Post B4xLbttbfFXT2aTrHs by WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
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 (DIR) Post #B4xLbttbfFXT2aTrHs by WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
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       I have long since ranted about the lack of tech literacy and how that’s intentional because fear comes from not knowing how stuff works and why it works. I just came across two different generations that have been trained to be afraid of links. younger than me, GenZ and older, GenX and so we broke down a link. The different parts of a URL, how to read a URL, the various components of a URL, how to find a URL inside of tracking garbage, how to tell the difference between HTTPS and HTTP and what each does and means, and why, and I explained what all the different parts of a URL tells the user and why. I think we went about tech literacy all wrong. People technically know how to use email, but they don’t know the half of what makes up an email address, why the @ sign is an @ sign to begin with, and a whole host of other things as just won example. That’s the kind of tech literacy I truly think we need more of. Like, instead of everybody telling me when I was younger that Wikipedia was terrible and should never be used, I wish my instructors would’ve taught me how to use the references. How to use the external links. How to track edits. Nothing complicated. I had to learn all that later on.And guess what, after breaking down every component of a URL, and teaching others how to read a URL, thoroughly, the fear of links dissipated. No coding required! #Education #Technology #Tech
       
 (DIR) Post #B4xLfZ4n0sMbd0SUjY by humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world
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       @WeirdWriter The IBM PC came out 45 years ago and people STILL claim that "they aren't into computers." People cannot do basic troubleshooting to solve their own problems. Learned helplessness is a skill that is rewarding with money and being able to solve problems is rewarded with poor pay and more problems.  I blame the forced Pollyanna of education settings, the denial of reality and the enforced dependance on the teacher as the fountain of all knowledge rather than a conduit to self reliance