Standards and Assessment

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The Northstar Digital Literacy Project defines basic skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online. The ability of adults to perform these tasks can be assessed through online, self-guided modules. Included are basic computer digital literacy standards and modules in ten main areas: Basic Computer Use, Internet, Windows Operating System, Mac OS, Email, Microsoft Word, Social Media, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Information Literacy. Northstar is an assessment, not a curriculum.

When individuals pass the assessments at approved sites, they can obtain the Northstar Digital Literacy Certificate. This provides a credential for employment. There is no cost to complete the online assessments.

Below are the Northstar standards for each module. You can also  view a PDF of these standards.

• Basic Computer Skills

• Internet Basics

• Windows

• Mac OS X

• Email

• Word

• Excel

• PowerPoint

• Information Literacy

• Social Media

• Digital Footprint

International Society for Technology in Education

www.iste.org/standards/for-students

Today’s students must be prepared to thrive in a constantly evolving technological landscape. The ISTE Standards for Students are designed to empower student voice and ensure that learning is a student-driven process. Connect with other educators in the ISTE Standards Community and learn how to use the standards in the classroom with the ISTE Standards for Students ebook.

See how the ISTE standards fit with other skills frameworks at Digital Technology for Learning. 

www.wisc-online.com/courses/computerskills 

Learners can do a series of pre-tests to be placed in modules based on their test results or they can skip the pre-test and choose modules to work on.

• Pretest: Modules 1-3

  1. 1. 1. Use Computing Devices

        2. Navigate an Operating System

        3. Use a Keyboard Effectively

• Pretest: Modules 4-6

4. Create Documents using Word Processing Software

5. Demonstrate Basic Email Functions

6. Perform Basic File Management Techniques

• Pretest: Modules 7-9

7. Use the Internet

8. Explore Social Media

9. Manage Personal Data

The digital skills self-assessment has disappeared from the ESDC website but I made a Google Form of the checklist.

Get in touch and I can make you a copy.

Skills for Success, the framework that replaced Essential Skills, has self-assessment tools but not one that is specific for digital skills.