Meagan Reed

March 29, 2015

eTEC 424
Dr. Petra Strassberg
Tech Pack- Self Reflection
A. I am planning on being an English teacher. I want to teach students how to write a good paper, learn to do
research on databases on their own and also to be able to include visual aids along with their papers. With
what we have learned in Chapter 7, Student Research would be a great strategy to use in order to do this
assignment. Students must search the internet for the information that is needed in order to write their paper.

B.
Tech-Pack
Components

Technology

Pedagogy

What is known

What must be learned

The use of school databases along with

the use of the internet and finding
resources. Also the use of Microsoft Word
and finding clip art on the internet.

I would have to know how to integrate and

change the lesson plan to suit all of my
students whether they have disabilities or a
different learning technique. Also, learning
how to teach the students to use the
resources and different tools in order to
research a specific topic.
I must learn how to communicate with my
students on their needs of learning this topic.
Also, how to teach them this information in a
way that they will fully understand without
the need to ask questions every step of the
way.

The basics of teaching this assignment are

known. How to tell the students how to go
about beginning this assignment and how
to choose a topic that is suitable to them.
Also, how to log on to the databases and
acquire information.

Content

I know how to tell a student which

websites are useful and which websites
could help them with their formatting and
clipart needs. Also, I know how to lead
them around their databases.

I must learn to teach students in a way that

is helpful and in a way that they understand
me. I also need a way to integrate the clipart
and visual aids into their projects. They need
to know what clipart and visual aid is
acceptable for the topic that they choose.

C. In the technology, what must be learned section, I might ask a colleague that has done an assignment such
as this how to accommodate all my students. It would also be helpful to ask the school counselor or a teacher
who has dealt with a student with disabilities and what best suited them and accommodated them. Also,
maybe having a one on one with the students to see what helps them to learn and what would be the best
method of teaching them this particular assignment.
In the pedagogy what must be learned section, I must just learn how to communicate with the students.
Communication is such a key element in an assignment such as this. The students must know that they can
come to me with any questions, but also know that they need to do this assignment on their own. I must know
how to teach the students in a way that is easy for them to learn but yet effective at the same time.
In the content what must be learned section, I need to learn to express to students what all content needs
to be in this assignment. In order to learn how to do this, it would be a good idea to speak with a fellow
colleague on how to integrate clip art and visual aids. It would also be good to speak with the students as
well, to see what kind of visual aids they would be interested in doing, to express their paper into pictures and
not just words. Also, researching different topics and getting a few examples to be able to show them what is
needed to be done on this assignment.
D. The ideal classroom to teach this assignment in would be the schools computer lab. IT would be ideal for
every student to have their own computer, and be able to all work simultaneously, so if there were any
questions that arose, I could address them to the group as a whole so everyone could benefit from the
question, and not just the single student. It would also be nice to work in a computer lab because for those
students who couldnt work on it at home, it wouldnt put them behind, as it would if it were a take home
project.

Texas Technology and Standards

Standard I. All teachers use technology-related terms, concepts, data input strategies, and ethical practices to make
informed decisions about current technologies and their applications.
1.1k the appropriate use of hardware components, software programs, and their connections;
1.2k data input skills appropriate to the task; and
The beginning teacher is able to:
1.1s demonstrate knowledge and appropriate use of operating systems, software applications, and communication
and networking components;
1.2s compare, contrast, and appropriately use various input, processing, output, and primary/secondary storage
devices;
1.3s select and use software for a defined task according to quality, appropriateness, effectiveness, and efficiency;
1.4s delineate and make necessary adjustments regarding compatibility issues, including, but not limited to, digital
file formats and cross-platform connectivity;
1.5s use technology terminology appropriate to the task;
1.6s perform basic software application functions, including, but not limited to, opening an application program and
creating, modifying, printing, and saving documents;
1.8s use appropriate terminology related to the Internet, including, but not limited to, electronic mail (e-mail),
uniform resource locators (URLs), electronic bookmarks, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs),
World Wide Web (WWW) pages, and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML);
Standard II. All teachers identify task requirements, apply search strategies, and use current technology to efficiently
acquire, analyze, and evaluate a variety of electronic information.
The beginning teacher is able to:
2.1s use strategies to locate and acquire desired information from collaborative software and on networks, including
the Internet and intranets;
2.2s apply appropriate electronic search strategies in the acquisition of information, including keyword and Boolean
search strategies;

2.3s identify, create, and use files in various appropriate formats such as text, bitmapped/vector graphics, image,
video, and audio files;
2.4s access, manage, and manipulate information from secondary storage and remote devices;