Basic Technology Competencies for Educators Inventory

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Basic Technology Competencies for Educators Inventory

This survey establishes baseline data about technology skills. Individual respondents will not be identified and individual responses will remain confidential. Please rank each statement on the scale indicated. Thank you for your valuable time and input.

Basic Computer Operations Skills

Please rank the following statements from "Not Competent" to "Very Competent"
	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Insert and eject floppy diskette	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Store files in a folder or subdirectory	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Access information on CD-ROM, floppy drive, and hard drive	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Create and delete folders or subdirectories	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Overall rating of basic computer operation skills	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Create, edit, and print various types of documents	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent

Setup, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting of Equipment

Please rank the following statements from "Not Competent" to "Very Competent"
	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Protection of floppy diskettes	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Virus protection	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Connecting peripheral devices	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Managing memory	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Overall rating of ability to setup, maintain, and troubleshoot equipment	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent

Word Processing

Please rank the following statements from "Not Competent" to "Very Competent"
	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Set margins	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Change font size and type	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Cut, copy, and paste in and between documents	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Insert files, graphics, and tables in a document	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Overall rating of word processing ability	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent

Spreadsheets

Please rank the following statements from "Not Competent" to "Very Competent"
	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Enter data in cells	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Move data within spreadsheet	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Use formulas	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Create charts	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Overall rating of spreadsheet management ability	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent

Databases

Please rank the following statements from "Not Competent" to "Very Competent"
	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Enter data in a database	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Sort and search in a database	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Produce a report in a database	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Queries using AND and OR	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Overall rating of competencies using a database	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent

Networking

Please rank the following statements from "Not Competent" to "Very Competent"
	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Logging on a network	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Working in a network environment	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Electronic file sharing	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Knowledge of advantages of a server	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Overall rating of networking skills	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent

Telecommunications

Please rank the following statements from "Not Competent" to "Very Competent"
	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Send and receive e-mail	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Navigate the World Wide Web	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Subscribe to a list-serve	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Develop programs using an authoring system or language	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Overall rating of telecommunications	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent

Media Communication

Please rank the following statements from "Not Competent" to "Very Competent"
	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Use an overhead projector	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Develop an electronic slide show	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Develop an interactive electronic slide show	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Develop a presentation using graphics and sound	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Overall rating of media communication skills	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent

Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues

Please rank the following statements from "Not Competent" to "Very Competent"
	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Knowledge of copyright issues	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Knowledge concerning shareware	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Knowledge of software piracy	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Knowledge of intellectual property rights	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent
Overall rating of social, legal, and ethical issues	Not Competent	Somewhat Competent	Competent	Very Competent