Technology Skills Survey

August 2003

TE 602 Intern Teachers:  Use this checklist to determine your technology skills and confidence.  Cut and paste to a word document.  Then e-mail  your responses to Paulette Attie (pattie@lssu.edu) as an attachment.  Thank you!

 

Use the following scale in your responses:

3 = I can do this easily

2 = I may need to review this.

1 = I have not done this.

 

  1. ______I can send, retrieve, and forward e-mail messages.
  2. ______I can use information from a CD-ROM.
  3. ______I can use the Internet to download software.
  4. ______I can use the Internet to download resource articles from professional education journals related to classroom       curriculum.
  5. ______I can use the Internet to download lesson plans from various websites.
  6. ______I can use the Internet to download a picture from a website and save it.
  7. ______I can use the Internet to download State curriculum standards, assessments, and             other materials from the Michigan Department of Education website.
  8. ______I can use and teach students how to use a word-processing program.
  9. ______I can use and teach students how to use a spreadsheet.
  10. ______I can use and teach students how to use a graphics program.
  11. ______I can use and teach students how to use spell-check.
  12. ______I can teach students how to find sites on the web.
  13. ______I can use and teach students how to use a computer dictionary and thesaurus.
  14. ______I can run/operate a calculator.
  15. ______I can project a computer screen on a large classroom screen.
  16. ______I can operate the following equipment:  ______video camera; ______VCR and             television equipment in the          classroom; ______school phones, including             transferring calls; ______overhead projector; ______filmstrip             projector;_______copy machine; ______laminating machine;             ________PowerPoint projector; ______fax         machine; _____personal data             assistant(PDA); _______other ______________________.

 

  1. ______I can create and teach students to create attractive overhead transparencies.
  2. ______I can review and select software to enhance classroom activities or provide alternative learning opportunities.

 

  1. _____ I can use and teach students to use the following application software:

                  a. ______Microsoft PowerPoint  b.______Microsoft Publisher

                  c. ______Microsoft Excel                       d.______Microsoft Word

                  e. ______a web page design program      f. ______Concept mapping software (Inspiration,etc)

                 

Please note: Free online tutorials for the above Microsoft applications are available at http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=Tutorials