Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment for 21
st
Century Learning (TPSA C21)
I feel confident that I could...
SD D U A SA
1. ...send e-mail to a friend. 1 2 3 4 5
2....subscribe to a discussion list. 1 2 3 4 5
3. ...create a distribution list" to send e-mail to 1 2 3 4 5
several people at once.
4....send a document as an attachment to an e-mail message. 1 2 3 4 5
5....keep copies of outgoing messages that I send to others. 1 2 3 4 5
6. ...use an Internet search engine (e.g., Google) 1 2 3 4 5
to find Web pages related to my subject matter interests.
7. ...search for and find the Smithsonian Institution Web site. 1 2 3 4 5
8. ...create my own web page. 1 2 3 4 5
9. ...keep track of Web sites I have visited so that I can return 1 2 3 4 5
to them later. (An example is using bookmarks.)
10. ...find primary sources of information on the Internet that 1 2 3 4 5
I can use in my teaching.
11. ...use a spreadsheet to create a bar graph of the proportions 1 2 3 4 5
of the different colors of M&Ms in a bag.
12. ...create a newsletter with graphics. 1 2 3 4 5
13. ...save documents in formats so that others can read them 1 2 3 4 5
if they have different word processing programs
(eg., saving Word, pdf, RTF, or text).
14. …use the computer to create a slideshow presentation. 1 2 3 4 5
15. ...create a database of information about important authors 1 2 3 4 5
in a subject matter field.
16. …write an essay describing how I would use technology 1 2 3 4 5
in my classroom.
17. ...create a lesson or unit that incorporates subject matter 1 2 3 4 5
software as an integral part.
18. ...use technology to collaborate with teachers or students, 1 2 3 4 5
who are distant from my classroom.
19. … describe 5 software programs or apps that I would 1 2 3 4 5
use in my teaching.
20. ...write a plan with a budget to buy technology 1 2 3 4 5
for my classroom.
21. …integrate mobile technologies into my curriculum. 1 2 3 4 5
22. …use social media tools for instruction in the classroom. 1 2 3 4 5
(ex. Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
23. …create a wiki or blog to have my students collaborate. 1 2 3 4 5
24. …use online tools to teach my students from a distance. 1 2 3 4 5
25. …teach in a one-to-one environment in which the students 1 2 3 4 5
have their own device.
26. …find a way to use a smartphone in my classroom for 1 2 3 4 5
student responses.
27. … use mobile devices to connect to others for my professional 1 2 3 4 5
development.
28. … use mobile devices to have my students access learning 1 2 3 4 5
activities.
29. … download and listen to podcasts/audio books. 1 2 3 4 5
30. … download and read e-books. 1 2 3 4 5
31. … download and view streaming movies/video clips. 1 2 3 4 5
32. … send and receive text messages. 1 2 3 4 5
33. … transfer photos or other data via a smartphone. 1 2 3 4 5
34. … save and retrieve files in a cloud-based environment. 1 2 3 4 5
Adapted by R. Christensen & G. Knezek based on the TPSA created by and used with permission of Dr. Margaret Merlyn Ropp.
TPSAC21 v 2.0
