Week 1 Responses & Reflections

My responses and reflections to the three technology assessments in Week 1, part 1A and B.
My Technology Applications Inventory survey indicated 13 yes's and 5 no's in the Foundations Domain. This reflects how I feel about my knowledge of the basics of technology. I scored 8 yes's and 2 no's in the Information Acquisition Domain and this again reflects that I feel that I am fairly technology saavy in accessing information. I scored 9 yes's and 9 no's in the Solving Problems with Technology Tools. The no's came primarily in the use of spreadsheets which I am lacking knowledge in their development. In the Communication Domain, I scored 7 yes's and 5 no's. Again, I feel fairly confident in my ability to communicate via technology.

My State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Teacher Survey revealed to me the areas I lacked knowledge in such as integrating technology into my curriculum. I can see that I need more staff development in planning technology supported instruction. It also showed that my school lacks incentives for teachers to utilize technology.

I agree with these assessments as they showed my areas of strengths and more importantly my areas that I need improvement in.

I consider my strengths as a technology leader on campus to be in relating to the teachers needs. More time and training on the integration of technology in the classroom is imperative for teachers to feel comfortable using technology in the classroom. My weakness would be my own inability to help the teachers with all their questions on how to perform and apply certain technologies in the classroom.