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Open schools of Egypt will help schools adopt the philosophy of open-source in their IT classes and use the currlicum to help children and junior youth engage IT into their education process. There are numerous generations graduating from high school and college who are seemingly literate about computers. The truth is they only know how to use Microsoft products. The problem is worse if those students wish to have a career or further studies in the field of computers or IT. They are not aware of choices available in the IT world. They are not trained properly to approach programming in a problem-solving methodology. They were only taught how to use a product. The project will engage experts in this field to prepare proper curricula teaching kids about computers and about the choice they have. It will start as a small scale training entity, expand into a full program available for private schools, then will be introduced to public schools. Younger kids starting grade one will benefit directly in the beginning through a general curriculum for computer literacy. A more specialized curriculum for older students starting grade 10 should follow in a later stage. The project will also enable kids with no access to computers due to economic barriers to learn about computers and to own cheaper PCs without compromises arising from Microsoft Windows being their only choice.

Open schools of Egypt will help schools adopt the philosophy of open-source in their IT classes and use the currlicum to help children and junior youth engage IT into their education process. There are numerous generations graduating from high school and college who are seemingly literate about computers. The truth is they only know how to use Microsoft products. The problem is worse if those students wish to have a career or further studies in the field of computers or IT. They are not aware of choices available in the IT world. They are not trained properly to approach programming in a problem-solving methodology. They were only taught how to use a product. The project will engage experts in this field to prepare proper curricula teaching kids about computers and about the choice they have. It will start as a small scale training entity, expand into a full program available for private schools, then will be introduced to public schools. Younger kids starting grade one will benefit directly in the beginning through a general curriculum for computer literacy. A more specialized curriculum for older students starting grade 10 should follow in a later stage. The project will also enable kids with no access to computers due to economic barriers to learn about computers and to own cheaper PCs without compromises arising from Microsoft Windows being their only choice.

Desired Attitudes from Participants after being exposed to the program:

[[Desired Attitudes from Participants after being exposed to the program]]

- Computers are a part of our lives and should help us do things faster and more efficiently

* Computers are a part of our lives and should help us do things faster and more efficiently

- We are content creators not simply consumers

* We are content creators not simply consumers

- The world is huge and diverse and there are people all over it who are interested in my ideas and what I contribute. My knowledge is also enriched by being exposed to diverse ideas contributed by others

* The world is huge and diverse and there are people all over it who are interested in my ideas and what I contribute. My knowledge is also enriched by being exposed to diverse ideas contributed by others

- Knowledge is collaborative and should be open and accessible to everyone

* Knowledge is collaborative and should be open and accessible to everyone

Skill set the program needs to build:

[[Skill set the program needs to build]]

- Critical thinking

* Critical thinking

- Problem solving

* Problem solving

- Identify the diverse devices that we consider computers and their components

* Identify the diverse devices that we consider computers and their components

- Identify operating systems and application genres

* Identify operating systems and application genres

- Create different media assets using applications

* Create different media assets using applications

- Use programs and commands to automate computer tasks

* Use programs and commands to automate computer tasks

- Identify proper information and knowledge sources on the Internet

* Identify proper information and knowledge sources on the Internet

- Use digital social networks

* Use digital social networks

- Publish content to closed and open networks

* Publish content to closed and open networks