Quiz #0 1a. First Name: 1b. What would you like to be called (if different form 1a)? 2. Last Name: 3. Major (possible major?): 4. Hometown: 5. What technology courses have you taken (high school and college)? 6. Why are you taking this course? 7. Do you have a computer other than the laptop you use for this class? Yes No 8a. What sport do you play? 8b. Click here if you expect to miss class for it: Note: if you expect to miss class or assignments for your sport, be sure to have your coach approved schedule to me as soon as possible. 9. What would you like to know about me, if anything? 10. Why can Dumbo fly? 11. Would you like to tell me anything else? The next 11 questions are a technology self-assessment. Please try to answer as carefully as possible. The first 10 rate your skills on the following scale: Very Low: use the skill infrequently, if ever, and do not know details Low: you use it occasionally, but do not know too much Ok: you have the skills just fine, but do not use many advanced functions High: you know a lot of functions, but do not use a lot of advanced ones Very High: you are an expert Rate your skills at basic computer use (e.g. finding and moving files, installing software and hardware, troubleshooting problems) Very Low Low Ok High Very High Rate your skills at word processing using a program such as Microsoft Word (e.g. formatting, sharing documents with a group by tracking changes) Very Low Low Ok High Very High Rate your skills at manipulating data in spreadsheets (e.g. can use functions to manipulate cell data, can create graphs and manipulate what is shown on them) Very Low Low Ok High Very High Rate your skills at using presentation software such as Power Point (e.g. formatting slides, animating slides, adding images, sound, video) Very Low Low Ok High Very High Rate your skills at creating and editing webpages (e.g. formatting pages, using backgrounds, manipulating tables and lists, creating hyperlinks, adding images) Very Low Low Ok High Very High Rate your skills at manipulating images such as photos (e.g. downloading to computer, editing size, cropping, changing basic properties) Very Low Low Ok High Very High Rate your skills at transferring and editing digital video, and uploading to a site such as YouTube Very Low Low Ok High Very High Rate your skills at using, posting, and finding things on social networking sites such as Facebook Very Low Low Ok High Very High Rate your skills using e-mail (use it regularly, attach documents, use a signature file, etc.) Very Low Low Ok High Very High Rate your skills using the internet safely (avoiding dangerous websites, keeping antivirus software current, picking out a phishing email from a real one) Very Low Low Ok High Very High When you do academic research on the internet, and are trying to find information on a topic, how many websites would you typically visit? 1-2 3-4 5 or more And how many of these will you usually end up using to learn about your topic? 1-2 3-4 5 or more Peter Sheldon
1a. First Name: 1b. What would you like to be called (if different form 1a)?
2. Last Name:
3. Major (possible major?):
4. Hometown:
5. What technology courses have you taken (high school and college)?
6. Why are you taking this course?
7. Do you have a computer other than the laptop you use for this class? Yes No
8a. What sport do you play? 8b. Click here if you expect to miss class for it: Note: if you expect to miss class or assignments for your sport, be sure to have your coach approved schedule to me as soon as possible.
9. What would you like to know about me, if anything?
10. Why can Dumbo fly?
11. Would you like to tell me anything else?
The next 11 questions are a technology self-assessment. Please try to answer as carefully as possible. The first 10 rate your skills on the following scale:
Peter Sheldon
