Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley Fluency with Information Technology Third Edition by Lawrence Snyder Chapter 24: Click To Close: A Fluency Summary

1-2 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley 24-2 Two Big IT Ideas Information Structuring –Specifying structure is as essential as specifying content Value of information depends on how effectively we can use it All powerful applications rely on the computer's knowing the structure Strategies for Nonalgorithmic Tasks –Reasoning is the key –Precision and the directed application of logical reasoning can solve problems great and small, algorithmic and non-algorithmic

1-3 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley 24-3 Fluency: Less is More Spectrum of detail we need to remember, from skills (most detailed) through concepts to capabilities We remember less detail because we remember the basic ideas instead –Adaptive approach to learning –We don't memorize a tools details; we learn them as we need them

1-4 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley 24-4 Lifelong IT Learning Pursuing New Uses: –Be confident that you can learn new applications, and take the time to do so –Apply IT only if it can help Asking for Help –After applying all reasonable efforts to solve problems, ask for help Noticing New Technology –Be attentive, and skeptical –Be willing to learn about fundamental advancements –Adopt new technology as soon as there is a high probability that it will assist you, but expect it to continue to improve

1-5 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley 24-5 Shifting For Yourself Fluency gives us ability to control IT to extract its full power, to be in command, and to reach our destination