For my class Instructional Leadership: The Technology Link, I completed the Technology Applications Inventory to assess my knowledge and skills in the four major domains of the Technology Applications TEKS. The inventory showed my greatest strength to be within the Foundations strand. Within the Foundations strand I am able to use the keboard proficiently, perform basic software applications, and I am familiar with a variety of productivity tools. The performance descriptors in the Foundations domain are practiced throughout the study of Technology Applications. The area I seemed to be weakest in was Communication. I am not as familiar with the use of different layouts in a database to communicate information or publishing in a variety of ways. I need to increase my knowledge in designing and creating interdisciplinary multimedia presentations. The SETDA survey shows that our district holds high standards for our schools at all levels as well as all teachers and students. My district has identified specific skills that students must have in order to be technologically literate and has a specific plan for helping students become technologically literate. Our district promotes best practices with technology ensuring that every classroom teacher learns those practices.
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Hello Mindy. From my experience it seems as though many teachers' weaknesses is knowedge with publishing and multimedia presentations. I came from corporate, therefore feel I have a slight edge on some of the education industry since I worked in marketing and electronic website development. However, there were several items within this assessment that I had no clue about, including integration of productivity tools, the use of virtual interactive environments and groupware or collaborative software. Several of these fall under the communication tab as well. With technology evolving at such a fast pace, it is so hard to keep up! :)
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