Technology Skills

I have checked out Laura Turner’s article from http://thejournal.com/articles/17325 . The title of the article is “20 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have.” She lists 20 basic technologies skills, that are:

1. Word Processing Skills
2. Spreadsheets Skills
3. Database Skills
4. Electronic Presentation Skills
5. Web Navigation Skills
6. Web Site Design Skills
7. E-Mail Management Skills
8. Digital Cameras
9. Computer Network Knowledge Applicable to your School System
10. File Management & Windows Explorer Skills
11. Downloading Software From the Web (Knowledge including eBooks)
12. Installing Computer Software onto a Computer System
13. WebCT or Blackboard Teaching Skills
14. Videoconferencing skills
15. Computer-Related Storage Devices (Knowledge: disks, CDs, USB drives, zip disks, DVDs, etc.)
16. Scanner Knowledge
17. Knowledge of PDAs
18. Deep Web Knowledge
19. Educational Copyright Knowledge
20. Computer Security Knowledge

I never heard of Deep Web Knowledge and I would like to learn more about it. I also never heard of PDAs, Educational Copyright Knowledge, and Computer Security Knowledge. I would like to learn more about them as well. I hope if I understand the technologies, I will be able to pick the right one for my students.

I think I know a little bit about technologies, but I do not know what I can share with the class. I hope the class will help me understand technologies better so I can develop my technology skills.