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Technology Literacy Challenge |
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Written exams will be given on-site for each of the grade level
categories. The exams will have 50 multiple-choice questions.
Questions will be vocabulary and concept oriented. They will come
from the following topic areas: Questions for the Technology Literacy Challenge will come from
information generally available in textbooks and reliable sources on
the Internet. A suggested list of resources is available on the Fair
web site. Computer magazines and television programs have discussed
some of the social implications of computers. An oral exam may be
used as a tie-breaker of three or more students. Suggested Resources for the Technology Literacy
Challenge: Gookin, Dan. PCs for Dummies. IDG Books. January 2000. Maran, Ruth. Computers Simplified. 4th Edition. IDG Books.
September 1998. Maran, Ruth. The Internet and World Wide Web Simplified. IDG
Books. October 1999. Rathbone, Andy. Windows 98 for Dummies. IDG Books Worldwide. June
1998. White, Ron. How Computers Work. 5th Edition. MacMillan.
1999. Wingate, Phillipa. The Internet for Beginners. EDCP. August
1997. For younger students: The Computer Age. Modern Media series. Barrons Educational
Series. March 2000. Kalman, Bobbie. The Computer from A to Z. Crabtree. March
1998. Parker, Steve. Computers. 20th Century Inventions Series.
Raintree Steck-Vaughn. April 1997. White, Nancy. The Magic School Bus Gets Programmed: A Book About
Computers. Scholastic. Wright, David. Computers. Inventors and Inventions Series.
Benchmark Books. January 1996. |
