WORD PROCESSING SKILLS
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don’t
know
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do know
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How to select text for editing/moving
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1
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71
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Bold, Italics, Underlining
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2
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69
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Justification: right, left, center
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3
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68
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Changing font style and size
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1
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70
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Making bulleted or numbered lists using icons on Formatting toolbar
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6
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65
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How to change line spacing
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6
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65
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How to change page margins
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7
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64
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Views: understanding Normal vs. Page Layout view
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11
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60
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Cut, Copy & Paste commands
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4
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67
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Drag-and-drop moving
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12
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59
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Show/Hide command (¶ button)
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13
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58
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The Zoom feature
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6
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65
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Undo command
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3
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68
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Insert page breaks
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21
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50
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Using Print Preview
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1
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70
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WORD PROCESSING SKILLS
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Don’t Know
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Know a little
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Mostly Know
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Completely Comfortable
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Spell & Grammar checking (both whole document and single word)
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1
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20
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49
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Using tab stops, including:
a) adding and removing tab stops
b) understanding different types of tab stops
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6
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17
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27
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19
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Using the indent marker on the ruler (including hanging indents)
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6
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13
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25
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25
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Toolbars: Opening & closing, and anchoring/floating
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6
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20
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23
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20
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Adding tables
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11
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9
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21
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29
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Using the Help menu
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2
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6
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19
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43
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EMAIL SKILLS
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don’t
know
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do know
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Adding names to Address Book
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7
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63
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Sending and receiving email messages to individuals or groups of people
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3
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67
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Reply vs. Reply All
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1
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69
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Understanding Cc and Bcc
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14
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56
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Know how to delete old files from Sent Mail box or Inbox
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5
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63
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EMAIL SKILLS
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Don’t Know
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Know a little
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Mostly Know
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Completely Comfortable
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Attachments: Sending, receiving, and saving to disk
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5
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6
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12
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46
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Understand how to recognize viruses and how to protect yourself from getting them
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11
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7
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36
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15
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FILE MANAGEMENT SKILLS for WINDOWS users
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Don’t Know
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Know a little
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Mostly Know
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Completely Comfortable
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Creating folders:
a) from within Windows Explorer b) from within My Computer c) from within the Save As dialog box within an application (“on the fly”) |
8
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13
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17
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29
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Moving folders and files in both Windows Explorer and My Computer
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11
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13
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17
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27
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Saving files from the Save As dialog box within an application (navigating to the correct folder or location) – including using the “up one level” button. Also understanding the difference between Save and Save As.
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7
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7
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19
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35
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Understanding Icon vs. List vs. Details view:
a) from within Windows Explorer b) from within My Computer c) from within the Open dialog box within an application |
17
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7
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16
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28
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Understanding the Open dialog box within an application – including:
a) how to navigate to different folders or locations
b) understanding file type options, including "All Files" to see all file types
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15
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9
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15
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29
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Deleting files using Windows Explorer, My Computer, or from within the Open dialog box within an application
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9
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10
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19
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29
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Network vs. hard drive – understanding the difference between saving files on the c:\ and h:\ drives, and when it’s appropriate or advantageous to use one or the other
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14
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9
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15
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30
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Virus checking – how to use & update virus protection software
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17
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13
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24
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14
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How to do searches for files
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10
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11
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13
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33
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How to do file backups
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16
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9
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15
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27
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FILE MANAGEMENT SKILLS for MACINTOSH users
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Don’t Know
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Know a little
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Mostly Know
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Completely Comfortable
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Creating folders:
a) from within any window b) from within the Save As dialog box within an application (“on the fly”) |
8
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8
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2
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23
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Understanding Icon vs. List vs. Columns view in Finder windows
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9
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6
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4
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21
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Moving folders and files
a) by dragging & dropping items into folders or open windows
b) when using List/Name view & when hierarchical folders are opened within a single window, move by dragging from one folder to another
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8
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6
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4
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21
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Saving files from the Save As dialog box within an application, including navigating to the correct folder or location. Also understanding the difference between Save and Save As.
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4
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6
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5
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24
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Understanding the Open dialog box within an application – including:
a) how to navigate to different folders or locations to open things up
b) understanding file type options, including "All Files" to see all file types listed
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8
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4
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2
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24
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Deleting files or folders by dragging items to the trash
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6
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3
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1
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28
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Virus checking – how to use & update virus protection software
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10
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10
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7
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12
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How to do searches for files
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7
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3
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6
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22
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How to do file backups and archives
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9
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7
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4
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17
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WEB LITERACY SKILLS
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Don’t Know
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Know a little
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Mostly Know
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Completely Comfortable
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Understand the functions of the basic browser toolbar buttons (e.g. Back, Forward, Reload/Refresh, Home, Stop)
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1
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4
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15
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50
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In searching, understand the difference between search engines and directories, and know how to search using both
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3
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14
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25
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27
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In searching, understand the basics of Web search syntax, especially phrase searching
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5
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18
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21
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25
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Know how to use and edit Bookmarks/Favorites, including:
a) to add and delete them
b) to organize them into folders
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3
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13
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16
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38
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Know how to go backwards (both one page at a time and also jumping back instantly to any recently visited page) via the Back button and also the Go/History menus.
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2
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11
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14
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43
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WEB LITERACY SKILLS
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don’t
know
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do know
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Know how to use Print Preview to check pagination before printing
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4
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65
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Know how to save graphics to disk
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20
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49
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Understand the concept of a Web server and that Web pages must be stored on a Web server before they can be accessed through the Internet
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27
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40
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ELECTRONIC GRADEBOOK SKILLS
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don’t
know
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do know
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Configuring the Gradebook – including grading scheme, mark table, and groups and weights
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3
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58
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Adding assignments – including values, dates and group
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1
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60
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Entering grades via the data entry window
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3
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58
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Updating class lists via the Schoolmaster connection utility
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10
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51
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Uploading grades via the Edline export feature
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2
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59
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Printing reports – including selecting format, specific assignments, and selected students
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14
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47
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Backing up data for security
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16
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45
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SCHOOLMASTER ATTENDANCE SKILLS
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don’t
know
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do know
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Take attendance – including logging in, selecting correct class and checking student status
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0
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62
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Verifying attendance – including looking up certain dates, and correctly identifying pertinent information
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11
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51
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Searching for student information – including parent phone numbers and student schedule
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2
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61
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Be able to upload interim and end-of-quarter grades
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4
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59
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EDLINE SKILLS
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don’t
know
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do know
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Add Events (like homework) in class calendars, using proper naming conventions
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4
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58
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Understand difference between News and Events
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16
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46
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Add Links
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21
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40
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Add documents to Contents
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13
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47
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Understand acceptable formats for Contents documents: HTML vs. PDF vs. text
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23
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38
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Understand acceptable ways of changing course titles
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24
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38
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