EDLD+5306+Reflection



**EDLD 5306 Reflection** I have to say that the course on Concepts of Educational Technology was a great starting point for the Master’s program. The course was a sort of eye opener into what the program would eventually evolve into. It gave a look into how technology is used in the classroom and by the school districts and state education agencies. As I look back and try to remember the course, since well lets face it, it was a very long time ago I tend to remember two big concepts, or programs, the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology and the Star Chart. Now I must admit I have already had prior knowledge about both programs. At my campus for the past three years I have served as the Campus Technologist and now the T.I.M (Technology Integration Mentor) I was in charge of the Star Chart and had some working knowledge of the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology. As the person in charge of the Star Chart for my campus I had an inside look of what teachers and administrators had to complete and submit but never really dealt with the data and how it was analyzed. With this course I was able to big into the data for my campus and see how teachers perceived their level of technology as well as the campus as a whole. The second major concept I walked away from this course was a bigger understanding of the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology. Now today I’m very dumbfounded in regards to the plan due to the very bizarre decisions from my administration. I was recently released from my position as the school’s only computer teacher on a campus of over 1,000 elementary students. I felt the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology was aimed at getting students more involved with technology in their daily interactions with learning and I can not see how that can really happen without a technology leader and mentor on the campus, which I was and continue to be for the next few days until I am reassigned. Once again I fell this was a great starting course for the Master’ program and it gave me the confidence and knowledge to become successful throughout the preceding 17 months. It has also helped gained inside knowledge as to what is analyzed by the state in regards to the Star Chart. REFERENCES: [] []