My first weeks posting for Instructional Technology course has me completeting two technology surveys.
The first survey was the Technology Applications Inventory. This survey dealt mostly with my knowledge of software and hardware in and out of the classroom. It appears by this survey that I am fairly knowledgable about the basics of computing and technology. I am also fairly proficient when it comes to acquiring information and knowledge through the use of technology. Solving problems through the use of advanced technological applications would be my weakest area surveyed. I just don't have much experience at higher level use of the software available to us. I consider myself more pedestrian when it comes to creating collaborative software and productivity tools to create products, etc. The final topic surveyed dealt with my communication skills relating to technology. Having some basic skills in creating posters, mass mailings, email newsletters helps me in this surveyed field.
The second survey is the State Educational Technology Directors Assocoiation (SETDA) survey. This survey is most interested in understanding my use of technology in the classroom. How I use it? When I use it? How often I use it? It is fairly clear to me that because of my classroom setting in the band hall, that I am doing a fairly good job of implementing technology, especially with the use of SmartMusic software. If I was in the academic areas of the school (language arts, math, sciences) I am certain that my responses would have been much different as our district is very current and expects its staff to use technolgy to enhance and promote lessons.
Overall I would say that these surveys are good launching points for the academic teacher and their use of technology in the classroom, however i'm not sure that the SETDA survey couldn't be designed to be a bit more content area specific.
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