Module Two : Skills Checklist

What Teachers should know how to do/

What students should know how to do

General

  1. To operate a computer easily, competently and confidently
  2. To use word processing software (or database, spreadsheet etc) to accomplish quickly, efficiently and appropriately what the user requires
  3. To use the Internet to find quickly information that is relevant and reliable and to be able to discriminate in the use of information from the web.
  4. To apply and understand ethical standards in the use of computers and the Internet

Specific

  1. Operating system
    1. Start
    2. Log on
    3. Find and programs
    4. Find and open files
    5. Switch between files and programs
    6. Log off
    7. Re-start
    8. Shutdown
  2. Word Processing
    1. Basic Operation
      1. Open
      2. Select new document/template
      3. Save
      4. Close
      5. Exit
    2. Format
      1. Fonts
      2. Word art
      3. Paragraphing
      4. Bullets
      5. Borders
      6. Columns
    3. Insertions
      1. Page numbers, symbols,etc
      2. Pictures
      3. Files, hyperlinks etc
    4. View
      1. Headers and Footers
      2. Toolbars
      3. Layout
    5. Tables
      1. Create
      2. Adding rows, columns
      3. Sorting
      4. Formulas
    6. Editing
      1. Spelling
      2. Thesaurus
      3. Grammar
      4. Word count
      5. Summarise
      6. Outline
    7. Merge
      1. Creating form documents
      2. Mail merge
      3. Envelopes
    8. Printing
      1. Setup
      2. Preview
      3. Selections
      4. Printing
  3. Databases
  4. Spreadsheets
  5. Slide Presentations
 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary Horton
M.Sc; B.A. (Hons) Grad Dip Ed; Grad Dip Lib; Grad Dip Women's Studs

Updated
March 7, 2006

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