Rate Your Confidence in Using Educational Technology

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1. I would be able to write and print a report with tables and references in a word processor.
2. I could use a computer spell checker, thesaurus or grammar checker to inspect a word processor file.
3. I can import a graph, table or chart into a word processor document.
4. I know how to use different font types and styles to vary the look of word processor documents.
5. I am able to save files, organize them in folders, copy them to disks or other computers, etc.
6. I could use a spreadsheet (like Excel) to calculate the average of 20 different scores or values.
7. I could create a pie or bar graph using a spreadsheet (like Excel).
8. I think I could create a database of names, addresses, ages and phone numbers on a computer.
9. I can scan photographs or drawings into a computer.
10. I would be able to scan a text document into a file that could be used in a word processor.
11. It would be possible for me to create a graphic illustration, like a diagram, on a computer.
12. I know how to use an HTML editor to create a basic web page.
13. I can correspond with a professor via email.
14. I know how to email a word processor document to a professor.
15. If my professor had a class web page, I could find it and use it.
16. I am able to use the library's electronic catalog (POLYCAT) to find books.
17. I know how to find research and journal articles with the library's electronic search (UNCOVER).
18. If I needed to order an article through inter-library loan, I could do it on-line.
19. I know how to dial in from off-campus and use the World Wide Web.
20. I can use the World Wide Web to find current news information for my classes.
21. I would know how to search for a major museum or library using the Web.
22. I could find graduate school or career information on the Web.
23. I could probably find information about Abraham Lincoln's life on the Web.
24. I think I could find government statistics on cancer using the Web.
25. I would know how to purchase a book or music CD using the Web.
26. I could probably find an email address for my congressional representatives using the Web.
27. If necessary, I could find examples of pornography or sexually explicit pictures on the Web.
28. I would be able to do live audio-conferencing or make an Internet voice call using the Web.
29. If a course required me to submit a photograph taken with a digital camera, I’d know what to do.
30. I could use a Web search page (like Excite or Alta Vista) to find 10 web pages on Shakespeare.
31. If a course required me to participate in an email-based discussion list, I could do it.
32. Participating in a "chat room" for a course is something that I would be able to do.
33. I could do a presentation with text and graphics using computer software (like PowerPoint).