Technology Assessment Reflections

Texas Application Inventory

The Texas Application Inventory is a self- assessment of requisite knowledge and skills needed for the implementation of the Technology Applications TEKS. Over all, the response “No” was given on less than 20% of the survey. In the four domains the results were as follows: The response of “Yes” was given on 14 out of 18 questions for Foundations, 8 out of 10 for Information Acquisition, 16 out of 18 for Solving Problems, and 10 out of 12 for Communications. While I feel that these results reflect a solid understanding for technology and how to utilize it in my every day life, as well as in the classroom, I also feel that I have much knowledge to acquire in all four domains as they each consist of intricate details that will take time and practice to learn.

SETDA Teacher Survey

The SETDA survey inquired about my personal use of technology in the classroom as well as the use and availability of technology at my school. The survey addressed the collection of data to determine if technology is impacting student achievement, increasing 21st Century skills, technology literacy, and student engagement. I feel confident in the progress my school has made toward this type of data collection and how the data is being used to impact student success in technology. After addressing the use of technology in my classroom, I took time to reflect on ways I can incorporate more technology into the science lab. My classroom is meant to be a hands-on experimental laboratory, and in some cases I am able to use technology to an extent, but at times the experiments take precedence. As funding becomes available I would like to purchase technology that will be functional and innovative in my unique classroom setting. Overall as a school, I feel that teachers do an excellent job of applying technology to their classroom on a daily basis, as well as incorporate technology into every facet of the learning experience. Technology, school-wide, is used to communicate and collaborate. Support for using technology comes from administration, colleagues, parents, and community members.