Technology Assessment Reflections

The Technology Applications Inventory showed that I was strong in the areas of Foundation, Information Acquisition, and Solving Problems. It indicated that I have equal strengths and weaknesses in the Communications area. I am equipped to perform tasks but not necessarily design or create a product. I'm comfortable with the outcome of this evaluation and feel that I'm able to perform well with technology but rarely incorporate as a teaching tool with my students.

The State Educational Technology Directors Association assessment clearly opened my eyes to how low priority we are with Technology within our school and specifically within my grade level. Each class is provided a forty-five minute time slot in the computer lab, but my specific grade level generally does not make it to the lab until the end of the school year after TAKS. I realize our District has tools available, but we don't take advantage of them appropriately.

This year our Technology Facilitator has set up a schedule to meet with each grade level once a month to train on different programs. The desire is that by May we will have successfully presented the new learning to our students so that they can showcase their work at a Technology night.

I feel with the new initiative to reintroduce technology to our students, my skills will be enhanced as a leader to train not only my students but also provide assistance to those within my grade level who don't really embrace the use of technology in the classroom. This will certainly assist me down the road as I move into an administrative position to work with the staff to not only train them but provide examples of best practice usage.