NC Computer Skills Practice Test Links: (last updated 4-30-07)
Links to sites with practice materials:
http://web2k.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/clemmonsms/ncdesk_activities.htm
http://www.tif.ccs.k12.nc.us/computer_skills/computer_skills test_interactive_links.htm
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/newtest.htm
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/resource/techinstruct/comp_skills/index.html
http://www.randolph.k12.nc.us/schools/nerms/comptest/Mult_Choice.htm
Spreadsheets of computer vocabulary:
Computer Vocabulary spreadsheet 8th Grade (English and Spanish)
Computer Vocabulary spreadsheet (partial list), English and Spanish
NCDesk Software Download (for practicing in the program that the test is administered--at home)
http://ncdesk.ncsu.edu/ncdesk/
Remediation Plan Computer Skills Links
Day 1
Introduction to Spreadsheets
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/kscope/techknowpark/MiniPosters/Poster13.html
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/resource/techinstruct/ssvocab.htm
Day 2
Spreadsheets
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/quizzes/ssterms.htm
http://www.quia.com/quiz/253950.html
Day 3
Spreadsheets
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/quizzes/spreadsheetmatching.htm
Day 4
Spreadsheets
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/onlineactivities.htm
Day 5
Ethics
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/quizzes/ethics_integrity.htm
Ethics and Spreadsheets
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/jeopardy/opening.htm
http://reedycreekms.wcpss.net/Computer_Test/review_brochure.pdf
Days 6 and 7
no links
Day 8
Databases
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/quizzes/databaseterms.htm
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/oldtest.htm
Day 9
Databases
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/pages/sites/edwebsites/computerskills/onlineactivities.htm
Day 10
Spreadsheets, Ethics and Databases REVIEW
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listcomputernl.html
Last Years Links (some of these are redundant)
Practice Materials for the NC Computer Skills Test (pdf document)
(many links and resources)
Inside DPS Computer Skills Links prepared by DPSIT (this only works from within the DPS network)