CRITICAL COMPUTING SKILLS

There are many different skills that the successful people of the future will need in a world that is increasingly reliant on technology. Here is a small list of such skills. Over time I intend to add links or training resources to help people to be able to learn each of these.

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Create and edit digital audio

Photo editing

Use blogs and wikis

Create infographics

Create and save online versions of presentations

Create screen capture / screen casting videos / tutorials

Knowledge of copyright laws and fair use of online materials

Find online resources with a search engine

How to build a web site including multimedia elements

Connecting to and saving work on a network / online

Use social networking sites safely

Build a digital e-portfolio

Use task management tools

Creating games / applications

Use social bookmarking and note taking / highlighting tools

Using mobiles and tablets to download applications and games

Thinking like a computer - "computational thinking" - to solve problems

Backing up work

Understand online security / cybersafety

Create surveys and polls, displaying and analysing the results

Evaluate online content

How search engines work

Recording a bibliography and using your web history

Sharing files safely / online collaboration

How do databases and spreadsheets work

Touch typing

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Many of the skills listed here and additional resources to learn them are found at:
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/33-digital-skills-every-21st-century.html