• @cykablyatbot@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    31 year ago

    there’s an assumption by older generations that because zoomers have grown up with smartphones that they’ll automatically be proficient with tech as a whole

    That’s like thinking someone knows how to cook because they can order at McDonalds.

    • @Domiku@beehaw.org
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      41 year ago

      It’s an absurd premise, but it’s true! I teach HS computer science and always take time to teach them basic skills about Excel — like what it’s even capable of.

      • @cykablyatbot@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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        61 year ago

        That’s great. Teaching them what it is capable of opens new vistas (not that Vista) and that there are lots of possibilities with other software as well. Not a MS fan at all but Excel is powerful and the point comes through regardless of the platform.

        • @Domiku@beehaw.org
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          11 year ago

          My big point is always, "I don’t expect you to memorize all of these things, but rather to understand what sort of thing is possible in Excel/Google Sheets. Hopefully it’ll stick in the back of their head, and 10 years later they’ll look like a wizard in their office job, if nothing else.