Post T11- Reflection

So, I've completed my 11 tools training, and am ready to reflect on them. Some of these tools I've used for a while, most of them I've known of for a while but not used, and theres a few I was rather ignorant about.

Tools
They all have their assorted potential, but blogs, wikis, and google docs are the ones I find most useful. iMovies and digital story telling has its uses, and was quite enjoyable to play with, but is a bit more limited. Being a tech teacher, I'll actually be using alot of these tools, and had already planned to from the start. This is not to say I gained nothing from this, there are a few I've been able to add into my consideration due to these 11 tools. Of course, I will have to see how it all fits into everything. But one step at a time.

I can't really say I've had this change my opinion of tech much in the classroom. I've always been pretty open to technology if it can be implemented effectively and efficiently. I have alot of background in technology, so, that really shouldn't be too much of a surprise.

Google docs was a bit of a surprise for me. I knew what it was, and I acknowledged it could be useful, but I hadn't really realized how useful it could be. I've been using it quite a bit since its little debut in my blog.

Assessment
I'm not really too wild about the assessment. Alot of the questions and answers aren't worded in a clear and concise way, leaving us needing more information to choose the best answer. We aren't given a clear prompt of how we are suppose to consider some of the questions and answers. Majority of the teachers are integrating tech into other content, but the answers could vary based on what you are considering more important. This training is all about tech, so are we suppose to consider it the most important? However, if it's not your primary content, then integrating tech comes second to the content and it should not be held higher (maybe equal at times, but not higher) than the content. However, when answering questions in the test, it doesn't give you the background information as to whether that has been considered. There's also material in the test that isn't covered in the 11 tools training, and majority of what was covered in the 11 tools isn't reflected on the assessment either.

In addition, there are a couple questions which answers can be interpreted as opinions, and others where the options are valid and accurate and supportive, but not actually due to the technological side of things. Furthermore, being involved in technology for years (aided with plenty of printed and online materials), there are questions where the answer it wanted was not actually accurate. Other questions and answers are splitting hairs. If I were to take a guess, I would say that this assessment was not taylor made for our digital training, but rather a pre-existing assessment added onto the end. There is no other reason so much of the assessment should be so tangent to the rest of the training, if it was actually originally intended to sit at the end of this training. So, I can't say I cared much for the assessment.

I wish I could go back and review my answers to refute some of these questions, but the website doesn't allow that. The feedback section doesn't show your answer for majority of the questions, nor even what answer it was looking for, making majority of the feedback unhelpful. I'm sorry, but being unable to review the assessment and correct answers doesn't make this a very good learning tool.