Technology Assessments

I completed the Technology Applications Inventory as well as the SETDA assessment for teachers. Both of these were assessments to evaluate my personal technology abilities as well as technology in the school where I work. The results were eye opening as the results were not what I expected them to be; however I do agree with the results. I scored higher in areas that I didn’t see myself as having strengths as well as lower in other areas that I would not have imagined.

The Technology Applications Inventory is divided into Foundations, Information Acquisition, Solving Problems, and Communication. My score was as follows:

Domain
Total # of Questions
# of Yes Responses
# of No Responses
Foundations
18
13
5
Information Acquisition
10
7
3
Solving Problems
18
16
2
Communication
12
5
7
What surprised me was that on the Foundations, Information Acquisition, and Solving problems I had a high percentage of “yes” responses compared to “no” responses. In the Communication section I had a higher number of “no” responses to “yes” responses. This was surprising to me as before the assessment I believed that technology communication was a strong point for me.

The SETDA teachers’ survey highlighted some areas that I feel like myself and my school are lacking. Areas I highlighted were data collection, student engagement, technology use in planning, not using best practices, data analysis, educational software, using technology to improve parent and student involvement, and more professional development needed. One area where I do feel we are sufficient is use of word processing, spreadsheets, email, power point, and internet use.