Instructional Technology

Computer Skills Information and Practice

Computer Skills Standard Course of Study - all grade levels
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/computerskills/scos/

North Carolina Test of Computer Skills Student Handbook
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/computerskills/handbook/
Topics include:

• Introduction
• Questions about the Computer Skills Requirement
• Contents of the Computer Skills Test
• How to Take the Computer Skills Test
• Test-Taking Strategies
• Multiple-Choice On-line Interactive Sample Test Questions
• Performance On-line Interactive Sample Test Questions & Files
• Answers and Notes for Sample Multiple-Choice Items
• Answers and Notes for Sample Performance Items
• Rubrics for Scoring Sample Performance Items

NC Computer/Technology Skills Glossary
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/computerskills/scos/20glossary

NC Online Test of Computer Skills - http://cskills.ncsu.edu/nccs/ - "For the 2005-06 school year, students in grade 8 will be administered the North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills or the North Carolina Computer Skills Alternate Assessment in order to demonstrate computer skills proficiency. Per State Board of Education policy HSP-N-004 (16 NCAC 6D .503), effective with the class of 2001, all students must demonstrate computer porficiency in order to receive a North Carolina high school diploma."

NC Kaleidoscope Computer and Technology Skills -
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/kscope/techknowpark/Kiosk/index.html

DPI Computer/Technology Skills Resources for Educators - Terms and Concepts "posters" - Links to Learn NC lesson plans -
http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/tech/archives/2005/04/resources_for_n.php

NHCS Computer Skills Tutorial - This file is zipped. You will need to download it to your computer and then unzip it. Tutorial Packet

Virgo Middle School Computer Skills Practice Hotlist
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listcomputernl.html

Catawba County Schools - downloadable files for practice with answer keys
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/
newtest.htm
Question sheets with answer keys:
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/
worksheets/ComputerSkillsReviewQuestions.doc

Stanley County Schools Computer Skills practice - http://comptest.scs.k12.nc.us/

Watauga County Schools – Online self-grading quizzes
http://www.watauga.k12.nc.us/br/Quiz_Computer_Vocabulary.htm

List of resources from Guilford County Schools:
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/resource/techinstruct/index.htm

West Millbrook Middle School
Study Guide for Online Test of Computer Skills
http://wmms.net/walters/student/cst_study_guide.pdf
Spreadsheet Notes:  http://www.wmms.net/classroom/spreadsheets.htm
Database Notes:  http://www.wmms.net/classroom/database.htm
Telecommunication Notes: http://www.wmms.net/classroom/telecommunications.htm
Vocabulary: http://wmms.net/walters/student/computer_skills_vocabulary.htm

Geeky Computer Teacher - Computer skills tutorial http://www.geekycomputerteacher.com/

Online quizzes and games for the computer skills test:

Virgo Middle School - http://www.quia.com/pages/virgocomputerskills.html
Liberty Middle School (Burke Co.) - http://www.quia.com/pages/comppracticetests.html
Poquoson City Public Schools, Va.:
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/8comp02v5.htm
Computer/Technology Review from 2002 VDOE Released Items
Computer/Technology Review from 2001 VDOE Released Items
Computer/Technology Review from 2000 VDOE Released Items