkins - Director of Instructional Technology The Harker School, San Jose, CA  Reproduction permitted with acknowledgment

Why Teach Tech Skills?  Perceived Need  Efficiency  Standards  Perceived Need  Efficiency  Standards

Tech Skills - Standards NETS for Students - Technology Foundation Standards for All Students 1.Basic operations and concepts 2.Social, ethical, and human issues 3.Technology productivity tools 4.Technology communications tools 5.Technology research tools 6.Technology problem-solving and decision- making tools NETS for Students - Technology Foundation Standards for All Students 1.Basic operations and concepts 2.Social, ethical, and human issues 3.Technology productivity tools 4.Technology communications tools 5.Technology research tools 6.Technology problem-solving and decision- making tools

Tech Skills - Standards CSTA - Computer Science Teachers Association 1.Fundamental ideas about the process of program design and problem solving 2.Simple data structures and their uses 3.Topics in discrete mathematics 4.Design for usability 5.Fundamentals of hardware design 6.Levels of language, software, and translation 7.The limits of computing 8.Principles of software engineering 9.Social issues 10.Careers in computing CSTA - Computer Science Teachers Association 1.Fundamental ideas about the process of program design and problem solving 2.Simple data structures and their uses 3.Topics in discrete mathematics 4.Design for usability 5.Fundamentals of hardware design 6.Levels of language, software, and translation 7.The limits of computing 8.Principles of software engineering 9.Social issues 10.Careers in computing

Tech Skills - Standards Information Literacy Information Literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand. ALA National Forum on Information Literacy (1989) Information Literacy Information Literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand. ALA National Forum on Information Literacy (1989)

Tech Skills - Standards CSLA - Standards and Guidelines for Strong School Libraries 9 Strands CSLA - Standards and Guidelines for Strong School Libraries 9 Strands

3 Domains of Tech Studies Information Literacy Information Technology Computer Science

3 Domains of Tech Studies  Information Literacy  Library, Language Arts, Social Studies  Information Technology  Computer Studies, embedded everywhere  Computer Science  Upper School Department, embedded K-8  Information Literacy  Library, Language Arts, Social Studies  Information Technology  Computer Studies, embedded everywhere  Computer Science  Upper School Department, embedded K-8

So What?  Platform and application choices are important  But NOT more important than skills  Focus on the product - NOT the tool  Platform and application choices are important  But NOT more important than skills  Focus on the product - NOT the tool

Choices  OS  Productivity  Design  Multimedia  Browser  Learning Environment  OS  Productivity  Design  Multimedia  Browser  Learning Environment

Options - OS  Functionality  Management  Resources  Internet  Functionality  Management  Resources  Internet

Options - OS  Windows XP  Mac OS X  Linux  Windows XP  Mac OS X  Linux

Options - OS - Windows  Pervasive  First to New  No one ever got fired…  Pervasive  First to New  No one ever got fired…

Options - OS - Mac OS X  Simplicity  Absence of Malware  UNIX under the hood  Simplicity  Absence of Malware  UNIX under the hood

Options - OS - Linux  Price is right  Higher order self-support skills  Price is right  Higher order self-support skills

Options - Productivity  Functions  Word Processing  Spreadsheet  Database  Presentation  Functions  Word Processing  Spreadsheet  Database  Presentation

Options - Productivity  MS Office  Open Office  iWork  MS Office  Open Office  iWork

Options - Design  Web Design  Image Management  Vector Drawing  Web Design  Image Management  Vector Drawing

Options - Web Design  DreamWeaver (Macromedia)  GoLive (Adobe)  Nvu (Open Source)  DreamWeaver (Macromedia)  GoLive (Adobe)  Nvu (Open Source)

Options - Image Management  Photoshop  Fireworks  IrfanView (Windows only)  Linux - ?  Photoshop  Fireworks  IrfanView (Windows only)  Linux - ?

Options - Vector Drawing  Illustrator (Adobe)  Freehand (Macromedia)  Linux - ?  Illustrator (Adobe)  Freehand (Macromedia)  Linux - ?

Options - Multimedia  Video  Interactivity  Multiple Outputs  Video  Interactivity  Multiple Outputs

Options - Multimedia  iMovie (Mac only)  Windows Movie Maker (Windows only)  MovieWorks Deluxe  Liquid (Pinnacle Systems - Windows only)  Linux limited  iMovie (Mac only)  Windows Movie Maker (Windows only)  MovieWorks Deluxe  Liquid (Pinnacle Systems - Windows only)  Linux limited

Options - Browser  Internet Explorer  Safari  Firefox  Opera, etc.  Internet Explorer  Safari  Firefox  Opera, etc.

Options - Learning Environment  Objectives  Communication tools  Threaded Discussion  Drop Folders  Shared work space  Ad Hoc groups  Objectives  Communication tools  Threaded Discussion  Drop Folders  Shared work space  Ad Hoc groups

Options - Learning Environment  Do it yourself  Network administration  Threaded discussion tools  tools  Etc.  Do it yourself  Network administration  Threaded discussion tools  tools  Etc.

Options - Learning Environment  Moodle -  My eDesk -  Blackboard -  WebCT -  Desire2Learn -  Moodle -  My eDesk -  Blackboard -  WebCT -  Desire2Learn -

When?  Ready  Fire  Aim  Ready  Fire  Aim

How?  Pervasive computing  Farther in the program - freer the choices  Pervasive computing  Farther in the program - freer the choices

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