I feel that my main strength in terms of technology use is my familiarity with a wide array of technologies and an understanding of how useful they can be in the educational process. I feel that a lot of times educators shy away from the use of technology because it is not how they were taught to teach. However, growing up in the midst of technology and having used it all of my life has given me the chance to fully understand its place in our society and on my campus. My familiarity with technology is probably a good explanation for the breakdown of the first assessment.
The Technology Applications Inventory tells me that my technology foundation and ability to acquire information using technology are my strong points. Solving problems using technology is an area where I could use staff development. While my score in the communication section of the assessment was not bad, I feel that I should have scored higher and will seek ways to improve in that area.
The SETDA survey, more than anything else, opened my eyes to the expectations of the state of Texas in regard to technology use in the classroom. I tool the teacher survey and was surprised how often I was answering that what I was doing wasn’t really meeting the expectation. My classroom has only 2 student computers and those don’t really run that well. I feel that I could do a lot more with my students if I had more technology to use but realize that fiscal constraints make that nearly impossible.
Quinn...blog looks good and easy on the eyes. I agree how surprising it was to see the expectations of the Long Range Plan and how far we need to go to meet those expectations. My classroom needs at least 5 more computers to meet the needs of my students.
ReplyDeleteGood job on your blog and your Star Chart slideshow, it looks very professional and straight to the point. I also agree in your week 1 post that some educators shy away from technology in their classroom because it wasnt the way they were taught to teach. I should know, because I would be one of them and I know a lot of other teachers which are the same way. I think it is great that you are familiar with a wide array of technologies, because that means that you are ahead of a lot of other people.
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