ITGEN SOLUTIONS

Your school just invested in a new set of Chromebooks or iPads. Now what? In a study of 140,000 classrooms in K-12 schools across 39 states, more than half showed  no evidence of students using technology to gather, evaluate, or use information for learning.  And in nearly two-thirds of the classrooms, students didn’t appear to use technology to solve problems or work collaboratively. "The problem is that many schools haven’t figured out how to leverage technology to accelerate and enrich learning". For many schools, this isn’t for lack of technology. Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and  77% of school districts have high speed broadband.  The problem is that many schools haven’t figured out how to leverage technology to accelerate and enrich learning. The opportunity In the digital age, students must learn how to apply what they learn to build something new. Our nation’s employers report that  cre...

What Do You Know: Do Our Minds Work Like Computers? When people discuss how the human mind works, they often use computer terminology. In cognitive psychology, we see the terms  working memory  for actively processing information, and  long-term memory  for storing information. Sounds a lot like RAM and hard drive storage.  This way of looking at the human mind perceives human thinking as information processing, much like how computers process information. I was recently asked if this was an accurate way of looking at how we process information. Before I present my reply here, try answering the following question about whether you think our minds are like computers.  QUESTION: Do Our Minds Work Like Computers? Select the  Best  Answer.  A. Yes. That’s why we often use computer analogies to describe how the mind works.  B. Somewhat. We use computer analogies to describe how the mind works, but it doesn’t work ...

      ITGEN ICT CLUB delivers special practical-based IT solutions activities by maintaining high standards of training. We support our members in learning thereby enabling them reach their learning goals and to pursue a career in ICT.    Members of the ICT Club at our partner school showcasing their skills at the school's open house event Members are taught the rudiments of major IT applications. In light of these, their skills will be matched; qualities evaluated to enable them compete internationally. Club members also invited their friends to come play games they developed ITGEN ICT CLUB ACTIVITIES are tailored towards a particular software application whereby pupils are drilled and equipped with industry standard skills required in our world today. Teaching these skills is seen as a long-term solution to the “skills gap” between the number of technology jobs and the people qualified to fill them. Members are not just taug...