OBJECTIVE: Ensure educators are able to (1) use a computer to enhance personal productivity, (2) locate information and conduct research via the Internet/World Wide Web, (3) maintain a computer and perform basic trouble shooting, (4) operate a variety of common media display devices.

Level One Proficiency should also include the Jefferson HS Computer Certification skills:
 

Computer Certification Skills Required for Teachers: Master these skills before you obtain a computer.

• Computer Operating System (OS) Skills:

Mac, Windows 3.11, Windows 95, DOS
• Determine specifications of computer (OS, RAM, HD, etc)
• format a disk
• copy a disk
• copy a file, also to and from FD and HD.
• save a file
• save as...
• Launch software
• quit software

 
• Manage the Hard Drive
• Organize software and files on a hard drive
• name a file
• name a disk
• install software
• locate files on HD
• backup files
• lock disks

 
• Maintenance Skills
• Cleaning the computer
• inventory equipment
• create computer "first-aid" resources
• create a system boot disk
• create an anti-virus boot disk
• install printer software. Configure software
• troubleshoot printer
• manage memory, change memory allocation
• recover files with repair utilities (i.e. Norton Utilities)

install, manage, update virus software.

II. LEVEL TWO: INSTRUCTIONAL PROFICIENCY

OBJECTIVE: Ensure educators are able to apply education technology skills (of at least Level One proficiency to (1) "customize" course work so as to enhance its perceived relevance and  value to a wider range of learning styles and abilities; (2) increase student involvement in their personal learning experience; and (3) gain greater freedom to spend increased personal time with those students who most require it.

III. LEVEL THREE: MENTOR PROFICIENCY

OBJECTIVE: Facilitate the attainment of Personal Proficiency (Level One) and Instructional Proficiency (Level Two) among all current educators, via the tutelage of peer teaching professionals which exhibit role model proficiency in the use of education technology, and which use those skills pursuant to site level staff development workshops and local peer-to-peer mentoring.

IV. LEVEL FOUR: LEADERSHIP PROFICIENCY

OBJECTIVE:  Expand the proportion of educators that possess superior knowledge, skill, and inclination, vis-a-vis the application of educational technology to enhanced teaching and learning on an institution-wide basis, that they are able to:
1. Assist in the development and implementation of institutional technology plans;
2. Assist site, district, and/or county office of education administrative support personnel in the on-going management of network platforms, including local troubleshooting, user assistance services, and Web site programming and management; and
3. Serve as a credible public advocate, within the education community as well as externally which can help advance the overall acceptance of and willingness to financially support integration of  appropriate levels of technological teaching/learning aids into all curricula, in all classrooms, for all students.
 

Computer graphic by K. Ballash. All other graphics downloaded from Anthony's Icon Library, WWW Images: http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/images/Images.html , December,  1998.