Week 1 Technology Survey Reflections

As I reflect on the survey assessments of my personal educational technology leadership qualities, I agree that the surveys present a fair and detailed view of my abilities. Both the TEA Technology Applications Inventory and the SETDA Teacher Survey revealed my strengths in using the computer and accessories throughout my daily routines in professional and personal settings. Being the dual college credit facilitator gives me incentive and training towards personal productivity as surveyed in the SETDA. (T37, g-h) Both surveys show the same area of technology which requires more development-terminology. Although I comfortably use technology, there were many terms that I could not identify, or I confused terms and acronyms. Common vocabulary usage means that funding requests and teacher expectations match, an important skill for principals and educational technology leaders. The SETDA assessment identified a weakness in assessing student learning using technology.(T9-T14) This survey also addressed aspects of instructional technology, such as student accessibility issues, alignment with “best practices”(T28) and leadership incentives for acquisition and use of technology.(T51) I believe there are “enthusiastic” (SETDA, 2004) pockets of informal expectations of technology uses; however, as an administrator, I envision professional development that creates, through collaboration, stated expectations and high standards of reliable and available technology. Personally, I must acquire more proficiency in using spreadsheets and programs to “design and implement procedures to track trends, set timelines and review/evaluate progress…” (Lanclos) I must lead in learning and using technology for the success of all students in the 21st century. (SETDA, 2004, T45-T47)

References
SETDA/Metiri. (2004). SETDA Teacher Survey. In Profiling Educational Technology Integration (PETI). http://www.setda-peti.org/tools.html Lanclos, P. (n.d.). Texas StarChart. In Technology Application Inventory. Retrieved from Technology,
Texas Education Agency website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/techapp/assess/
teksurv.pdf