Sandra’s ICT Blog

Sandra’s Competency Test After just completing my personal computer competency test i now can conclude that i am not great with the use of computers, receiving a score of 27, therefore not faring well at all within this personal competency test. Specifically when dealing with computer tasks involving spread sheets, desktop publishing, digital video, graphic organisers and multi-media projects i can see that i am not at all proficient in these areas, scoring myself a 1 in each, possibly this was because i have never come across any of these terms but more likely because my computer experience has been limited to msn, microsoft word, powerpoint, myspace, itunes, facebook and bebo lol, all computer programs i believe i am proficient with. I am happy and relieved that i am going to be studying in a course such as this because it would be a worry for my future students if any tasks and demonstrations would have to be conducted by myself at school at the current level of computer proficiency i am at the moment. I hope that my lecturer Mark Lee will be able to dedicate enough time in class to deal with my lack of knowledge and bring me up to date with such computer tasks/items inclusive of spreadsheets and web publishing in particular.

How i fared in the test: Briefly, i can conclude that i did not fare very well within the test as i received a score of 27, one of the lowest amongst my peers. But on receiving this score i can now see that this class will not be a waste of time, educating me in the usage of programs that i will need to be proficient in when i am teaching in a few years give or take.

What some of my strengths and weaknesses in relation to ICT, as revealed by the test: In short i can conclude that i do not have many strengths in relation to ICT as revealed by the test. The main programs that i rated myself proficient in were merely in regards to microsoft powerpoint and microsoft word. I can conclude that i had many weaknesses, the most potent when dealing with spreadsheets and computer multimedia programs as well as creation of websites and blogs such as these lol. ICT has opened my eyes to the fact that there are many weaknesses that i am going to have to address when completing this course.

What areas I need to develop in (i.e. knowledge and skill gaps you need to address) in order to become a proficient user of ICTs in the classroom: As i said before i think it is clear that i need to develop my knowledge and skill in the usage of multimedia computer programs such as digital video and graphic organisers in order to become a proficient user of ICTs in the classroom.

I can conclude that in terms of this class, ICT, i still have much to learn!, no wait a whole load more to learn! Being able to gain experience and such with these new technologies will definitely aid me in my teaching in the future, where classrooms are sure to be dominated by the smartboard.

Computers + Sandra = Trouble! lol