Assessment Reflections

I feel that my frequent use of technology in and out of the school gives me an advantage when adapting to new use of technology. I am very familiar with may different types of technology and how to use them. However, it has proven difficult for me to utilize some of these skills in the classroom. The school I teach in does not have enough funding to go around, and sadly, technology is on the bottom end of the spectrum when the budget is being written. Also, I am a relatively inexperienced teacher, with only 3 years under my belt. Even if my school did have the technology available to use in the classroom I would need adequate training on how to use this to help the students learn.

I thought that all of these assessments covered a good base of prior knowledge, use of knowledge, and training/staff development that needs to be completed to understand where the gap in technological information lies. I understand the basic foundations of most technologies. However, the understanding I have is just for every day use. I do believe I would need training to reach a higher level of understanding and usage of some technologies. I would need professional development on how to implement the technologies into the curriculum. I do agree with the assessments. They reminded me that there are a lot of areas of technology where I have a lot of room for growth. It also showed me that there are other ways to use technology in the class besides just having the students sit at a computer and do research or presenting a power point.