AU offers children’s computer literacy program

Auburn University is offering a 2008 Computer Literacy Academy for children. Children of AU employees and children with disabilities are encouraged to enroll in this summer program.

The academy will help children learn about computers and the Internet, how to browse, navigate and search the Web, how to use the Microsoft Office 2007 suite applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), and how to design and publish a personal Web page using Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007.

It also will show how to program computers using cutting-edge educational technology interactive applications such as Pearson MyITLab, Carnegie Mellon Alice, Lego Mindstorms and Microsoft Robotics, computer science unplugged activities, Microsoft interactive educational software applications, and computer software and hardware designed for special needs children. The academy will be held June 3 through June 19 on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3 to 6 in the Computer Science and Software Engineering Personal Computers Lab, 2205 Shelby Technology Center, and in the Educational and Assistive Technologies Lab, 2214 Shelby Technology Center.

The program is taught by Auburn University senior graduate students supervised by two AU faculty members, Daniela Marghitu ( ) and Elizabeth Zylla-Jones ( ). For any general question about the program, contact Marghitu. For any question about children with special needs, contact Zylla-Jones. There is no fee for this program, but enrollment is limited to 20 children.

Registration documents are available online (https://fp.auburn.edu/comp1000/SummerOutreach/index.html) and need to be submitted on or before May 15.