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Teacher ICT Skills
A Practical Reference of Preferred Levels of

Technological Abilities for Teachers
Matthew Hains
January 2021
© 2021 Matthew Hains

Serious.

“Let’s put our
thinking caps on” *
- Bert
* Not a real quote

TEACHER RELATIONSHIP TECHNOLOGY
Conditional Dependency
Skills determine
engagement
STUDENTS
RELATIONSHIP
TEACHER

STUDENTS
TEACHER

What is YOUR relationship
with technology like?

Do you identify with any of
the following categories?

THE “I HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY DAY” USER

THE “USE IT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE” USER

THE “HAD ENOUGH OF THIS” USER

THIS…USER

THE “HAVE NO CLUE” USER

THE “WHAT IS TEK-NOH-LI-GEE?” USER

Everyone at a
different level

DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS
DIFFERENT SKILLS
DIFFERENT USERS
Level 1: Basic

Level 2: Intermediate

Level 3: Proficient or
Advanced

Teams Edge Integrating Tech Apps Curation/Sharing
PLCs and PLNs Integrating of Applications Cloud computing

ICT Skills Document
Suggested areas of technological proficiency
 Email  Microsoft Teams and/or Google
Classroom
 Cloud Storage
 Integration of Technology in Teaching
 Understanding Microsoft 365
 Online/Offline Educational Applications
 Microsoft Word
 Content Curation and Sharing
 Microsoft Excel
 OneNote
 Microsoft PowerPoint
 OneNote Class Notebook
 Integration of Applications
 Finding, Saving and Sharing Information
 Windows 10
 Other ICT Skills
 Cloud Computing
 PLCs and PLNs
 Microsoft Forms and/or Google Forms
Level 1 Login with username and password.
Open a File Explorer window.
Able to locate the default Downloads folder.
Level 2 Identify the local [C] drive and network drives.

Take a screenshot using your keyboard.
Able to use ALT-TAB to switch between windows.
Level 3 Zip/Compress a file/folder.

Close a non-responding application.
Extend the desktop.
These are sample
excerpts from the ICT
Skills booklet by M Hains
Level 1 Able to open an email client.
Able to compose an email message.
Able to send a message.
Level 2 Able to add a file attachment.

Able to format text.
Able to save mail attachments to the computer.
Level 3 Able to use CC and BCC.

Able to Flag messages or colour code messages.
Able to create Mail Rules for automatic sorting & filing.
These are sample
Level 1 Create a new document.
Typing of text.
Cut/Copy/Paste.
Level 2 Create bulleted list.

Use existing styles to format content.
Understand the use of the pilcrow (show/hide) symbol.
Level 3 First line, hanging and paragraph indents.

Use Track Changes.
Able to use section breaks, continuous section breaks.
These are sample
Level 1 Type text or numbers into a cell.
Basic formula use (add, subtract, divide and multiply)
Can resize columns and rows.
Level 2 Uses cell references instead of typing in values.

Can sort a column, or range.
SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTBLANK
Level 3 Set print areas and page breaks.

Can repeat column headers when printing.
Can filter data according to one or more criteria.
These are sample
Level 1 Add title and subtitle to first slide.
Create more slides using various layouts.
Add an image to a slide.
Level 2 Knows the difference between Editing view &

Presentation mode.
Edit images: Crop; Resize; Remove background.
Level 3 Can add multiple animations to objects.

Can install and use various Add-ins
Embed video and audio on a slide.
These are sample
Level 1 Understands what ‘the cloud’ is.
Understands how syncing works
Able to place files/folders in OneDrive (local machine)
Level 2 Can see if the app is running and synching correctly.

Able to access OneDrive online.
Able to share from OneDrive locally or online.
Level 3 Able to share a file/folder with a password.

Able to share a file/folder with specific people only.
Can recover deleted files.
These are sample
Level 1 Create a Class Team.
Add members to a Team.
Post messages in the main conversation window.
Level 2 Upload a file to the Files section.

Start a video/audio meeting.
Create a chat with another user.
Level 3 Create a private channel with selected members.

Send a post to more than one channel.
Create an assignment with added resources.
These are sample
Check my web site
for the download!
https://matthewhains.online/ICT © 2021 Matthew Hains

Courses and Learning Paths
education.microsoft.com
24 Courses
8 Learning Paths
Three Terms
3 courses per Term

9 courses over a year
18 courses over 2 years
Record your progress in your ICT Staff Development Notebook

Four Terms
2 courses per Term

8 courses over a year
16 courses over 2 years
Record your progress in your ICT Staff Development Notebook

Team for Professional ICT Development
Staff Development Notebook

Official Communication Method
Between individual teachers Own preference
Between teacher and students/classes Teams (channels, chat group) – no need for email
Between teacher and individual students Teams (individual chat, chat groups)
From HODs, Exec, Management etc. for

Teams (Channels, chat groups)
all teachers
From Grade controllers to grades Teams (Channels)


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A Practical Reference of Preferred Levels of

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

* Not a real quote

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

© 2021 Matthew Hains

PLCs and PLNs Integrating of Applications Cloud computing

© 2021 Matthew Hains

Level 2 Identify the local [C] drive and network drives.

Level 3 Zip/Compress a file/folder.

Level 2 Able to add a file attachment.

Level 3 Able to use CC and BCC.

Level 2 Create bulleted list.

Level 3 First line, hanging and paragraph indents.

Level 2 Uses cell references instead of typing in values.

Level 3 Set print areas and page breaks.

Level 2 Knows the difference between Editing view &

Level 3 Can add multiple animations to objects.

Level 2 Can see if the app is running and synching correctly.

Level 3 Able to share a file/folder with a password.

Level 2 Upload a file to the Files section.

Level 3 Create a private channel with selected members.

https://matthewhains.online/ICT © 2021 Matthew Hains

3 courses per Term

© 2021 Matthew Hains

2 courses per Term

© 2021 Matthew Hains

Staff Development Notebook

© 2021 Matthew Hains

Between individual teachers Own preference

From HODs, Exec, Management etc. for

From Grade controllers to grades Teams (Channels)

© 2021 Matthew Hains

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