No Such Thing as a Stupid Question…(except in surveys)

I found the Technology Applications Inventory to be very revealing for my current position and future goals. The TAI is a survey that ask specific abilities about your technological experience. Broken into domains, the TAI allows the participant to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in technology.
This survey is very revealing to my current position and future goals of administration. As a musician who uses many different softwares to produce music and video, I have had a lot of experiens with digital technology and interface software. I have also had a lot of internet experience in chat rooms and site boards posting questions and trouble shooting software or technique complications. I have experience with photo editing, video presentation, and word processing software. One software I need and want more experience in is spreadsheet and data software. The survey reflected this information showing that I was strong in knowledge of formats, software, interface and network experience. The TAI also reflected my weakness with programs like Microsoft EXCEL and SWISS data programs. The TAI is a great reflection of personal knowledge in Technology.
The State Educational Technology Directors Association survey (SETDA) is a survey that focuses more on the application of technology into instruction. This survey was less useful toward my current position but very knowledge for my future administrative goals. As a high school applied skills teacher at the Behavior Training Center, the most restrictive special education environment in the Humble ISD. I try to incorporate technology into my instruction as much as possible but I have to make sure that it does not raise the instruction above the level of my students. I also have to limit my students access do to violent and destructive behaviors. The SETDA does , however, allows me to know what I will be looking for on a regular campus as an administrator. The SETDA is a survey that is more campus based than the TAI and is more focused on data to reflect technology infused in instruction.