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TAMALPAIS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
Larkspur, California
COMPUTER LITERACY GRADUATION REQUIREMENT PACKET

WHY HAVE A COMPUTER LITERACY REQUIREMENT?

Use of technology has become one of the basic skills for the 21st century. Our community has identified technology as one of the 14 Student Learner Outcomes: “Students will be able to use technology to access information, analyze and solve problems and to communicate ideas.”

Increasingly, high school students are being required to word process papers and reports, conduct research via telecommunications, and prepare graphic displays of data. Students who do not have basic computer skills will be at a disadvantage in their course work. We strongly urge students to develop word processing skills prior to high school and/or enroll in Computer Literacy in the ninth grade. Once a student has met the computer literacy requirement, there are additional computer courses available to her/him.

HOW CAN THE COMPUTER LITERACY REQUIREMENT BE MET?

There are two ways to satisfy the computer literacy requirement

1) Students may enroll in and pass “Computer Literacy.” It is a semester course in which a student earns 5 units of credit towards graduation. The “Computer Literacy” course is designed for students with limited keyboarding experience and limited knowledge of computer applications. The Computer Literacy Challenge Exam is embedded in this course.

2) Students may also satisfy the requirement by passing the Computer Literacy Challenge Exam. A student may take the Challenge Exam either as an 7th grader (before entering high school) or during high school. Please note: a senior who has not met the computer literacy requirement will automatically be enrolled in the “Computer Literacy” course. No units are awarded for passing the test.

The agreed upon standard for the Computer Literacy Challenge Exam is the creation of a quality document. The Computer Literacy Challenge Exam has four components:

timed typing
word processing/letter
objective test
database/spreadsheet (datasheet) problem.

Students need to pass all four components to successfully pass the test. Once a student passes a component, he/she will not have to retake that component. The requirements for each component are described in more detail in the attached materials. Students will take the Computer Literacy Challenge Exam using Microsoft Office on an IBM-compatible computer

If you have any questions regarding the Computer Literacy Challenge Exam, please call Beverly Alvarez at (415)945-3727

	TAMALPAIS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Larkspur, California COMPUTER LITERACY GRADUATION REQUIREMENT PACKET

	WHY HAVE A COMPUTER LITERACY REQUIREMENT?
	Use of technology has become one of the basic skills for the 21st century. Our community has identified technology as one of the 14 Student Learner Outcomes: “Students will be able to use technology to access information, analyze and solve problems and to communicate ideas.”
	Increasingly, high school students are being required to word process papers and reports, conduct research via telecommunications, and prepare graphic displays of data. Students who do not have basic computer skills will be at a disadvantage in their course work. We strongly urge students to develop word processing skills prior to high school and/or enroll in Computer Literacy in the ninth grade. Once a student has met the computer literacy requirement, there are additional computer courses available to her/him.
	HOW CAN THE COMPUTER LITERACY REQUIREMENT BE MET?
	There are two ways to satisfy the computer literacy requirement
	1) Students may enroll in and pass “Computer Literacy.” It is a semester course in which a student earns 5 units of credit towards graduation. The “Computer Literacy” course is designed for students with limited keyboarding experience and limited knowledge of computer applications. The Computer Literacy Challenge Exam is embedded in this course.
	2) Students may also satisfy the requirement by passing the Computer Literacy Challenge Exam. A student may take the Challenge Exam either as an 7th grader (before entering high school) or during high school. Please note: a senior who has not met the computer literacy requirement will automatically be enrolled in the “Computer Literacy” course. No units are awarded for passing the test.
	The agreed upon standard for the Computer Literacy Challenge Exam is the creation of a quality document. The Computer Literacy Challenge Exam has four components: timed typing word processing/letter objective test database/spreadsheet (datasheet) problem.
	Students need to pass all four components to successfully pass the test. Once a student passes a component, he/she will not have to retake that component. The requirements for each component are described in more detail in the attached materials. Students will take the Computer Literacy Challenge Exam using Microsoft Office on an IBM-compatible computer
	If you have any questions regarding the Computer Literacy Challenge Exam, please call Beverly Alvarez at (415)945-3727