Technology Skills Individual Progress Plan # 2

I took the atomic learning assessment and scored 56 out of a possible 100 points. In order to be successful in the MTT program I need to review and refine my skills in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access. I have not had many opportunities to work with these programs and so I am not as familiar with them as I am with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Powerpoint.

I use Excel occasionally at work and am usually able to complete minor tasks with assistance. However, I want to be able to manipulate data and organize numbers in Excel with ease. I also want to be able to show others how to use Excel. There are still many teachers out there who are unfamiliar with Excel. This year I am actually learning more about Access because we are required to submit data in Access every few weeks. However, I do not have Access at home so I am unable to practice unless I am at school. I think I need to work on organizing databases.
I would also like to become more familiar with manipulating sound and video on PowerPoint. I recently learned how to put a video into PowerPoint but I had technical difficulties with it once I transferred the PowerPoint to school on my flash drive. What I discovered is that you have to download the ppt and the video file separately so that when you get to school you have a copy of the wmv file downloaded as well. I had not realized that my wmv file was playing as a file saved onto my desktop and not as a file that had been downloaded onto my flash drive.

I have five personal goals that I would like to accomplish while I am in the MTT program:


Goal # 1: I would like to learn how to create formulas in Excel. I am going to take an online tutorial of Excel on the atomic learning website. I am also going to attend a free Excel training workshop that is offered by my school district.

Goal # 2: I would like to learn how to manipulate databases in Access. I plan on watching a video from the Atomic Learning Website. I also plan on learning how to use Access through the database I am putting together at work

Goal # 3: I would like to learn how to add sound and animation to PowerPoint. I plan on asking the district technology specialist at school for assistance on this matter.

Goal # 4: I would like to learn how to create and edit a wiki. Our technology specialist has an excellent wiki and she is going to offer training on it during the year so I plan on going to those trainings. I am going to look online at Atomic to see if a tutorial is available as well.

Goal # 5: I would like to learn how to create a simple website. I am still unsure about how to accomplish this goal. I have tried learning html and have found it to be very difficult. I am also looking into the dreamweaver CS5 or CS6 to help me get started.