Assignment
Please write a journal in which you introduce yourself and
complete a self-assessment of your computer skills. Use
Word to type your journal and send to Dr. Schulz as an email
attachment before the beginning of class next week. I
suggest that you copy this page and paste it into a word file to
use as an outline in writing your journal.
Keep the journal in your files to use with your self-evaluation at the end of
the term.
Part 1 - Introduction
Begin with these lines:
- Name
- Class
level
- Current
Address
- Local
Phone (if you work please include a work phone)
- E-mail
address
Next use these topics as a guide to describe yourself in a paragraph
- Hometown
and Family
- Education
background
- Teaching
work experience (if applicable)
- Feelings
about technology
- Your
aspirations upon graduation from college
- Any
other information you would like me to know about you
Part 2 - Computer Skills Self Assessment
This part of the journal will help me understand your
computer skills and also will help you when you look back at the
end of the term to reflect on how much you have learned. Please
answer the following questions. If you don't know an answer, that
is all right. You will not be graded on how many questions you
answer correctly (see rubric below). DO NOT look up answers you
do not know; just write, "I don't know."
1.
What kind of computers have you used?
2.
What kind of computer do you have access to besides those in the
lab?
3.
What software have you used?
4.
What is operating system software?
5.
What is application software?
6.
What are two key terms used in describing databases?
7.
What is the World Wide Web and how do you access it?
8.
What is PowerPoint?
9.
What is a web site? If you have one, give the URL.
10.
Describe 4 ways that technology is used in the classroom?
Part 3 - Learning Plan
Describe what you expect to learn in this course and on which areas you feel you need to focus most intently.
Scoring
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| Responses
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| File
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