Module+Two+Reflection

Module Two:

**//Reflection Prompt Module 2//**: How the artifacts in your pre-competencies verification reflect your technology use as an educator? In light of your learning about TPACK, identify areas of improvement needed.

I think the artifacts reflect my technology use pretty accurately. I use Power Point a lot, and my School Pad as much as possible, although I could integrate it a lot more. I also try to use the internet quite a bit so students can do research, explore, and hunt for concepts and complete projects on their own in a self-paced environment. Although I have attended some technology-related seminars and conferences, now that I am in this master’s program, I feel that I have even more motivation to use what I learn and share it with my colleagues.
 * // Description. //**// Briefly describe your experiences (class activities, reading assignment, your school or job experiences). Do this in a descriptive rather than a judgmental way (merely record events without editorializing or agreeing or disagreeing). Make connections. //

// 2. **Impact.** Tell what you have learned (or confirm what you had already believed, or how what you have learned differs from what you believed). How do you feel about what you learned? // I think I meet some NETS-T competencies, and approach many others, but I don’t see myself exceeding in many NETS-T competencies at this time. I have learned that I have a lot to learn, especially about building activity types. I learned that there are so many web-based applications out there that are free; it’s just a matter of tapping into them, learning how to use and integrate them, and of course, sharing this knowledge with everyone around me so my whole school become more technologically integrated, not just me.

// 3. **Intent.** Make a statement about what you intend to do as a result of your learnings and feelings. BE SPECIFIC! Phrase this in a personal and positive way ("what I will do is . . ." rather than "what I won't do is . . ."). // I intend on exploring TPACK Activities Types and sharing them with fellow teachers. I am on my school’s High Schools That Work Technology Committee, so perhaps this would be a good place to start. I need to work on __integration__ of technology above all else. In a previous discussion board post, a fellow classmate said that your lessons are like the food, and technology is the seasoning that makes it all taste wonderful. I have to work on seasoning my lessons with technology: integration.

// Kelly--you really have a unique opportunity on a committee like High Schools That Work Technology Committee! This will serve as a great Field Experience for you so document your involvement in this committee, especially if you bring in concepts like TPACK through an inservice or discussion. This should have a great impact on the committee in terms of providing them with a framework about technology that helps them understand how technology integrations should be implemented! Also remember the competencies you are working on are the NETS-T competencies, TPACK is the conceptual framework that discusses technological, pedagogical content knowledge. It is important that you know the difference between these! //