Technology Integration Matrix

Introduction
The goal is to promote technology integration that is seamless and that adds significant value to students learning of core
curriculum (language arts, math, social studies, and science content). You will investigate theoretical and practical issues
surrounding the use of multimedia, email, Internet resources, educational software, and hardware within K-12 classrooms. The
Technology Integration Matrix is to assist preservice educators in making connections between theories, resources, content, and
pedagogy.
Learning Objective
Students will analyze projects completed in class on the Technology Integration Matrix to demonstrate the relationships between
theories, content, technology, and pedagogy.
Course Objectives
Instruction
2. Integrate technology into curriculum and pedagogy for ALL students.
Issues
4. Describe appropriate uses of technologies (Internet, multimedia, communication tools, etc.) in learning environments.
Skills Development
5. Apply information literacy skills (including searching and evaluation strategies) while using electronic resources.
6. Locate, analyze, and contribute to information from Web 2.0 sources.
Teaching with Technology
12.Research, teach, and publish ways to use innovative technology in education.
Directions
1. Read all information (introduction, objectives, explanations, the matrix)
2. Compare the concept, project, or method to the matrix.
3. Fill in how and why the concept, project, or method applies to the theory and standard and provide suggestions for use.
4. Write a five sentence reflection describing more detail or providing clarification for the information you filled in on the
matrix.
5. Load the matrix to the appropriate dropbox in BlackBoard and post it to the matrix page on your ePortfolio.
Explanation of Standards
www.cde.state.co.us
Colorado Academic Standards were created by the Colorado Department of Education to increase student performance in K-12
education and success post high school. The standards create accountability and are a topical organization of material in multiple
content areas. Every grade level has several standards for each content area designed to provide clarity and direction.
The standard elements include:

Prepared Graduate Competencies

Standard

Grade Level Expectations or High School Expectations

Evidence Outcomes
21st Century Skills and Readiness Competencies

Explanation of ISTE, NETS-S, and NETS-T

www.iste.org
ISTE is The International Society for Technology in Education. ISTE created the national educational technology standards for
teachers and students in K-12 education to assist learning in a digital society, because technology has forever changed the way
teaching and learning occur.
The benefits of using the ISTE Standards include:
Improving higher-order thinking skills, such as problem solving, critical thinking and creativity
Preparing students for their future in a competitive global job market
Designing student-centered, project-based and online learning environments
Guiding systemic change in our schools to create digital places of learning
Inspiring digital age professional models for working, collaborating and decision making
Explanation of Educational Theories
Education theory is the theory of the purpose, application and interpretation of education and learning. It largely an umbrella
term, being comprised of a number of theories, rather than a single explanation of how we learn, and how we should teach.
Rather, it is affected by several factors, including theoretical perspective and epistemological position.
There is no one, clear, universal explanation of how we learn and subsequent guidebook as to how we should teach. Rather, there
are a range of theories, each with their background in a different psychological and epistemological tradition. To understand
learning then, we have to understand the theories, and the rationale behind them.
http://www.ucdoer.ie/index.php/Education_Theory

You may agree or disagree with theories presented, but knowing and understanding if they have any value to add to your
pedagogy, and if they are in alignment with your teaching and technology integration philosophies, is vital to your preparation for
becoming an educator. If you are unfamiliar with the concepts and theories presented, please take the time to follow the links for
further information.
Explanation of Differentiation
Technology can be the great equalizer. In a classroom of 30 students, how will you meet the diverse needs of students?
Technology is one method to assist you in making this process a bit easier. Differentiation is modifying instruction to help
students with diverse academic needs and learning styles to master the same academic content using engaging techniques and
methods. As you complete projects for this class, you need to think of how they can be adjusted for gifted and talented students,
students with physical disabilities, and students with learning disabilities.

Elizabeth Scholfield
November 19, 2015
Altaf Siddiqui
ET 347
Technology Integration Matrix
5th Grade
Colorado
Academic
Standards

NETS
T

NETS S

The teacher
supports
students
during the
use of
Google SMS.
#2,3

Students will
use Google
SMS to
multiply
decimals.
The will text
Google
questions
about the
price of
certain
products.
Then, the
students will
have to
determine the
price if
certain
number of
that product
on their own.
#1,2, 4
Students will
use the
mobile
application,
Create A
Graph Classic,
to created
line graphs
and identify
ordered pairs.
#1, 4
Students will
use the

Blooms
Taxonomy

Constructi
vism

Student
Use

Direct
Instructio
n

Flipped
Classroo
m

Instructio
nism

Mathematics
1. Number
Sense,
Properties,
and
Operations

2. Patterns,
Functions,
and
Algebraic
Structures

3. Analysis,

The students
will calculate the
price of buying
products in large
quantities.
real world
application

Students will
use Google
SMS to
multiply
decimals.
The will text
Google
questions
about the
price of
certain
products.

The teacher will

teach the
students how to
use this
application and
will model it for
the students.

Students will
identify
patterns and
ordered pairs
on a graph.
Rememberin
g

The teacher will

teach the

Behavior
ism

Statistics,
and
Probability

4. Shape,
Dimension,
and
Geometric
Relationship
s

The teacher
supports
students
during the
use of
Pocket
geometry.
#2,3

mobile
application,
Create A
Graph Classic
to create line
plots to
display a data
set of
measurement
s of a faction
of a unit.
#1, 4
Students will
use the
mobile app,
Pocket
Geometry, in
order to
practice
solving
volume of
rectangular
prisms. The
students will
be able model
and justify the
Formula
#3, 4

students how to
create lone
plots and model
for the students.

Using the
mobile app,
the students
will be able to
analyze the
formula for the
volume of a
rectangular
prism and
explain why
the formula
works.
Analyzing

The students
will bring in
rectangular
prisms to find
the volume of in
class.
real-world
application
and
experience

Students
use the
mobile app in
order to
practice
solving the
volume.

The students
will be
rewarded
with points on
the
application
when they
answer a
question
correctly.

Reading, Writing, and Communicating

1. Oral
Expression
and
Listening

2. Reading
for All
Purposes

The students
will use
Google docs
in order to
create a
persuasive
piece of
writing to
share with the
class.
#1,2, 4, 6

The teacher
supports
students
during the
use of
Blogsy.
#2, 3

Students will
use the iPad
to read short
eBooks and
passages.
#3
The students
will use
Blosgy to blog

The student
will use a
recorder on a
mobile
device.
The students
will have their
presentation
recorded so
that they can
hear how
clearly they
spoke.
The students
will describe
the characters,
interpret the
message of the
books, and
summarize the
books on their
blog.
Understandin

The students
will create a
blog.
real-world
application
and
experience

Students
use the iPads
to read short
eBooks and
passages
.
The
students
will use
Blogsy to blog

The teacher
will reward
the students
for speaking
clearly and
appropriately
during
presentations
.

The teacher
will put
students in
ability groups
read their
eBooks and
passages.

3. Writing
and
Composition

4. Research
and
Reasoning

about their
books.
#1, 2, 4

The students
will use
Storybird or
Flickr to write
narratives.
#1, 2, 4

The student
will compose a
narrative and
create a book
with his/her
narrative.

The students
will use
Google Docs
to type their
rough draft.
The student
will share
their
document
with the
teacher
#1, 2

Creating

The students
will use online
database to
research the
American
Revolution.
#3

The students
will be able to
explain the
implications of
the concepts.

The students
will create a
narrative using
Storybird or
Flickr.
real-world
application
and
experience

about the
books that
they are
reading. In
the blog, the
students will
compare and
contrast
characters,
discuss the
theme, and
summarize
the book.
Students
use laptops
to create their
narratives on
Flickr or
Storybird.

The students
will be
rewarded for
completing
their
narratives.
They will be
to get their
books printed
when they
finish their
narratives.
The students
will also be
able to share
their
narrative with
the class
when they
finish.

Students
also use the
laptops to
write their
rough drafts
on Google
Docs.

Understandin
g

The students
will work in
groups to
create a
Google slides
presentation
on their
research
topic.
#2

Social Studies
1. History

The teacher

The students

The students

The students are

The teacher

The students

will teach
the students
on how to
use Google
Slides and
RWT
timeline and
provide
support for
the students
while they
use the
applications.
#1, 2, 3

2.
Geography

3.
Economics

4. Civics

The teacher
will create a
presentation
on Google

will use online

database to
research the
American
Revolution.
#3
The students
will work in
groups to
create a
Google slides
presentation
on their
research
topic.
#2
The students
will use the
mobile
application,
RWT Timeline,
to create a
timeline on
the American
Revolution.
#2,4
The students
will use the
application,
Kids U.S.
Atlas, to learn
about the
states/
regions of the
united states.
#3, 4
The students
will use the
mobile
application,
AdVenture
Capitalism, to
apply their
knowledge on
the capitalist
market
economy.
#1, 4
The students
will use the
application,
Evernote, to

are designing a
presentation
on a specific
topic of the
American
Revolution to
teach their
classmates.
Creating

The studies will

identify the
states on a
United States
Map.
Rememberin
g

The students
will use the
mobile
application,
AdVenture
Capitalism, to
apply their
knowledge on
the capitalist
market
economy.
Applying

creating a
presentation.
real word
application
and
experience

will put the

students in
ability groups
for these
presentations.

will each
research a
specific
concept
about the
American
Revolution
and then
teach the
class, instead
of the
teacher
teaching the
material. The
students will
use class
time to
prepare these
presentations
rather than
doing it for
homework.

The students
will learn
about the
states/region
s in class and
complete a
map of the
United States
for
homework.

The teacher will

lecture about
the states and
regions of the
United States in
class.

The teacher will

lecture about a
capitalist
market
economy.

The teacher will

lecture about
the three
branches of

slides to
share with
their
students
during the
lecture.
#1,3

take notes on
the three
branches of
government.
#2

government.

The teacher
will model
using
Evernote for
the
students.
#3

Science
1. Physical
Science

2. Life
Science

3. Earth
Systems
Science

The teacher
will teach
the students
about
matter using
the mobile
application,
Matter by
KIDS
DISCOVER.
#1,3

The students
will use the
mobile
application,
Matter by
KIDS
DISCOVER, in
order to learn
about matter.
#3, 4
The students
will complete
the QR Code
hunt to learn
about the
human body.
#3, 4

The students
will use the
mobile
application,
Quake
Spotter- Map,
List, Widget,

The students
will use the
mobile
application,
Matter by KIDS
DISCOVER, in
order to learn
about matter.
Understandin
g
The students
will identify the
role of different
organs.

Students
use iPads
when using
the mobile
application.

The students
will use an
iPads to scan
the QR codes.

Rememberin
g

The students
use the
mobile
application,
Quake
Spotter- Map,
List, Widget,

The students
will be split up
into ability
groups so that
the teacher
can easily
provide more
assistance to
the kids who
need it.

The students
will complete
an
investigation
to learn
about organ
systems
rather than
the teacher
lecturing
about them
or the
students
reading about
them for
homework.
This will be
done at
home.

and Alerts, to
learn about
the
correlation
between plate
tectonics and
earthquakes.
#3, 4

and Alerts.

Differentiation
Learning
Disabilities EEOs

Gifted/
Talented

The teacher
will provide
these
students
with a lot of
support
when the
students are
using all of
the
applications.
#2, 3

The students
will still use
the same
applications
as the rest of
the class.

The students
will still use
the same
applications
as the rest of
the class.

The students
use a
recorder on a
n iPad or
other mobile
device to
record all the
lectures that
the teacher
gives the
class.
These students
will be expected
to understand
and explain the
real world
application of
these activities.
real world
application
and
experience

The students
will be put in
an ability
group is some
activities so
that these
students are
able to get all
the help that
they need.

These students
will be put in
an ability
group so that
they can work
on more
advanced
activities.

The teacher will

simplify the
instructions for
these students.
In addition, the
student will
provide a lot of
thorough
explanations.

These
students will
be rewarded
for taking
leadership
roles in the
classroom
and in mobile
activities.

Other

Reflection:
This matrix helped me understand how mobile learning can be incorporated into all subject matters. I think that it was
important to learn about mobile learning because it helped me see more ways to connect technology, content, and
pedagogy together. I think that this was a valuable topic for the last matrix because it really strengthened the
connection I see between the three parts of the TPACK model. Mobile learning provides teachers with a plethora of
technological tools to use when teaching. There are so many applications that can be used with students that can
reinforce the concepts that they are taught in class. When completing this matrix, I tried to incorporate as many
applications as I could so that I could familiarize myself with some mobile applications. I particularly liked this matrix
because it opened my eyes to so many mobile applications that I never would have thought about using in my
classroom. Overall, the completion of this matrix helped me realize the benefits of mobile learning.