Information and Communication Technology: Rating Your Current Level September, 2004 What To Do: 1. 2. 3. Type a number between 1 and 5 into the box following each item taken from the Alberta ICT document on General Outcomes. A 1 indicates "weak" and a 5 indicates "strong". You may refer to the ICT document you downloaded earlier for additional information about each item. You will do this as a pre-test of your ICT skills and, if time permits, you should repeat this survey at the end of the course to see where your skill levels have improved. Complete the checklist in MS Word™, save it, label it properly with your surname, and submit it to your instructor as an attachment to an email. Communicating, Enquiring, Decision Making and Problem Solving ID # C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 Description Access, use and communicate information from a variety of technologies Seek alternative viewpoints, using information technologies Critically assess information accessed through the use of a variety of technologies Use organizational processes and tools to manage inquiry Use technology to aid collaboration during inquiry Use technology to investigate and/or solve problems Use electronic research techniques to construct personal knowledge and meaning Rating Foundational Operations, Knowledge and Concepts ID # F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Description Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of technology Understand the role of technology as it applies to self, work and society Demonstrate a moral and ethical approach to the use of technology Become a discerning consumer of mass media and electronic information Practise the concepts of ergonomics and safety when using technology Demonstrate a basic understanding of the operating skills required in a variety of technologies Rating Processes for Productivity ID # P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 Description Compose, revise and edit text Organize and manipulate data Communicate through multimedia Integrate various applications Navigate and create hyperlinked resources Use communication technology to interact with others Rating