Beginning at the Beginning

Beginning at the Beginning

We are very excited that you are a member of this class of the Internet Master program. Please take a few minutes at the beginning of session one to evaluate your level of knowledge and skills in the following areas. Your responses are strictly confidential, however we want to match your responses today with your responses at the conclusion of the ten classes and again at the end of the year when your volunteer hours have been served.

To match up your responses today with your future responses, please indicate your name (first and last):________________.

For each sentence below, please circle the number of the BEST response that describes you today.

Section A - The Internet

1. My current level of knowledge and use of the Internet can best be described as:

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Never heard of it or thought about it.	Have heard of it and know a little about it.	Have had instruction.	Have used it some.	Can provide some info to others/can answer some questions.	Use it frequently "Been there. done that."	I can teach this to others.

2a. My primary provider for Internet services (for example America On Line, AT&T, COIN, DIDO, MoreNet, Murlin, RAIN, Sprint, etc) is: __________________________

2b. My current level of knowledge and use of my Internet service provider can best be described as:

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Never heard of it or thought about it.	Have heard of it and know a little about it.	Have had instruction.	Have used it some.	Can provide some info to others/can answer some questions.	Use it frequently "Been there. done that."	I can teach this to others.

3. My current level of knowledge and use of E-mail (electronic mail) can best be described as:

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Never heard of it or thought about it.	Have heard of it and know a little about it.	Have had instruction.	Have used it some.	Can provide some info to others/can answer some questions.	Use it frequently "Been there. done that."	I can teach this to others.

4. My current level of knowledge and use of searching the world wide web can best be described as:

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Never heard of it or thought about it.	Have heard of it and know a little about it.	Have had instruction.	Have used it some.	Can provide some info to others/can answer some questions.	Use it frequently "Been there. done that."	I can teach this to others.

5. My current level of knowledge and use of downloading files from the Internet can best be described as:

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Never heard of it or thought about it.	Have heard of it and know a little about it.	Have had instruction.	Have used it some.	Can provide some info to others/can answer some questions.	Use it frequently "Been there. done that."	I can teach this to others.

6. My current level of knowledge to create a web page can best be described as:

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Never heard of it or thought about it.	Have heard of it and know a little about it.	Have had instruction.	Have used it some.	Can provide some info to others/can answer some questions.	Use it frequently "Been there. done that."	I can teach this to others.

7. My current level of knowledge and use of my browser program (for example Netscape or Explorer) can best be described as:

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Never heard of it or thought about it.	Have heard of it and know a little about it.	Have had instruction.	Have used it some.	Can provide some info to others/can answer some questions.	Use it frequently "Been there. done that."	I can teach this to others.

8. My current level of knowledge and use of virus protection can best be described as:

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Never heard of it or thought about it.	Have heard of it and know a little about it.	Have had instruction.	Have used it some.	Can provide some info to others/can answer some questions.	Use it frequently "Been there. done that."	I can teach this to others.

9. My current level of knowledge and use of practices to evaluate information from the World Wide Web can best be described as:

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Never heard of it or thought about it.	Have heard of it and know a little about it.	Have had instruction.	Have used it some.	Can provide some info to others/can answer some questions.	Use it frequently "Been there. done that."	I can teach this to others.

Section B - Community Volunteer Education Hours

10. I can facilitate youth learning about the Internet:

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Unthinkable today.	I’m not too sure about this aspect.	I’m open - but not too confident.	With some support, I’ll give it a try.	I can do this.	I like to do this.	I can help others learn how to do this and build their confidence.

11. I can facilitate adults learning about the Internet:

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Unthinkable today.	I’m not too sure about this aspect.	I’m open - but not too confident.	With some support, I’ll give it a try.	I can do this.	I like to do this.	I can help others learn how to do this and build their confidence.

12. I can give community civic groups short programs about the Internet:

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Unthinkable today.	I’m not too sure about this aspect.	I’m open - but not too confident.	With some support, I’ll give it a try.	I can do this.	I like to do this.	I can help others learn how to do this and build their confidence.

13. I can teach a class on selected aspects of the Internet:

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Unthinkable today.	I’m not too sure about this aspect.	I’m open - but not too confident.	With some support, I’ll give it a try.	I can do this.	I like to do this.	I can help others learn how to do this and build their confidence.

Why did you decide to apply for the Internet Master class?

What are three things you look forward to as part of this experience?

What are three concerns that you have about your participation in the Internet Master experience?

Thank you for your responses. Your responses are strictly confidential and will only be reported in aggregate with other class member’s responses.

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			Cynthia Crawford, Internet Master Evaluator Mark Belwood, Webpage Design Updated 10/11/01
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