Week 1, Parts 1&2: Technology Applications Inventory

Welcome to my EDLD Week 1 Assignment Part 1 and 2 blog:

I accessed the Technology Applications Inventory from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/techapp/assess/teksurv.pdf and completed the Domain table:

Domain	Total # of Questions	# of Yes Responses	# of No Responses
Foundations	18	16	2
Information Acquisition	10	9	1
Solving Problems	18	16	2
Communication	12	9	3
Totals	58	50	8

I have always utilized technology in my personal and professional areas. I have a wide variety of software and hardware knowledge. For two years, I taught a Technology Systems Class/Lab with $250,000 worth of toys from robots, a lathe, a mill, and a wind tunnel to advanced design programs (Maya and AutoCAD/CAM), webdesign software, a classroom server, and audio programs.

My weak areas are utilizing digital keyboarding standards, being current on the Fair Use Guidelines for Multimedia, appropriately using vector graphic files, using interactive virtual environments, using groupware or other collaborative software, maintaining a database, and implementing procedures to track trends and evaluate products.

The State Educational Technology Directors Association Teacher Survey was lengthy and more difficult to apply to situations than the Technology Applications Inventory Survey. I utilize a Promethean Board along with the advanced software that comes with it in the classroom, everyday. My excuse for integrating more technology into my mathematics classroom is my lack of imagination and knowledge.

I have taught for 13 years. The levels I teach are 9th - 12th grades. Through discussions with our curriculum director, I have learned that our district is up on having written technology policy but is weak on having through put. Our magnet campus utilized many on-line resources with advance and college level classes. Our mainstream students, who are in math lab classes, use the ALEKS program 2-3 times a week at 30-45 minute interval to help with math concepts. We are starting in the right direction.

Questions T22, T23, and T24 are specific areas where I would like to analyze to see if I could incorporate more technology into my math classroom.