Test Yourself Against Digital Literacy Standards

In class we worked through a couple of the assessments (quizzes) on the Northstar website. We did the first module, on Microsoft Word, and the last module, on Information Literacy. Here is an explanation from the website itself: 

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.

My suggestion: Click on the link below and scroll down to where it says Jump in and launch  a module. Then click on one of the ten icons to take an assessment (your browser needs to have Adobe Flash enabled for you to take the assessments; Macintosh/iPad computers tend not to allow the Flash player, and Firefox has difficulty with it. The website recommends a browser other than Windows Explorer). 

Here is a picture of the icons (these are not links--the link is below, at the end of this post):

Note: Choose #3A if you use a Windows operating system on your desktop or laptop computer, or #3B if you have a Macintosh computer or iPad). 

LINK: Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment