A Little More Technology in EDLD 5352

Kerstin Allen

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Week 5

Campus-supervised Internship activities Reflection:

I went through my list of activities and thankfully, I'm further along than I realized. I decided to color code each activity as done (green), in process or 1/2 way done (hot pink), not done (no color) last April. The color code helped me see how many things I had done and how much more I had to go. I have made much more progress than I think I had realized. I’m excited to complete the internship activities and maybe even add a few more!

Action Research Plan Reflections:

Honestly this has been quite a journey, because my research was totally turned on its head. I had been collecting my data to begin working on my report in May when I discovered that the validity of my data was compromised due to all of the variations between the first administration on STAAR and the 2^nd.  It is imperative in my mind to make my research focus immediately beneficial to the campus that I'm serving. I was able to collect other data and use it for my research. This year I will be moving to a testing great so I looked forward to using and seeing the benefits of my research.

Technology skills gained in this course:

Working with my peers during this course allowed me to gain more knowledge about Web 2.0 tools, but perhaps the most beneficial part was the experience I gained from working with Google Docs. I had heard of the program, but never created docs or used the program. I can see such wonderful benefits of using Google Docs in education. It can allow educators and administrators to work easily from home or school. It makes working collaboratively easier. Upgrades and changes in technology is a common thing in education. Our district is making some upgrades to our technology and some files on our computers were lost. Had we been saving in Google Drive, this may not have happened.  It also just so happens that my principal was talking to me about updating some communication items at our school using Google Docs and Google Calendar. Thanks to this class I feel much comfortable with those programs and look forward to the transition.  I have truly enjoyed this course and feel that when Lamar gets everything corrected and updated in the course it will be incredibly useful for future administrators.