In order to maintain our equipment and ensure that our staff can effectively use the technology that our programs have funded, Jefferson H.S. is instituting a computer certification program which must be completed before equipment is issued.

Please check off the following requirements as you complete them.
 

1. ____ You have passed a computer literacy proficiency exam, covering basic computer operating skills. The exam was in the ________ OS (operating system), which is the OS of the computer that you will use at school. See the list of required basic skills below. See list of training options.

2. ____ You have acquired an Internet E-mail account which is:_____________

3. ____ Briefly describe your curriculum goals for your computer equipment in your classroom. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

4.___ Briefly describe your personal and/or departmental professional development goals to continue your technology training throughout the next two years. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5. ____ How have you made sure that the equipment is secure in your classroom or department, taking into account night school and weekend classes which might be conducted in your room, and ensuring a secure location when you are off track. _____________________________________________________________________

6. ___ You have completed an inventory form for all your equipment, labeled the equipment, and submitted the form to Mrs. Preciado.

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.