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Q1 Basics: Technology Skills Survey and Goals

1. Basics

INTRODUCTION TO THE TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY ACTIVITY

Having personal learning goals helps you stay focused and work toward something important to you. When you set goals, you can track your progress and see how much you've learned and improved. Plus, it gives you a clear plan to follow, making it easier to stay motivated and feel proud of your achievements!

To help you identify your PERSONAL LEARNING GOALS, you will need to complete the following tasks:

  • Complete a Technology Skills Survey
  • Use a slide presentation or script to guide you as you draft your goals.
  • Complete the 21t4s Personal Learning Goals Document.

Technology Skills Survey

Step 1. You will complete a very short technology skills survey. Be sure to check with your teacher about printing or saving your results when you complete it.  You will need to reference your results when creating your personal learning goals in the next activity.

Step 2. Please select the button for your grade level to complete a very short technology skills survey.

           

**IMPORTANT:  There is a box at the end of the survey for you to type your first name and last initial or a student ID number. For privacy reasons, please do NOT put your full name in the box.

Step 3. After you finish the survey you will identify two or three specific Personal Learning Goals in the next Personal Learning Goals Activity.


Activity: My Tech Goals

Purpose: Think about your own technology skills and set a couple of personal goals to become more tech-savvy this year.

Step 1. Look Back

  • Open your Skills Survey results. What are 1–2 tech skills or areas of tech you'd like to improve?

Step 2. Jot it Down

  • In the 1.Q1 Personal Learning Goals document or your own notebook (depending on what your teacher has you use), write down 2–3 goals in your own words based on the tech skills you'd like to improve from Step 1.
  • Keep it short and simple.
  • Focus on what you want to learn or practice.
  • Examples: “I want to get better at using spreadsheets,” “I’d like to make my presentations more creative,” “I need to remember to cite images correctly.”

Step 3. Share Goals

  • Pair with a classmate, as instructed by your teacher, to share one of your goals and give each other encouragement.
  • Send or show your goals to your teacher. Your teacher may give you feedback or help you plan resources to meet your goals.


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MITECS   Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students

ISTE Standards for Students

1. Empowered Learner
a. Articulate and set personal learning goals, developing strategies leveraging technology to achieve them, and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes

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