Reflection

Part 1 of week 1 enrolled in course EDLD 5352 at Lamar University required me to complete two assessments; 1. Technology Applications Inventory, http://www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/techapp/assess/teksurv.pdf, and 2. The SETDA Teacher Survey, http://www.setda-peti.org/tools.html. Both of these surveys are geared towards personal knowledge of technology. While completing survey 1, I noticed that I answered a majority of the questions with a“yes”. “This is good”, I thought especially when my technology skills are being questioned. Of course, I want to be current with the new technological advances. In this century staying current with technology is the pathway to opportunity. Especially when you are preparing students for a future and are unaware of what uncreated jobs await them there. This makes survey 2 helpful to a teacher. Survey 2 consists of a mixture of questions ranging from your personal computer time to your classroom computer usage during a lesson. This is great because the survey forces you as a teacher to recognize how often you are exposing your students to more modern methods of instruction. If you are not then hopefully it will inspire you to reach your students on their creative wavelengths. Before this takes place you will have to gain more technological knowledge but survey 2 will help you pin-point what you might need training in or what you may just need to brush - up on.
Each one of these surveys can serve a purpose for ensuring that technology is being integrated into the classroom, how often it is being implemented, and what is the result of technology usage.