Transcript Century 21 9E versus Digitools 3E

Criteria
Question
Century 21
Digitools 3E
Depth of Applications
Do you want in depth
coverage of word
processing, spreadsheet
and presentations?
Do you want a survey
course that includes MS
Office Applications as well
as exposure to new
technologies?
20/80 approach to computer applications
DigiTools should be
positioned as the “survey”
course or Introduction to
Computers. It has more
extensive coverage of
computer concepts, digital
citizenship, and new cloud
computing.
Microsoft 2010
Are you updating to
Microsoft 2010?
Century 21 is written for Office 2007 and
works with 2010.
Digitools is written for
Microsoft 2010 and works
with 2007.
Traditional versus
non-traditional
approach
How do you like to teach
the applications?
Traditional instructor/course
-Focused on document applications
-Wants students to be able to complete
real-world applications without step-bystep directions
-Sees the link/value of including 21st
Century skills, workplace readiness, and
skill building
Non traditional
- Survey course on lots of
topics; not the same depth
of instruction is needed
- More likely to include
new technologies (speech,
handwriting, Google apps)
-Less likely to spend time
on keystroke skill building