Before taking the Technology Applications Inventory I regarded myself as a technology savvy teacher. While most of the survey implicates this point of view there is a significant deficit in the domain of Solving Problems with Technology Tools. After some thought, I have surmised that I become comfortable with certain applications, software, or programs and use them to fulfill my needs. For instance, I have never learned how to efficiently use Microsoft Excel. Moreover, I go to great lengths to avoid its use because of my inability to effectively utilize all of Excel's features.
Next I took the SETDA Teacher survey and tried to answer the questions as honestly as possible. From that survey I have concluded that my students do not use technology on a regular basis for two reasons: my lack of knowhow and the school’s lack of equipment. The first is easily changed because we have an excellent technology facilitator, who is a former teacher, employed on our campus. I have set a goal to meet with her on how to integrate more technology into my teaching for my benefit but also to meet the needs of the students.
Finally I used The Rubric for Administrative Technology and found some of the same gaping holes. As a future administrator, it will be my job to ensure that I not only know how to use technology but that I actually use it. This will benefit my staff, the students, and the stakeholders of the school in which I lead.
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