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GED 2014 Technology Training. Created by Dawn Allen, Montgomery College. GED Technology Training Agenda. Highlight Major Changes on the GED 2014 Identify Technological Skills Needed by Students Introduce New Assessment Types Review Navigational Tools
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GED 2014 Technology Training Created by Dawn Allen, Montgomery College
GED Technology Training Agenda • Highlight Major Changes on the GED 2014 • Identify Technological Skills Needed by Students • Introduce New Assessment Types • Review Navigational Tools • Practice Keyboarding Skills on Computer • Take the Reasoning with Language Arts and Math Item Samplers
New for the GED 2014 Fees Will Increase Test Will Contain More Rigorous Content Current Scores Will Expires Four Tests Instead on Five (Reasoning with Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies) New Calculator (TI-30XS) Longer Passages to Read Computer Based Different Question Types
Typing Skills Students have to be proficient in typing in order to construct a written response in the allotted amount of time. Ideally, they should be able to type 20wpm.
Cut, Copy, and Paste Cut and Paste To highlight text and move it to another location Copy and Paste To highlight text, leave it where it is, and also put a copy of it in another location
Teaching Resources www.gedinfo.weebly.com • Calculator Tutorials and Videos • Item Samplers • Keyboarding Exercises • And much more……..