SWOT+&+Goals

=SWOT Analysis & Goals=

I. Technology SWOT Analysis
__Strengths__

My strengths in technology compare similiarly to those average technology savvy people who are around technology majority of the time. I have a cell phone which of course I use all the time, with videos, pictures, emails, internet, text/multimedia messages, and the traditional phone calls. I also have a camera which I use and know how to upload videos and pictures to my laptop and place them on sites like Facebook or MySpace. Within sites like Facebook or MysSpace or Twitter, I stay in contact with friends and family on an instant basis through messages and photos. In an educational setting, I am proficient in using a computer, overhead projector, Promethean Board, copier, printer, and likes of the sort. I also find strength in being to technology and learning it if I have the time or the patience.

__Weaknesses__

​ My weaknesses in technology are also compareable to the average technology savvy person. I do not know how to work everything such as the MAC computer, it sounds a little crazy to say it but its a little weird to figure out. Within my weaknesses, I enjoy technology but I do not enjoy the technology being difficuly in understanding how to operate and actually operating it. In my weaknesses, I understand that based on my NET-S self assessment, I must also improve on the areas of:


 * b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
 * b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
 * c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
 * a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
 * a. advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
 * b. exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.
 * c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.

__Opportunities__

​Around us are a lot of opportunities with and through technology, especially at the University of West Georgia. We have many computers around for access in different computer labs around campus, along with internet connection. We have a technology help service that offers assistance with any trouble online, with computers, and software or hardware. In this help sercices they provide different software to keep the faculty and students of West Georgia up to date.

Being an education major I am allotted the opportunity to use the Teaching Materials Center which carries various technology equipment that will enhance our teaching experiences. While using the Education Building as a whole, students of the College of Education can use the the schools that they attend in field experience to enhance their technology experience if able. As stated earlier there are a lot of opportunities with and through technology that is all around us. The main source of this opportunity is the internet. The internet is making it possible for us to do almost anything that we want to do. Almost everyday it seems, as if the internet is constantly changing. We must take the internet up on their offer.

__Threats__

​Technology is constantly changing and with this change, comes great responsibility. There are malfunctions that will always arise because it changes so much and everyone must keep up. With keeping up, it cost. It cost to maintain the updated technology, between anti-viruses, microsoft offices, pcs or netbooks or MAC computers themselves. Within in the cost keep up, we as educators must look into how much technology and how can the school receive those advanced technology pieces. Some schools will be able to keep up with technology, other schools if not have of the schools around the United States, especially in Georgia will not be able to keep up with the technology because of cost.

II. Goal
I would like to improve in technology, so I created to goals.

__Goal #1__: customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources

This goal will be achieved as I continue to improve my teaching skills. While I continue to explore the technology around us, I will think and create how can I develop lessons and activities that students can use to incorporate the diverse learning styles of the students. I will also ask my peers and mentoring teachers for advice on how I can intergrate technology. I will know when I have accomplished or reached my goal when the students are able to produce quality products in assignments or projects. This is an ongoing goal that will constantly change and progress because technology is constantly progressing.

__Goal #2__: demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations This goal will be achieved as I continue to research all the various technology around that will help me personally and in the classroom. I will refined my current skills and develop new skills to enhance the learning experience. I will ask friends and peers to help me develop these skills and I will also become more open and curious to what is around me. I will know when I have accomplished or reached my goal when I have learned more than I know now. I also know that this goal will take time and will be continuous because technology is progressing.