About Us
Learn More about Digital Skills 4 All and the importance of digital skills.
Digital Skills 4 All is owned and operated by Computers 4 Kids.
Computers 4 Kids is a Southern African computer education company run by a team of fully qualified educators.
It was established in 1995 in order to address the critical need for Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
digital content, teacher professional development and digital literacy support at primary and secondary school level.
By staying at the cutting edge of technological, innovative and educational trends, Computers 4 Kids and in-turn Digital Skills 4 All will remain the leading supplier of integrated ICT solutions to educational institutions in Africa and the world, empowering students and staff with the most appropriate hardware, software, service and skills.
The Importance of
Digital Skills
Why should students become digitally literate?
Nowadays, students grow and engage the world through images, diagrams, audio and video media, taking their reading and writing skills to a higher level of learning. This helps students develop dynamic creativity that helps them think, communicate, design and engage in the world around them.
Yes, digital literacy helps students engage more deeply with the content, which in-turn helps them better understand information and communicate their knowledge in visually and digitally compelling ways.
Does digital literacy help boost student engagement?
Can digital literacy improve student academic performance?
According to Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy, the act of creating requires a higher order of thinking than activities like remembering, understanding, and applying. Creating anything deepens their understanding and allows retainment of information to last longer than other methods.
Students who are proficient with digital tools can more easily differentiate themselves during the job application process. They can create media-rich resumes and showcase their personal brands with ePortfolios of their student work. Perhaps most importantly, they can prove that they’ve developed the creative mindset employers creave.