Introduction
The project YrPIM was briefly introduced with a basic reasoning of its creation. This probes into details of the idea behind the project which was to create a website that can be used by middle school students who are fall in the range of 11- 14 years of age. It is assumed that by this age a student has a basic understanding of how to operate a computer since the US consensus of 2014 states that approximately 83.8% of the houses have at least one computer. Of each of these houses 92% of the users fall under the age range of 13-34 that have a complete access of a desktop, laptop or a handheld. This age range covers the targeted audience which mainly consists of middle school, high school and university students. (US Consensus) …show more content…
From this perspective, this website becomes the most important tool for the students not only grasp the afore mentioned computer literacy skills but also be able to employ these skills in an educational setting such that they become experts in using tools such as these that will eventually help them use much more technical tools that are being currently used in the professional settings, like Microsoft SharePoint (to share deadlines, coordinate meetings and notes), Blackboard (to identify courses, determine important deadlines, submit assignments), Microsoft Project/Visio (to create technical flowcharts and apply them in a professional …show more content…
I had decided to make a simple Personal Information Management (PIM) tool for the students to apply to their daily life. This way they will be able not be able to better their computer skills but also will become efficient in using these skills as well as be able to take better control on information. A PIM tool basically helps a person to collect, store and regulate the information it receives on a daily basis. A user gathers a lot of information from personal level to educational or professional and often time user also gathers information that is relatively for the purpose of creativity or additional insight on certain interesting subjects. (Jones PIM book)
The basic key points that the author William P. Jones mentions in his book, Personal Information Management, are the ability of the person to plan what he/she needs to do, the ability to define their tasks on a daily basis and to be able to see the tasks that are needed to be done within a given timeline. (Jones, PIM
The project YrPIM was briefly introduced with a basic reasoning of its creation. This probes into details of the idea behind the project which was to create a website that can be used by middle school students who are fall in the range of 11- 14 years of age. It is assumed that by this age a student has a basic understanding of how to operate a computer since the US consensus of 2014 states that approximately 83.8% of the houses have at least one computer. Of each of these houses 92% of the users fall under the age range of 13-34 that have a complete access of a desktop, laptop or a handheld. This age range covers the targeted audience which mainly consists of middle school, high school and university students. (US Consensus) …show more content…
From this perspective, this website becomes the most important tool for the students not only grasp the afore mentioned computer literacy skills but also be able to employ these skills in an educational setting such that they become experts in using tools such as these that will eventually help them use much more technical tools that are being currently used in the professional settings, like Microsoft SharePoint (to share deadlines, coordinate meetings and notes), Blackboard (to identify courses, determine important deadlines, submit assignments), Microsoft Project/Visio (to create technical flowcharts and apply them in a professional …show more content…
I had decided to make a simple Personal Information Management (PIM) tool for the students to apply to their daily life. This way they will be able not be able to better their computer skills but also will become efficient in using these skills as well as be able to take better control on information. A PIM tool basically helps a person to collect, store and regulate the information it receives on a daily basis. A user gathers a lot of information from personal level to educational or professional and often time user also gathers information that is relatively for the purpose of creativity or additional insight on certain interesting subjects. (Jones PIM book)
The basic key points that the author William P. Jones mentions in his book, Personal Information Management, are the ability of the person to plan what he/she needs to do, the ability to define their tasks on a daily basis and to be able to see the tasks that are needed to be done within a given timeline. (Jones, PIM