Basic Computer Skills Curriculum Links

Getting an edge

Area residents looking to gain the basic manufacturing skills needed to be considered for employment at emerging area industries are looking to Workforce Development at Northwest Mississippi Community College to provide them the manufacturing basic skills (MBS) certification program they need.

Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Microsoft Announce Strategic Digital Alliance

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Vincent C. Gray today announced a wide-ranging strategic alliance with Microsoft Corporation that will bring increased technology access and computer-skills ...

Comp sci majors increase by 12 percent, reflecting national trend

It’s a realization by students that "if you don’t have some rooting in information and computer science, no matter what your field of endeavor is, you’re not going to be competitive,” one computer science professor said.

Now that's what I call a computer lesson, Mr Gove

Some suggestions for the education secretary to make IT lessons less boring Education secretary Michael Gove has announced a radical reform in the way computer skills are taught in schools , saying that the current curriculum leaves kids "bored out of their minds". But what sort of lessons could make computer sciences come alive for young people today? Copyright theft for beginners Everybody ...

Autistic kids pad their knowledge

Tablet computers providing a boost both in academics and social skills