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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.
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
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
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
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
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
Yes
No
Yes
No
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