Technology Skills Assessment

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I have access to the internet at my house...

Yes
No

I access the internet

Never
Daily
Once a week
More than once a week

I know how to save pictures from my camera into a file on my computer using an SD card or a USB cable.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I know how to retrieve saved pictures on the computer, rename them, and move them to different locations.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I know how to take a video clip with a digital camera.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can create a folder to save documents in.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I know how to create folders inside folders to organize my documents.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can highlight, copy, and paste text from one document to another.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can search for clipart AND insert it into a Word document.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can edit the picture size, location, border and color in a Word document.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I know the keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting items and text.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can edit the color, size and type of font in a Word document.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can create a text box.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can edit the size, shape, border, and fill in a text box.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can GROUP items together in a Word document.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can save to a zip drive.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can access and open files from a zip drive.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

If I had to search for information on the internet, the search engine/site I would use first would be...


I know how to open multiple tabs in Internet Explorer.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I know how to insert a picture into e-mail.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I know how to attach a document to an e-mail.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can burn an audio cd.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can burn a data cd.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I am familiar with navigating the school's Edline site.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I have my OWN e-mail account on my home computer.

Yes
No

I would classify my typing skills as...

I hunt for each key and peck at them with my pointer fingers.
I use the correct fingers, but not too quick.
I use the correct fingers, and am ok.
I can type efficiently.

I can change a document from single spaced to double spaced.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I can correct an underlined, misspelled word using only the mouse.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I know the 'right click' shortcuts for copying/pasting.

I don't know.
I can with help.
I can teach others.

I've used Excel in the past.

Yes
No

Word is for word processing, creating a typed document whether it be research or presentation. Decribe what you think Microsoft Excel is used for.


Describe your top reasons for accessing the Internet at home. If you do not access the Internet at home, state that.


I know what a Wiki is.

Yes
No

I've contributed to a Wiki.

Yes
No

This is what I would explain to a fourth grader if I was telling them about the importance of not giving personal information out over the web....


I think my strongest technology skill is...


Your expectations of this class...what do you expect to learn about...


I would really like to learn about..... (what area of technology could you really use help in...)


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