10th Grade Technology Pre-Assessment Survey

This is a pre-course survey for the 10th grade 21st C Learner College Ready! program, Fall 2011.


         

       

Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Select the name of your College Ready instructor.*
    Cline
    Crawford
    Duquette
    Fuchs
    Hazen
    Pesch
    Reese
    Sanchez
    Shuptrine
    Stordahl
    Segerstrom


  1. Have you taken a computer class before?*
    Yes
    No


  1. If you have taken a computer class before, please tell me what you learned to do in the class.*


  1. If I were assigned a research project (in any class), I would prefer to:

    *


  1. Select any of the programs and web sites listed below that you know how to use. You don't have to be an EXPERT at these programs, but you feel comfortable using them in your classes or at home.*
    Microsoft Word
    Microsoft Excel
    Microsoft PowerPoint
    Microsoft Publisher
    Google Docs
    PhotoStory
    iMovie
    Windows Movie Maker
    GarageBand or Audacity
    VoiceThread
    iTunes or other music site
    Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo Mail or other online mail programs
    Facebook
    MySpace
    Creative Commons
    SoundzAbound Music
    School databases
    Project Planners (Inspiration, Gliffy)


  1. What other programs or web sites do you use that are not on the list above?


  1. If I needed to find license-free (copyright-friendly) music or images/pictures for a project I was working on, I know how to do this.

    *


  1. If I need research information from a website, I know the four questions to ask as I'm evaluating the reliability of the resource.*
    Yes -- this would be easy for me
    Kind of -- I've done some things like this but would need a review
    This would be hard for me -- I would need a lot of help to do this
    No -- I could not do this task


  1. If I were asked to take a document that I have created in a word-processing program (like Microsoft Word) and post it to an online collaborative work site (like a wiki or Google docs), I could do this.

    *


  1. If I am working in a software application (Word, iMovie, Flash, Publisher) and can't figure out how to do something, I can use computer-based help resources to help solve my problem without asking a teacher.

    *


  1. If I need to make a presentation viewable by anyone in the world (i.e., be able to see my PowerPoint speech including my voice comments), I could do this.

    *


  1. If I need to do a project with someone from another class or school or even another country, I know which online tools to use.

    *


  1. If I need to send an email or a message to a teacher, I know how to create a good subject line and use the proper "voice" (ie. formal vs. informal) in my writing.

    *


  1. If I need to create a project in a desktop publishing program that uses text boxes, images, captions and tables, I could do this.

    *


  1. The next section asks you to tell us which software programs, computer equipment, and web-based tools that you are familiar with. You'll choose one answer for each item. When you are ready to continue, choose "yes".

    **
    Yes
    No


  1. Video Editing Software (example: iMovie, Windows Moviemaker)

    *


  1. Word Processing (Word, WordPerfect, ClarisWorks)

    *


  1. Spreadsheets (Excel)

    *


  1. Presentations (PowerPoint, Keynote)

    *


  1. Desktop Publishing (Publisher, Quark)

    *


  1. Web Page Design (Dreamweaver, NVu, Microsoft Expression)

    *


  1. Image and Photo Editing (Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator)

    *


  1. Audio Recording (Audacity, GarageBand)

    *


  1. Project Planners (Inspiration)

    *


  1. Choose all the types of digital equipment that you have used before. You don't have to be an "expert" with any of these items, but you could use them for a project if you needed to.*
    digital still camera
    digital video camera
    scanner
    mp3 player (ipod or equivalent)
    Digital audio recorder


  1. Digital Still Cameras

    *


  1. Digital Video Cameras

    *


  1. Scanners

    *


  1. mp3 player or iPod*
    Expert -- I am so good at this that I could teach others how to use it
    Pretty good -- I can use this program, but may need a little bit of help with new features
    Basic -- I've used this a little bit, but I'm not very good at it
    Never used it -- I've never used this kind of program before


  1. Do you have Internet access at home?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you have a cell phone?*
    Yes
    No


  1. If you have a cell phone, do you have a smart phone with internet service?*
    Yes
    No





Miss Lori
School Librarian
Jackson Hole High School