Technology Checklist

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Below you will find a "Technology Survey" that can be used to gauge how savvy students are with technology.

Technology Survey

1. Do you use proper keyboarding position?

2. How often do you save your work to multiple locations (example: USB, M: drive, email)?

3. Are you able to use more than one concept mapping tool (example: Wordle, Inspiration, Glogster) comfortably?

4. Are you able to use more than one type of presentaion software (example: PowerPoint, Movie Maker, Prezi, Photo Story)?

5. How often do you use the dictionary tool while working in a Word document?

6. How often do you use the thesaurus tool while working in a Word document?

7. How often do you use the grammar tool while working in a Word document?

8. How comfortable are you at taking a picture image and importing and manipulating it so that you communicate your image with clarity?

9. How often are you able to define symbols and icons (example: italics, bold, colour changing) commonly found in application programs (such
as MS Word and PowerPoint)?

10. When you have choice of what technology you can use, what factors do you consider?

11. Describe unacceptable and acceptable computer etiquette when using technology.

12. Describe how technology improves your ability to communicate, be productive or achieve personal goals.

13. Describe how technology improves your ability to communicate, be productive or reach personal goals.

14. What computer programs or apps do you use at home?

15. What programs do you think the school should have to enhance your learning?


***This checklist was created by the Greystone Heights AcTal team: Aaron Hansen, Jason Kimberley, Tanya Orosz, and Michelle Pantel