This week I took the Technology Applications Inventory and the State Educational Technology Directors Association Teacher Survey (SETDA Teacher Survey).

Reviewing the Technology Applications Inventory, I realized that I have more strengths that I thought I would. For instance, under the foundations domain, I was proficient with 10 out of the 18 questions. Though it seems apparent to me that my strengths are basic in nature and come from merely using a computer and some of the programs provided. I use e-mail, Powerpoint, and Excel, but the more technical the questions the less I knew. While I am proficient at the keyboard, I have no idea the difference between primary and secondary memory. Within the Information Acquisition domain, I did poorly. I did not know the difference between a directory and a search engine or what a Boolean search strategy was. The domains "Solving Problems with Technology Tools" and "Communication" I was more familiar with, because these are skills I learned by actually having to do them as apart of my past job descriptions.

The SETDA Teacher Survey was a bit intimidating. The skills being measured seemed to be a great goal, but nowhere near where my skills or my district is currently located. For instance, I have no idea what multimedia editing or authoring tools my district has. Certainly none at my elementary campus. I would absolutely love to learn more about what campuses could do to bring in more technology into each curriculum because I have seen the increase in student engagement when technology is applied.