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From: taylor@hplabsc.UUCP
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Subject: Florida Computer Literacy Requirement
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Date: Sat, 26-Jul-86 14:47:05 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 26 14:47:05 1986
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This article is from weemba@brahms.berkeley.edu (Matthew P. Wiener)
 and was received on Fri Jul 25 21:44:12 1986

I just read in my paper (in a daily column called "Trendnotes"), that
Florida has passed a computer literacy requirement that goes into ef-
fect in fall 1987.  Florida already has reading, writing, and math pro-
ficiency tests for grades 3, 5, 8, and 11; computer skills are to be
added to the existing tests:

	Third-graders must be able to power up and power
	down a computer in the correct sequence, execute
	a program, demonstrate the proper technique in
	operating a keyboard, monitor, disk drive and
	other hardware, and show proper care and hand-
	ling of storage materials.  The tests get more
	difficult in later years of schooling.

I doubt though that they will teach them any netiquette.

ucbvax!brahms!weemba	Matthew P Wiener/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720