Tag: word

Difficult to change (word processor)

Michael ChalkLeave a commenttechnology

i’m curious to find out more about Open Office, so i’m writing a staff-support document in Oo Writer. It can be frustrating .. when you know one application so well .. to try the same task in another app. i’ve never been a fan of microsoft, but i am a big fan of microsoft word (except for beginner users with adult literacy needs); and i know the program so well, that i can make the computer whatever i want (except place images on the page and keep file size low). Read More …

New Game: "Keyboard Crazy"

Michael ChalkLeave a commentadult literacy, classroom, e-learning

Here’s an example of the world of technology emerging into the classroom. The BBC reports on a new game called “Keyboard Crazy”, which is a physical, on-the-table game, instructing people in the position of letters on a computer keyboard. Educators in Britain seem to be impressed by this commercial product, judging from a review from the Basic Skills Agency. One teacher claims it helps people learn “mental literacy” (as distinct from your physical, instinctive literacy?).