| INDIVIDUALIZED TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCY PROFILE |
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Name ___________________________ |
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Collaboration time: |
Date: _________________________ |
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a checkmark in front of each skill that you are presently comfortable
performing. |
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a star in front of each skill that you have the greatest interest or greatest
need to learn this year. |
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= required skill |
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| I understand and can demonstrate that I know |
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Basics |
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how to register a
HelpDesk request to get technology equipment or software problems in my
classroom resolved. |
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how to use NetTrekker
to locate lesson plans, activities, and valuable Teacher Tools that relate to
my curriculum. |
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the difference between
the following network drives and what can be saved in each: C, F, G, I, J, T. |
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how to save a file to
a floppy, to a CD, to my network drives, to the hard drives (C & T), and
to a flash drive. |
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Email |
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how to open, delete,
send email |
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how to change my
GroupWise password |
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how to use the
AddressBook, including creating Distribution Lists |
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the difference between
opening and saving an attachment (and when to do both) |
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how to send a document
attachment (Word or Excel file) |
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how to send a picture
attachment |
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how to send an email
to the entire BHS faculty, staff, and administrators |
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Word Processing |
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how to cut, copy, and
paste |
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formatting basics such
as changing font, font color and size, alignment, margins, tabs, numbering,
bullets, etc. |
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how to spell check,
grammar check, and use the thesaurus |
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the toolbars: menu, standard, formatting - including
customizing each |
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how to insert and
modify clipart and photos |
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how to use headers and footers |
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how to insert a table
(and why I would want to do that)…. |
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how to use WORD
functions such as Find/Replace, AutoCorrect, AutoSummarize, Track Changes,
WordCount, and Inserting Comments |
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how to use WordArt |
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how to insert
hyperlinks |
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Spreadsheets |
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what a spreadsheet is
and why it is helpful in the classroom |
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how to create a basic
spreadsheet |
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how to format text,
including color, alignment, borders, and gridlines |
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how to sort
information |
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how to create a chart
and/or graph from spreadsheet info |
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OpenMind |
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how to use OpenMind as an organizing tool for
classroom material |
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how to use OpenMind to create a PowerPoint presentation |
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how to use OpenMind to create a WORD document |
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Internet |
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how to get to a
website that I find in a textbook, newspaper, or magazine |
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the anatomy of a URL
(what it is and how to use it to navigate a website) |
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how to bookmark a
website (aka make it a Favorite) |
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how to save your
bookmarks (or Favorites) so that
you can get to them anywhere, anytime, no matter where you are (home, school,
or Timbuktu) |
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how to use a search
engine like Google or NetTrekker to find what I need to know |
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how to download a file
to my network drive |
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how to cite web
sources to give credit to the website |
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how to easily find out
whether students have copied material from the web for a paper or project |
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Classroom Webpages |
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| how to create a classroom webpage using WORD |
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how to create a
classroom webpage using OpenMind
and Mediator |
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how to create a
classroom webpage using Dreamweaver |
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how to update my
classroom webpage easily and often using my software of choice |
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how to post PowerPoint presentations to my
classroom webpage |
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how to create and post
Adobe PDF files to my classroom
webpage |
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| 8 |
PowerPoint |
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how to create a basic
10+ slide presentation for my curriculum |
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how to use
transitions, bullet builds and clipart/photo animations |
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how to use a photo as
a slide background |
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how to use web clipart
and/or photos in my presentation |
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how to use WordArt and
format clipart on a slide |
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how to insert sounds |
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how to use background
music |
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how to insert a movie
clip |
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how to create a master
slide |
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how to set my
presentation to run and loop automatically |
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Online Classrooms |
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how to create online
tests |
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how to use Moodle for
online class activities |
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how to use HotPotatoes
to create reviews (to post online or use on stand alone computers) |
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Collaborative Projects |
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how to use
videoconferencing for my classroom |
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how to use WebQuests |
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how to create and post
my own WebQuests |
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how to find and use
collaborative internet projects for my curriculum area |
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Extras |
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how to create a
review, quiz, or test using CPS |
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how to insert graphics
into my CPS file |
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how to use an ExamView
test generator to create a CPS review, quiz, or test |
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| how to setup and use the SmartBoard in my classroom |
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how to use the
SchoolPad in my classroom |
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how to use Elmo in my
classroom |
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how to use a projector
in my classroom |
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how to use a scanner
for pictures and PDF files |
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how to use a digital
camera |
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how to
create professional business cards with my email and website information to
give to parents at Parent/Teacher conferences. |
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| 12 |
Technology Integration |
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how to use technology
to differentiate instruction |
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how to use technology
as an indispensable part of my curriculum |
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TVAAS |
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how to identify my
effectiveness ratio for last year's Gateway, EOC, and ACT students |
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how to predict what my
Gateway, EOC, and ACT (seniors) are expected to do this year |
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how to create a
scatter plot for predictions |
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how to create a chart
or graph for effectiveness and/or prediction data |
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| 14 |
Other Skills |
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| 15 |
Independent Focus Areas |
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1st 9 Weeks |
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2nd 9 Weeks |
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3rd 9 Weeks |
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4th 9 Weeks |
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