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 Better Prepare Your Students
Measure What's Meaningful
Strengthen Teacher Confidence
IC³ Will Help You
As times change, new disciplines emerge—the most apparent today being those associated with computer technology. Until recently, no global standard exists to measure achievement. Educators have been left to define their own local standards and to develop their own tools to measure learning. The time has come for change—and IC³ has made this change simple, meaningful, and significant.
As the world's first global certification for computer and Internet literacy, IC³ solves this problem by providing educators an integrated program that trains and validates students' computing knowledge and skills as they prepare to meet the demands of a digital society. IC³ also helps teachers become more confident in using computer technology in the classroom, further enhancing student education across all disciplines.
We often assume that people already have basic computer skills because of increasing exposure to computers in society. But the fact remains—exposure to computers does not equal understanding.
Have you ever worked with a student who is a whiz at word processing, but loses files because he or she doesn't understand basic file management? Or how about a student who confidently surfs the Web, but has no idea what the word "network" means? IC³ incorporates training to educate and prepare students with broad, contextual knowledge and practical skills. Then, IC³ helps them excel in a wired world by certifying their knowledge through globally recognized certification testing.
Better prepare your students
Many academic institutions have implemented limited computer technology standards for measuring student competence—but until now, no universal standard has existed. By implementing IC³ curriculum and exams into academic programs as graduation criteria, or to advance students through computer courses, educators everywhere can use this standard to prepare students for higher education and successful careers. IC³ cultivates students who are:
Certified and knowledgeable in a broad range of technology from computer hardware and software, to operating systems, applications, and the Internet
Motivated to further develop their computing skills through education courses
Competent with the knowledge and "soft skills" required to be effective users of computer technology
Qualified to earn college credit through participating colleges affiliated with the American Council on Education
Measure what's meaningful
Many students today enter high school having been previously exposed to computers in one way or another and as such claim to be knowledgeable about computers. While students may be able to perform many tasks on a computer, how can educators adequately determine a student's true computing knowledge and skills?
With IC³, educators accurately and confidently measure students' computing competence to ensure a globally recognized level of computer literacy. Rather than relying on a student's own assertion, IC³ helps educators validate students' computing knowledge and skills by:
Providing a global, standardized, and unbiased computing measurement criteria
Testing in both knowledge and performance-based methods
Demonstrating school accountability by providing computer education to students that meets state and/or national requirements
Strengthen teacher confidence
One of the challenges facing high schools today is the apprehensive adoption of technology use in the classroom. Many teachers are hesitant to utilize new technology. By using IC³ in teacher development programs, schools and districts demonstrate their commitment to teach improvement, personal enrichment, and improving student education across all disciplines. IC³ strengthens teacher confidence in using computer technology by:
Providing teachers with a computer-industry recognized certification that builds personal confidence by having made such an accomplishment
Reducing the fear that students are more knowledgeable about computers and the fear of "breaking" the computer
Increasing the willingness to experiment with new technology applications for presenting and preparing lesson plans
IC³ will help you
Increase your teachers' willingness to utilize technology in their classrooms and take advantage of IC³'s global certification standard for Internet and computing knowledge and skills to effectively validate student computer education. Whether you use IC³ as a graduation criteria, as a way to advance students though computer courses, or as a teacher development and improvement program, IC³ offers your school many ways to take advantage of this unique, portable credential and increase your opportunities for success.
Next:
Read more about how other secondary schools have successfully implemented IC³.
Offer IC³ at your secondary school.
See how Certiport's unique IC³ Authenticated Digital Transcripts provide a new and powerful tool for accessing, managing, and sharing IC³ credentials.
Contact Certiport to learn more about how IC³ will help you. Be sure to ask about special academic pricing!
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