IT-Self-Assessment

Key Technology-Related Literacy Skills for IST Teachers

This survey focuses on the tools and skills teachers use to get things done at IST. Find out if you need to get up to speed with any of them by answering the questions below. The Information Literacy Committee will review the answers and use them as talking points to begin conversations with teachers about developing these key skills.

Date *

First Name *

Last Name *

School Network

I can...

log on to our school network at school. *

Yes

log on to our school network at home. *

Yes

upload and download files on our school network. *

Yes

Networked Printers

I can...

print documents and images. *

Yes

change print settings (1-sided, 2-sided, color, etc.). *

Yes

photocopy documents and images. *

Yes

scan and send documents. *

Yes

Microsoft Office and iWork

I can...

create and send email messages with Outlook and/or Entourage. *

Yes

create documents with Word and/or Pages. *

Yes

create spreadsheets with Excel and/or Numbers. *

Yes

create slideshows with PowerPoint and/or Keynote. *

Yes

Photos and Videos

I can...

shoot photos and videos. *

Yes

manage photos and videos (store, edit and optimize for the Web). *

Yes

Teacher Websites (WordPress)

I can...

publish posts and pages. *

Yes

add media and documents (photos, videos, audio, etc.). *

Yes

organize sidebars with widgets. *

Yes

Research and Library

I can...

access our online public access catalog (OPAC). *

Yes

cite resources with MLA style. *

Yes

AP Web

I can...

take attendance with AP Web. *

Yes

generate reports for secondary students. *

Yes

Not Applicable

create discipline reports for my secondary homeroom students. *

Yes

Not Applicable

ActivBoard/ActivInspire (Interactive Whiteboard)

I can...

plug in and connect an ActivBoard to a computer. *

Yes

Not Applicable

calibrate an ActivBoard. *

Yes

Not Applicable

use ActivBoard tools (pens, eraser, text, etc.). *

Yes

Not Applicable

create and download flipcharts. *

Yes

Not Applicable

Digital Projectors

I can...

connect a digital projector to a computer. *

Yes

adjust a digital projector's settings (keystone, brightness, freeze, etc.). *

Yes

MacBooks

I can...

navigate my MacBook with the Finder. *

Yes

access files and applications with the Dock. *

Yes

install, delete and update applications. *

Yes

use Safari, iChat and Preview. *

Yes

Backup my data with Time Machine. *

Yes

About You

Position *

Email *

How do I do that?

Visit Atomic Learning for easy-to-understand tutorial movies about using technology effectively and efficiently. Log in with your family too. This valuable resource is for our entire school community. Note: Your username and password are required.

Our Library

Visit our Library and Information Literacy Center to discover more about our wide range of resources, technologies, and services to meet your learning and information needs. Currently our library collection holds more than 33,000 items with a range of fiction, nonfiction and reference sources, as well as having subscriptions to several print periodicals and online database.

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IT-Self-Assessment

Key Technology-Related Literacy Skills for IST Teachers

School Network

Networked Printers

Microsoft Office and iWork

Photos and Videos

Teacher Websites (WordPress)

Research and Library

AP Web

ActivBoard/ActivInspire (Interactive Whiteboard)

Digital Projectors

MacBooks

About You

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IT-Self-Assessment

Key Technology-Related Literacy Skills for IST Teachers

School Network

Networked Printers

Microsoft Office and iWork

Photos and Videos

Teacher Websites (WordPress)

Research and Library

AP Web

ActivBoard/ActivInspire (Interactive Whiteboard)

Digital Projectors

MacBooks

About You

All Tips

Recent Comments

Archives

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How do I do that?

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