![]() ![]() I mean seriously! I actually had to teach smart 13 year olds how to drag and Drop. OK mac is CMD S etc but you surely get the drift about actual efficacy and utility (or maybe you don t?) We spend endless hours teaching maths that will never be used but not how to copy and paste. I too cannot believe they have not been taught this. This as mondaytosunday states takes 2 minutes and a cheat sheet to learn I use these shortcuts all the time day in day out we are supposed to be teaching learning skills workflow, all the Pro (non academic computer users) use shortcuts all the time. Not sure why you and Computing teachers are baulking at this tiny extra useful bit of real-life skill? (see NC snip attached seeking competent confident students ready for the workplace) So why is this genuine concern of mine ridiculous? These basics should be like teaching kids how to tie their laces. ![]() (Not programming theory which a tiny minority of my kids will ever will use) These students are actually doing this on actual Windows 11 on actual Standard keyboards using an actual universally recognised music software that uses all the basics like CTL S CTL Z Incidentally as used in every department of our (Ofsted Outstanding) state school by 1700+ real life children and over 100 actual teaching and support staff. I am an actual teacher of long experience (one who still cares deeply), teaching actual children, who go into the actual world and workplace who get jobs at everyday real-life companies who use these actual shortcuts. Yes Computing is not IT per se but they usually use a keyboard to type. I was taught early computing BEFORE floppy disks or PCs were available around 1975ish I guess.ha ha. English, functional skills educators etc etc out there have an opinion on this IMO gaping hole in school education which will improve childrens use of computers immeasurably that can actually be used in real life and life-long? Anyone have thoughts or an explanation for this?Ī mite rude sashh saying i am being ridiculous, are posters always this patronising and garrulous on here? if so i dont think I will bother much. ![]() or touchpad (As a music teacher I am not a fan of the narrow Govian EBacc curriculum but wont go into that here). ![]() rather than spending a minute scrolling menu s with a mouse. 13 year olds who are a whizz on a smartphone) (during a music lesson !!) how to press CTL S, etc etc. This term I have again had to teach my year 9s ! (ie. Our IT teachers say there is not enough time in their curriculum to learn these (actually USEFUL for once!) skills while they teach coding and other programming skills (Cart before the horse IMO) I am hitting a defensive brick wall fighting for my school to teach these basics as I care about my kids and their actual life-skills not just regurgitation of knowledge. while plagiarising vast tracts of others work!□) save (CTL S) are unbelievably NOT taught in the National curriculum from KS2.Īll children need to know some of these they are a universal skill. Simple ones like copy + paste, (CTL C CTL V), (which certain lazy students will use extensively at Uni. I have spoken to our schools IT teachers and it appears that REALLY basic everyday computer keyboard shortcuts which will save people hours and hours by improving workflow etc. have signed up today because the old TES website has (stupidly) barred teachers from discussing things Doh!. 18 years+ a secondary music teacher and long-time Mumsnet silent browser. ![]()
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