Goodwill’s tech training program teaches essential digital skills, includes free computer

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont is helping people keep up with changing technology through a three-day training program.
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Find out how this Haitian became Mavis Beacon, and what she earned for teaching the world to type

Mavis Beacon, of “Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing” fame, was never a real person; her image, however, became an icon of the software created by Software Toolworks. Les Crane, a former disc jockey and host ...

Do teens need to learn to type for online exams?

Should primary and intermediate schools teach children to type so they are ready for online exams at high school?

Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

Adrienne Hankin, public relations director for tech company Mindscape told the 'New York Times' in 1998: "Mavis is the Betty ...
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THE COMPUTER IN YOUR POCKET: Mobile phone is now a personal digital computer

THINK about the last time you used your mobile phone. Was it to make a traditional voice call? Or was it to balance your ...
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OPINION: We cannot wait until high school or college to integrate computer science lessons

Less than 40 percent of public middle schools say that they are offering computer science coursework. Credit: Allison Shelley for EDUimages The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up ...