Checking Your Technical Skills

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TECHNICAL PREREQUISITE

SKILLS CHECKLIST

Note: This checklist is for you to find out whether you have basic technical skills to teach online. To rate your own skills, simply click the radio button next to each question in the Rating column. When finish, click the Check My Score button on the bottom of the page. You will see a result page with your rating score. The result page may also display suggested links for you to improve certain skills based on your rating. The rating score of this checklist is for your own purpose. It is not sent or stored in a database.

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Date: 11/19/2008

Rating Key:
3 = Proficient	No further instruction necessary
2 = Satisfactory	Meets minimum standards, could use additional practice.
1 = Needs Improvement	Does not meet minimum standards. Continued practice
0 = Unsatisfactory	Possesses no skills or knowledge of this competency

Competency	Rating
Basic Operating System
Start and turn off a computer	0 1 2 3
Install and upgrade application	0 1 2 3
Open a program	0 1 2 3
Create, save, backup, organize, and delete files	0 1 2 3
Create a folder and move files into it	0 1 2 3
Rename a file	0 1 2 3
Start and exit out of a program	0 1 2 3
Open an existing document	0 1 2 3
Use passwords	0 1 2 3
Minimize, maximize, and resize windows	0 1 2 3
Protect against computer viruses	0 1 2 3
Mouse Skills
Click and double click on a desired target	0 1 2 3
Utilize the scroll bars to navigate on screen	0 1 2 3
Select text by highlighting and undoing highlighting by clicking elsewhere on the page	0 1 2 3
Use the right mouse button (where applicable)	0 1 2 3
Use windows to go back and forth between multiple documents open in the same program	0 1 2 3
Word Processing Skills
Open/close a word-processing program	0 1 2 3
Enter and edit text	0 1 2 3
Save file to hard or floppy drive	0 1 2 3
Print files	0 1 2 3
Format document	0 1 2 3
Presentation Graphics
Describe some of the features of PowerPoint that make it a powerful presentation tool	0 1 2 3
Use PowerPoint to create, modify and show presentation graphics	0 1 2 3
List ways to use a presentation package to enhance a classroom presentation	0 1 2 3
Explain the instructional benefit of presentation tools as a classroom delivery method	0 1 2 3
Miscellaneous
Apply good organizational and communication skills, including facility with writing in the English language	0 1 2 3
Use a software package to create, modify and show presentation graphics	0 1 2 3
Access the Internet from a computer configured with a web browser, appropriate e-mail software, and word-processing software	0 1 2 3
Troubleshoot problems and utilize appropriate support systems	0 1 2 3
E-Mail Competencies
Use the institution’s email system to create, retrieve, read and respond to email messages	0 1 2 3
Attach and send a file to email message and access attached files	0 1 2 3
Internet Browser Competencies
Install and configure the appropriate version of Internet browser(s)	0 1 2 3
Install and configure browser add-ons/plug-ins	0 1 2 3
Open/close a browser	0 1 2 3
Navigate to different websites	0 1 2 3
Create/find/use a Bookmark or Favorite	0 1 2 3
Open a second browser window and navigate between the two windows	0 1 2 3
Save/print contents of a browser window	0 1 2 3

TECHNICAL PREREQUISITE

SKILLS CHECKLIST

Competency

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