Journal+2

**Module Reflection #2**  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.

Description: For the second week, I completed my pre-competencies verification, learned about TPACK, and watched a video on how to help solve the "wicked" technology problem.

Impact: After completing my pre-competencies verification I realized I have a lot to add or change for my lessons to meet or exceed the standards. I do a lot with basic technology, but the higher level aspects of the standards I personally don’t feel like I am hitting. I think part of that falls on my own insecurities with technology and that is something I hope this program helps me overcome. Connecting with the community is one area I seem to lack in efficiency.

Intent: While I was panicking over the fact that I wasn’t hitting enough higher level technology skills, I was instantaneously thinking of ideas for next school year. I hope that over the summer I can begin to transform my teaching habits to the center of the TPACK model! One of the ideas I have for next school year would be for my Key Club students. I will create a wiki for the club. The wikispace can be student run and will help promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility. The students will understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. We could use the wikispace as a media outlet to gain community involvement for fundraisers and service projects like the blood drive. The students will learn how to promote events with proper digital etiquette. For all of my Language Arts classes, I would like to try at least one unit for next year to have an online assessment. When I was told my state tests would be switching to online I was terrified. All my OAA test strategies underline keywords, etc; were going out the window! The new way is online testing, so that is something I want to focus on for next school year. As of right now I offer review games before tests online, but to actually have my assessments include the content and pedagogy as my main focus while including technology that’s where I need to center my focus.