Summary of Skills

Module 1
After analyzing my skills checklist, I came to the conclusion that I have a wide range of
technology skills in many areas. I was not surprised to see that I was the most advanced in the email category, as sending and receiving e-mails comes easily to me. I also have a bit of experience
working with PowerPoint, so I was not surprised with the many advanced skills that I had in this area.
Although I have many advanced PowerPoint skills, I still plan to work on improving some skills in
this area. I also have very little experience using any type of database or spreadsheet program, which
explains the many beginner skills that I have in these categories. I am looking forward to using these
programs and advancing my skills.
While using Microsoft Word, I plan to focus on learning how to use mail merge and the
comments feature. The mail merge feature will allow me to create personalized e-mails to parents, while
also allowing me to save time, as I will be able to create mass e-mails and edit each one accordingly.
This is a great tool to have to make things more personalized for each student in my classroom. Learning
how to use the comments feature will also be beneficial as my students submit electronic writing
projects. I will be able to provide each of my students with electronic comments regarding their work.
My PowerPoint skills are fairly up to par. I frequently use PowerPoint and have learned many
tips and tricks throughout my college career. Although I am fairly advanced when it comes to using
PowerPoint, the one area that I would like to improve upon is being able to use build effects and
animations on slides. My skills have become a little rusty in this area because I have become very
accustomed to using Smart Notebook instead of using PowerPoint as frequently as I used to. I would
like to create a PowerPoint presentation that I can use during one of my lessons.
Using Microsoft Excel, or any spreadsheet, is definitely an area that I would love to improve
upon. Most of my skills in this area are that of a beginner. I do not have very much experience using
Microsoft Excel. I believe that I could catch on to some of the features of Excel fairly quickly, although
I would need to take some time to explore the program a bit. I plan to import some of my students test
scores into an Excel spreadsheet. I will be able to create charts from this data, as well as use the sum
and average function to calculate areas that my students need to work on.
I am also very unfamiliar with using database skills. This is definitely an area that I am eager to
work on. Many of the skills on the checklist in this category were foreign to me, as I had never heard of
some of the database functions before. I feel as though learning how to merge data from a database to a
Microsoft Word document will allow me to compare data on one document (such as using a chart and a
table with data).
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If time allows, I plan to work on my Web 2.0 skills by creating a Prezi presentation. I would like
to create a Prezi presentation (using pictures, videos, and effects) to show in my classroom and to use
during a lesson.

Goals & Objectives for Skills Checklist

Module 1
Goal 1 (Modules 2/3): To become more proficient in Microsoft Word
Objectives:
1. Use mail merge
2. Use comment feature
Goal 2 (Module 4): To become more proficient in PowerPoint
Objectives:
1. Use build effects and animations on a slide
Goal 3 (Module 5): To become more proficient in Microsoft Excel and Spreadsheets
Objectives:
1. Create charts from data in a cell
2. Use functions like sum and average
Goal 4 (Module 6): To become more proficient with Database Skills
Objectives:
1. Merge records into Microsoft Word
If time allows:
Goal 5: To create a Prezi presentation
Objectives:
1. Import pictures into slides
2. Embed videos into slides
3. Create and complete a presentation

Schedule Plan for Skill Work

Module 1
Module 2:
During Module 2, I plan to work in Microsoft Word on using mail merge to create individualized
letters to my students to give out at the end of the school year.
Module 3:
During Module 3, I plan to use the comments feature to provide feedback to my students
electronic submissions. These will be basic comments (as my students are only first graders), but
will be developmentally appropriate for my students so that they are able to correct their
mistakes independently.
Module 4:
During Module 4, I plan to create a PowerPoint presentation that uses build effects, as well as
other types of animation on each slide. I will use this PowerPoint in my classroom as part of one
of my lessons.
Module 5:
During Module 5, I plan to use Microsoft Excel to create a spreadsheet of my students answers
on an assessment and create charts from this data. I will also be able to use the sum and
average functions to calculate my classs overall strengths and weaknesses on the assessment
and plan my future instruction accordingly.
Module 6:
During Module 6, I plan to learn how to merge my students pre and post-assessment results
from Microsoft Excel to Microsoft Word to compare data.

EDTL 6310
Name: Katie Switzer

Date: 4/7/15
Advanced

Set margins.
Align (center, right, left, or proportional) text using ruler
Change fonts and styles of text
Use page break option to force material to new page
Create a header and footer
Use current date & time in header or footer
Use title page option (not print header or footer on first page)
Use automatic page numbering in header or footer
Turn automatic formatting options off and on
Use indent markers to create hanging indent format, and indented quote format
Apply spacing and alignment with ruler options and with formatting palette and
toolbar options
Set tabs for columns of data
Use tab markers and type tabbed columns of data appropriately
Use Leader Tabs
Use Outline options
Create columns then add text; format existing text into columns
Use column break to force text to a new column
Use section break to allow part of a page or one part of a document to have a
different type of formatting from another (as varied number of columns, different
margins, restarted page numbers)
Create Tables using the menu bar and toolbar, with and without pre-selected text
Use Tables Toolbar and menu to change the size of a table or merge or split cells
Use convert text to table and table to text, using Table Menu and various text/table
formats
Save and organize document files and backups
Use spell checking, thesaurus, and word count
Use borders and shading around text
Insert a graphic from clip art or a file
Use text wrapping options on a graphic
Use highlighting (not selection)
Use Comments
Zoom in and out
Mail Merge with a word-processed document (a table in MS Word), a spreadsheet
(in MS Word), or a database
Use Track Changes
Copy (Paint) text and paragraph formats
Advanced: Create and use Styles

Intermediat
e
Beginner

Word Processing Skills

4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7

4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
5/12
4/7

4/7
4/7

4/29
4/7
4/7
4/7

Total # = 33

Graphic Skills
Create a drawing using draw tools
Hide and show Drawing toolbar
Add pages to document (AppleWorks only)
Use a variety of the Drawing Tools
Create layers of objects and move objects to different layers
Group and ungroup objects
Change Fill Pattern, Color, and Gradient
Change Line/Pen Pattern, Color, and Gradient
Change Line/Pen width
Wrap text around graphic/make graphic in-line with text
Create Text Objects for selected text (note: this is different from borders) and
before text is typed.
Advanced: Link text boxes
Total # = 12
Slide Presentation Skills
Create slides of different types
Apply a background design
Use transitions between slides
Use build effects and custom animation within a slide
Add a graphic you created to a slide
Change bullets on the Slide Master

16

Advanced

Enter data in a cell

Align cell data (center, justify, etc.)
Format cell data (as number, date, etc.)
Enter a formula in a cell
Use relative references to cells in a formula
Use absolute references to cells in a formula
Use functions (Sum, Average, If, etc.)
Use Fill Down (Fill Right, etc.)
Use Fill Series
Create charts from data in cells
Edit chart components
Use options for copying and inserting charts into Word documents, so that data
can/cannot be changed in the Word document to change the chart
Total # = 12

15

Intermediat
e
Beginner

Spreadsheet Skills

4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7

6/10

6/10
4/7
4/7

6/16

4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7

4/7
8

4/7

4/7
4/7
4/7
5/28
4/7
4/7

Change colors of background

Add a text object to a slide
Total # = 8

E-mail
Send and receive messages
Create mailboxes/organizational divisions
Store addresses and use them to send mail
Send an attachment
Receive an attachment
Open an attachment that doesnt open automatically (if the application is on your
computer)
Edit and spell check your mail
Total # = 7
Total all Categories # = 80; Count of items by column

4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
7

Advanced

Search for a specific record

Sort records by two fields
Edit records
Add and delete records
Change the layout of the record
Add and delete fields
Change the format of a field (as increase decimal places in a number field)
Merge the file with a word processing document
Total # = 8

Student: Katie Switzer

Course: EDTL 6310

Intermediat
e
Beginner

Database Skills

4/7
4/7
8

6/16
1

4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7
4/7

0
11

2
29

4/7
5
40

Instructor Savilla Banister

Semester Summer 2015

Yes

No

At least 80% accomplished at intermediate level

Yes

No

Self-Report Checklist is congruent with and adequately supported by class

work

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