Jonathan Jandrell, a learner at Veritas College reports on the programme

The Knowledge Network programme is a wonderful way in which to teach people who don’t know how to use a computer, and people who already know computers, basics and then more advanced skills.

Development of creativity

With Knowledge Network, the pupil is first taught the basic ideas and skills. All pupils are given the same training even though some are more knowledgeable when it comes to this field, but there is one challenge that the more computer literate pupils do face, and that is to be more creative with the designated tools and no more.

Thinking skills

The first exercise we were instructed to carry out was to make a picture, but not only just any picture. It was to create a background for the computer the person was sitting at. The tools for this project were described and explained to us and we then had to make the graphic.

Incidental learning

The pupils were instructed to take their favourite music group and type a few lyrics from one of their songs. The trick here was to acquaint the pupils with a word processor and the tools that are used in the making of a document.

The tuitions that follow, such as creating slide-show presentations and learning the powerful CorelDraw graphic development will also be invaluable to the pupils of Veritas College, Springs.

Different levels of benefit to learners in lower grades

The younger pupils will gain a greater advantage during their schooling career than the more senior pupils because every standard started on the same level, and it is the younger pupils that will have the wonderful opportunity to be taught the basics of computer programming.

Knowledge Network is truly a great course to teach both computer literate and illiterate about how to handle a computer and how to use it to its full capacity.