8th Grade Technology Competency Test

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8th GradeTechnology Competency Test

• Michelle ObertInstructional Technology
  Specialistmobert_at_mcsdga.net

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The goal for the Georgia Department of
Education's Office of Instructional Technology is
to support the GaDOEs mission by

• Helping educators meet the needs of 21st Century
  Learners by engaging students in authentic
  learning experiences and preparing them for the
  workplace of the future
• Creating 21st Century Learning Environments and
• Providing teachers with diverse and innovative
  instructional strategies and pedagogical tactics
  to implement these strategies effectively.
• The Office of Instructional Technology programs
  are designed to assist every student regardless
  of race, ethnicity, income, geographical
  location, or disability in becoming
  technologically literate by the end of eighth
  grade, while providing opportunities for all
  students to improve their technology literacy
  through 12th grade. The Instructional Technology
  initiatives are focused on encouraging effective
  technology integration, promoting research-based
  instructional curriculum methods, and supporting
  quality professional development that supports
  the integration of technology with the new
  Georgia Performance Standards.

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NEW! 8th Grade Technology Literacy Assessment
Option offered through GaDOE! The GaDOE, in
response to requests from local schools and LEAs,
has developed an OPTIONAL 8th grade Technology
Literacy assessment. This assessment is one more
choice for schools to consider when addressing
the NCLB requirement to report 8th grade tech
literacy. The Georgia Virtual School and the
Office of Technology Services, Title II-D, for
the GaDOE have collaborated to create three 60
question assessments addressing the technology
standard requirements. These assessments will be
accessible through the Office of Standards,
Instruction, and Assessment's Online Assessment
System (OAS). (http//www.georgiaoas.org)
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Technology literacy is the ability of students
to use the tools of their society with skill in
an ethical, accurate, and insightful manner to
meet the demands of the 21st Century workplace
and world. This includes the ability to use
appropriate technology responsibly to solve
problems and to create knowledge and learning by

Georgia Technology Literacy Defined

• Accessing
• Managing
• Evaluating and Analyzing
• Integrating and Synthesizing, and
• Communicating information

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It is the responsibility of each LEA or school
to develop the definition, criteria, and
assessment, and then document the technology
literacy proficiency level of each eighth grade
student at the completion of each school year.
Districts will be expected to report the measures
on an annual basis. This documentation will be
collected and reviewed beginning in the 2006-2007
school year. Based on this documentation, every
district should be prepared to report the
following 1. Method of assessment used by the
school district to determine
mastery/competency. 2. Number of students
assessed on 8th Grade Tech Literacy skills. 3.
Number of students who achieved
mastery/competency on 8th Grade Tech
Literacy skills. 4.Number of students who were
NOT assessed on 8th Grade Tech Literacy
skills.
Required Components
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The portion of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Act known as 'Enhancing Education Through
Technology Act of 2001' (E2T2) has a goal To
assist every student in crossing the digital
divide by ensuring that every student is
technologically literate by the time the student
finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the
student's race, ethnicity, gender, family income,
geographic location, or disability. The Georgia
Department of Education considers this a local
control issue to be defined by each district. The
GaDOE Office of Instructional Technology
developed this website to assist school systems
in determining how to assess student technology
literacy.
Why Technology Literacy is Important - NCLB
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Who Will Test This Year 2008-2009
5th Grade 8th Grade 10th Grade
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Test Dates and Login

• http//georgiaoas.org
• Monday, Nov. 3- Friday, Nov. 21, 2008
• Teacher Login Email ID mcsd Example
  mobertmcsd Password email password
• Student Login GTID Example 999999999
  Password initpass

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Preparing to Test

• Create a class for each teacher(If you want to
  view the data by teacher.)
• Enroll students in the appropriate class
• List students that need a User ID for OAS
• Create a User ID for students not in the OAS
• GTID should be used for the Student ID
• The default password is initpass
• Create a User ID for teachers who are not in the
  OAS
• Email ID followed by mcsd is used for Teacher
  ID

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Preparing to Test

• The GA 8th Grade Technology Competency Test 1 has
  been assigned to all students in the OAS System
  in 5th, 8th and 10th grade.
• The test must be administered online via the GA
  OAS site
• Distribute User IDs and Passwords to teachers and
  students
• Instruct users to access the site via the Novell
  app object labeled GA OAS

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Preparing to Test

• Check all computers to be used for testing to
  make sure that ALL pop-up blockers are disabled
• Testing Window is Monday, November 3 Friday,
  November 21
• Note that Tuesday, November 4 is a Teacher In
  Service day
• Test results are compiled over the weekend for GA
  OAS tests that contain Level 3 items
• Test results will be available on Monday of the
  week following testing

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Accessing the Report Data

• The test data will be located under the Reports
  tab
• Select Benchmark and School System Level
  Reporting
• Then select the type of report to view

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For Questions or Assistance

• Contact
• Michelle Obert at mobert_at_mcsdga.netor
• Jana Reese at jreese_at_mcsdga.net
• or
• MCSD Technology Academy at 706-569-3777