UPS Technology Certification Levels
Introduction: In order to determine student competency in meeting the Technology Standards & Benchmarks for the UPS, a three-tiered certification program is used. This assessment process acknowledges that our students are at different skill levels in using technology that sometimes do not align with grade levels. By the end of the 5th grade, all UPS students should be certified as competent in using the technology skills of Level III. All 3rd graders and new students to grades 4 and 5 come in at the Uncertified Level (UL). 



The certification skills are clustered in four areas:
  • Digital Information Literacy
  • Creative Thinking & Problem Solving
  • High Productivity
  • Authenticity & Good Design in Presentations

Level I: (L1)

  • Keyboarding to level of 20 words per minute with proper ergonomics by year-end
  • Basic computer understanding, using desktop, accessing UPS Applications
  • Effective password creation
  • File management skills: logging in & using personal H "My Documents" drive as well as the O drive on the Novell network, creating folders to store files, saving files to H drive
  • Basic word processing software functions
  • Basic Web browser functions
  • Using GroupWise basic functions for school e-mail
  • Internet Safety
  • Using good netiquette in e-mail while understanding how to handle junk mail
  • Creating digital presentations using presentation software
  • Using mind mapping software for brainstorming, pre-writing and knowledge connections
  • Using good design and presentation principles in all projects/presentations
  • Digital art using various creativity tools
  • Videography through the DragonNews or other class projects
  • Responsible Use Policy (RUP)

 
 
Level II: (L2)
  • Advanced presentation skills using various software applications
  • Using good design and presentation principles in all projects/presentations
  • Keyboarding at level of 25 words per minute or higher with proper ergonomics
  • Logging in using own student ID, using Home directory and other drives
  • Using spreadsheets to collect and analyze data
  • Tracking and Commenting Functions in word processing software (self and peer editing of writing) 
  • Digital imaging techniques to enhance images
  • Graphic design skills to create authentic images for presentations
  • Web site favorites online and/or copying URLs to Word document
  • Windows Explorer functions for moving and copying folders and files
  • Videography through the DragonNews or other class projects
  • Responsible Use Policy (RUP)

 
 
Level III: (L3)
  • Web site design and construction via Webfolios
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  • Portfolio building via Webfolios
  • Using good design and presentation principles in all projects/presentations
  • Information Literacy in research
  • Digital Camera Photography (Hong Kong Unit)
  • Digital Video editing
  • Using spreadsheet software
  • Videography through the DragonNews or other class projects
  • Internet Safety and Cyberbullying (Guidance Counselors)
  • Responsible Use Policy (RUP)
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These 3 technology certification levels were developed to assess student proficiency in reaching the UPS Technology Standards & Benchmarks. Visit the Standards & Benchmarks page for more information.

 

 


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Last Updated: April 10, 2007