Technology Integration Matrix

Colorado Academic
Standards

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Standards Standards for
for Teachers
Students

Blooms
Taxonomy

Constructivism

Gamification

Flipped
Classroom

Students will view

other students storybird and guess who
wrote them.

For homework
students will watch a
video and write down
key concepts about
creating a story-bird.
Then will then come
to class and use
those concepts to
create their own.

Mathematics
1. Number Sense,
Properties, and
Operations

Teachers will
create and share
how to make a
story-bird that can
be used to teach a
lesson.
2. Design and
develop digital age
learning
experiences and
assessments.
Teachers design,
develop, and
evaluate authentic
learning
experiences and
assessments
incorporating
contemporary
tools and
resources to
maximize content
learning in context
and to develop the
knowledge, skills,
and attitudes
identified in the
Standards.
D- Provide
students with
multiple and varies
formative and
summative
assessments
aligned with
content and
technology
standards, and use
resulting data to
inform learning
and teaching.

Students will create

their own story-bird
based on a lesson
they want to teach.
3. Research and
information fluency.
Students apply
digital tools to
gather, evaluate,
and use information.
B-Locate, organize,
analyze, evaluate,
synthesize, and
ethically use
information from a
variety of sources
and media.

Understand- Teachers
will be able to explain
how to use a story-bird
to teach a lesson.
Analyze- Students will
be able to outline a
lesson plan ideas and
transfer them into a
story-bird.

Use planning and

technology skills to
create a story-bird.

2. Patterns, Functions,
and Algebraic
Structures

3. Analysis, Statistics,
and Probability

Teachers will
create a story-bird
showing how to
solve equations.
3. Model digital
age work and
learning
Teachers exhibit
knowledge, skills,
and work
processes
representative of
an innovative
professional in a
global and digital
society.
A- Demonstrate
fluency in
technology
systems and the
transfer of current
knowledge to new
technologies and
situations.

Students will create

their own equation
then show how to
solve it using story
bird.
1. Creativity and
Innovation.
Students
demonstrate
creative thinking,
construct
knowledge, and
develop innovative
products and
processes using
technology.
A- Apply existing
knowledge to
generate new ideas
products, or
processes

Create- Teachers will

be able to create a
story-bird to show in a
lesson.

Teachers will
create a story-bird
with lots of
mistakes for
students to review.
1. Facilitate and
Inspire student
learning and
creativity.
Teachers use their
knowledge of
subject matter,
teaching and
learning, and
technology to
facilitate
experiences that
advance student
learning, creativity,
and innovation in
both face-to-face
and virtual
environments.
A- Promote,
support, and
model creative and
innovative thinking
and inventiveness.

Students will analyze

story-bird to find
mistakes and then
correct them.
1. Creativity and
Innovation.
Students
demonstrate
creative thinking,
construct
knowledge, and
develop innovative
products and
processes using
technology.
B- Create original
works as a means of
personal or group
expression.

Apply-Teachers will
modify a story-bird into
mistakes for students
to analyze.

Applying application and

solving into a story-bird
lesson.

Students will try to

solve other students
equations and review
story-birds to see if
they were correct.

Students will review

story-bird at home
and come to class
ready to make their
own.

Analyzing work to find

missing pieces.

Students will
compete to see who
finds the most storybird mistakes.

At home students
will read teachers
story-bird and
analyze it for missing
parts. In class
students will correct
the teachers storybird mistakes.

Knowledge- Students
will reproduce a storybird showing how to
solve math problems in
a story-bird.

Analyze- Students will

analyze the teachers
story-bird to find
mistakes.

4. Shape, Dimension,
and Geometric
Relationships

Teachers will
create a story-bird
video explaining
how to use images
and shapes.
2. Design and
develop digital age
learning
experiences and
assessments.
Teachers design,
develop, and
evaluate authentic
learning
experiences and
assessments
incorporating
contemporary
tools and
resources to
maximize content
learning in context
and to develop the
knowledge, skills,
and attitudes
identified in the
Standards.
A- Design or adapt
relevant learning
experiences that
incorporate digital
tools and
resources to
promote student
learning and
creativity.

Students will create

a story-bird using 12
different shapes or
images in it.
1. Creativity and
Innovation. Students
demonstrate
creative thinking,
construct
knowledge, and
develop innovative
products and
processes using
technology.
C. Use models and
simulations to
explore complex
systems and issues.

Understand- Teachers
will be able to show
how images are useful
in story-birds.

Using images and shapes

to tell a story in a storybird.

Apply- Students will be

to construct story-birds
with 12 different
images.

Reading, Writing, and Communicating

Students will practice

finding different
artists on story-bird.

At home students
will review story-bird
image video. IN class
students will create
their own story-bird
using different
images.

1. Oral Expression and

Listening

Teachers will
create a story-bird
story and then
record them
reading it.
5. Engage in
professional
growth and
leadership.
Teachers
continuously
improve their
professional
practice, model
lifelong learning,
and exhibit
leadership in their
school and
professional
community by
promoting and
demonstrating the
effective use of
digital tools and
resources.
D- Contribute to
the effectiveness,
vitality, and selfrenewal of the
teaching
profession and of
their school and
community.

Students will retell

the story by creating
a story-bird for it.
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand
human, cultural, and
societal issues
related to technology
and practice legal
and ethical behavior.
C- Demonstrate
personal
responsibility for
lifelong learning.

Knowledge- Teachers
will be able to record a
digital version of their
story-bird.
Knowledge- Students
will be able to retell
the story-bird by
creating their own
story-bird.

Using audio and memory

to retell a story using
story-bird.

Contest to see who

uses the most key
facts from the
original story-bird
after hearing it twice.

Students will listen to

the story-bird audio
taping created by
their teacher twice.
The next day
students will come to
class and retell the
story by creating
their own story-bird.

2. Reading for All

Purposes

Teacher will create

stories of different
genres using storybird for students to
refer to when
struggling.
2. Design and
develop digital age
learning
experiences and
assessments.
Teachers design,
develop, and
evaluate authentic
learning
experiences and
assessments
incorporating
contemporary
tools and
resources to
maximize content
learning in context
and to develop the
knowledge, skills,
and attitudes
identified in the
Standards.
D- Provide
students with
multiple and varies
formative and
summative
assessments
aligned with
content and
technology
standards, and use
resulting data to
inform learning
and teaching.

Students will write

their own story using
story-bird and then
read other
classmates and
evaluate them.
2. Communication
and collaboration.
Students use digital
media and
environments to
communicate and
work collaboratively,
including at a
distance, to support
individual learning
and contribute to the
learning of others.
B-Communicate
information and
ideas effectively to
multiple audiences
using a variety of
media and formats.

Understand- Teachers
will demonstrate
writing different stories
using story-bird and
what needs to be
included in them for
the story to be
complete.
Evaluate- Students will
evaluate other
students story-bird to
see if they included all
key components.

Using analyzing to
evaluate if story-bird is
complete or missing key
components.

Contest/ Awards for

best images, best
story line, creativity,
humor, etc.

Students will read

different genre storybirds at home and
make a list of key
concepts each story
had. Students will
then come to class to
write and evaluate
other story-birds for
those key concepts.

3. Writing and
Composition

Teachers will
create a story-bird
to demonstrate the
difference between
writing an essay
and writing a
story-bird to help
students
understand the
purpose of a storybird.
4. Promote and
model digital
citizenship and
responsibility.
Teachers
understand local
and global societal
issues and
responsibilities in
an evolving digital
culture and exhibit
legal and ethical
behavior in their
professional
practices.
A-Advocate, model,
and teach safe,
legal, and ethical
use of digital
information and
technology,
including respect
for copyright,
intellectual
property, and the
appropriate digital
tools and
resources.

Students will
collaborate in groups
to write a story-bird.
2. Communication
and collaboration.
Students use digital
media and
environments to
communicate and
work collaboratively,
including at a
distance, to support
individual learning
and contribute to the
learning of others.
D. Contribute to
project teams to
produce original
works or solve
problems.

Understand- Teachers
will differentiate
writing a story-bird and
writing an essay.
Apply- Students will
use that knowledge to
write a story-bird with
their peers.

Using writing skills to

create a story-bird.

Contest to create the

intriguing childrens
book using storybird.

At home students
will review story-bird
to distinguish
between story-bird
and essay writing,
they will then make a
compare and
contrast diagram of
what they learned. In
class they will meet
in groups to write
their own story-bird.

4. Research and
Reasoning

Teachers will write

a story-bird that is
appealing to young
children to share
with the class what
makes a good
story-bird for kids.
2. Design and
develop digital age
learning
experiences and
assessments.
Teachers design,
develop, and
evaluate authentic
learning
experiences and
assessments
incorporating
contemporary
tools and
resources to
maximize content
learning in context
and to develop the
knowledge, skills,
and attitudes
identified in the
Standards.
D- Provide
students with
multiple and varies
formative and
summative
assessments
aligned with
content and
technology
standards, and use
resulting data to
inform learning
and teaching.

Students will form

groups to write a
story-bird directed at
children and then
read them to
children.
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand
human, cultural, and
societal issues
related to technology
and practice legal
and ethical behavior.
C- Demonstrate
personal
responsibility for
lifelong learning.

Knowledge- Teachers
will identify appealing
techniques to use in a
story-bird.
Analyze- Students will
experiment with
different ideas within a
story-bird to see what
engages children the
most.

Social Studies

Using writing skills to

create an appealing and
engaging story-bird.

Contest of most
popular story among
those read to
children.

Students will review

the teachers storybird and pick out
concepts that work
best when writing to
kids. Students will
then come to class
and use their list of
concepts to write the
best childrens storybird they can.

1. History

Teachers will
create a story-bird
to demonstrate
how to write a
historical event
into a story-bird for
students to use
when they are
stuck.
2. Design and
develop digital age
learning
experiences and
assessments.
Teachers design,
develop, and
evaluate authentic
learning
experiences and
assessments
incorporating
contemporary
tools and
resources to
maximize content
learning in context
and to develop the
knowledge, skills,
and attitudes
identified in the
Standards.
A- Design or adapt
relevant learning
experiences that
incorporate digital
tools and
resources to
promote student
learning and
creativity.

Students will
research a historical
event and retell the
event using a storybird.
1. Creativity and
innovation
Students
demonstrate
creative thinking,
construct
knowledge, and
develop innovative
products and
processes using
technology.
C. Use models and
simulations to
explore complex
systems and issues.

Apply- Teachers will be

able to report a
historical event
through a story-bird.
Understand- Students
will be able to describe
a historical event using
a story-bird.

Use writing skills to

accurately portray a
historical event in a
story-bird.

Play jeopardy using

the classes storybirds to study for a
history exam.

Students will review

teachers historical
story-bird then
research a historical
event. They will then
come to class and
create a story-bird
displaying
knowledge of
historical event.

2. Geography

Teachers will
express how to
incorporate a
geography lesson
into a story-bird
4. Promote and
model digital
citizenship and
responsibility.
Teachers
understand local
and global societal
issues and
responsibilities in
an evolving digital
culture and exhibit
legal and ethical
behavior in their
professional
practices.
D- Develop and
model cultural
understanding and
global awareness
by engaging with
colleagues and
students of other
cultures using
digital age
communication
and collaboration
tools.

Students will create

a story-bird that
includes three
different
geographical
locations around the
world.
3. Research and
information fluency.
Students apply
digital tools to
gather, evaluate,
and use information.
B-Locate, organize,
analyze, evaluate,
synthesize, and
ethically use
information from a
variety of sources
and media.

Understand- Teachers
will generalize how to
use geography in
story-birds.
Knowledge- Students
will be able to identify
three different
geological locations in
their story-birds.

Using mapping and

writing skills to create a
story-bird that takes
readers to different parts
of the world.

Read different storybirds and guess the

next locations in
each one.

At home students
will learn how to use
geography in their
story-birds and pick
out three different
locations. In class
students will use
those locations to
write an intriguing
story-bird.

3. Economics

Teachers will use a

story-bird to teach
a lesson about how
the economy
works.
3. Model digital
age work and
learning
Teachers exhibit
knowledge, skills,
and work
processes
representative of
an innovative
professional in a
global and digital
society.
A- Demonstrate
fluency in
technology
systems and the
transfer of current
knowledge to new
technologies and
situations.

Students will then

write a story-bird
about how money is
used in our society
from different
characters points of
views.
1. Creativity and
innovation
Students
demonstrate
creative thinking,
construct
knowledge, and
develop innovative
products and
processes using
technology.
C. Use models and
simulations to
explore complex
systems and issues.

Apply- Teachers will

teach students about
the economy using a
story-bird.
Create- Students will
compare how our
money and economy is
viewed among
different people in
society using storybirds about different
characters.

Applying knowledge to
write in the different
views of characters in a
story-bird.

Students will vote on

best character
development using
story-bird.

Students will review

the teachers storybird then brainstorm
how their character
might view money. In
class they will create
a story-bird to
demonstrate how
their character views
money and the
economy.

4. Civics

Teachers will
create a story-bird
to develop a lesson
on our culture.
4. Promote and
model digital
citizenship and
responsibility.
Teachers
understand local
and global societal
issues and
responsibilities in
an evolving digital
culture and exhibit
legal and ethical
behavior in their
professional
practices.
D- Develop and
model cultural
understanding and
global awareness
by engaging with
colleagues and
students of other
cultures using
digital age
communication
and collaboration
tools.

Students will create

a story-bird telling
the story of where
their families
originated from.
3. Research and
information fluency.
Students apply
digital tools to
gather, evaluate,
and use information.
B-Locate, organize,
analyze, evaluate,
synthesize, and
ethically use
information from a
variety of sources
and media.

Analyze- Teachers will

explain how to use
story-bird to write a
cultural story.
Create- Students will
design a story-bird that
tells their own personal
story.

Science

Using historical
background to write a
personal story-bird.

Story-birds will be
shared and voted on
for most original,
unique, and creative.

At home students
will read the
teachers story-bird
and take notes on
what is important in
a cultural story. In
class students will
develop their own
personal story-bird of
where they came
from.

1. Physical Science

Teachers will
create a video
showing how to
create a story-bird
about different
types of energy.
5. Engage in
professional
growth and
leadership.
Teachers
continuously
improve their
professional
practice, model
lifelong learning,
and exhibit
leadership in their
school and
professional
community by
promoting and
demonstrating the
effective use of
digital tools and
resources.
A- Participate in
local and global
learning
communities to
explore creative
applications of
technology to
improve student
learning.

Students will create

a story-bird to show
compare contrast on
different types of
energy.
4. Critical thinking,
problem solving, and
decision making.
Students use critical
thinking skills to plan
and conduct
research, manage,
projects, solve
problems, and make
informed decisions
using appropriate
digital tools and
resources.
C- Collect and
analyze date to
identify solutions
and/or make
informed decisions.

Understand- Teachers
will be able to explain
how to compare and
contrast using a storybird.
Apply- Students will be
able to apply their
knowledge of at least
two things comparing
and contrasting them
in a story-bird.

Use writing skills to

create a story-bird.

Students will vote on

which story-bird
portrays the most
accurate information.

At home students
will watch the video
of creating a storybird to compare and
contrast things. In
class students will
create a story-bird
actually writing the
differences and
similarities of energy.

2. Life Science

3. Earth Systems
Science

Teachers will
create a video
showing how to
create a story-bird
about physical
things.
3. Model digital
age work and
learning
Teachers exhibit
knowledge, skills,
and work
processes
representative of
an innovative
professional in a
global and digital
society.
D- Model and
facilitate effective
use of current and
emerging digital
tools to locate,
analyze, evaluate,
and use
information
resources to
support research
and learning.

Students will create

a story-bird to show
how a plant grows.
4. Critical thinking,
problem solving, and
decision making.
Students use critical
thinking skills to plan
and conduct
research, manage,
projects, solve
problems, and make
informed decisions
using appropriate
digital tools and
resources.
B- Plan and manage
activities to develop
a solution or
complete a project.

Create- Teachers will

visually show how to
use story-bird for
physical sciences.

Teachers will use

video clips to show
how to create a
story-bird using
images.
3. Model digital
age work and
learning
Teachers exhibit
knowledge, skills,
and work
processes
representative of
an innovative
professional in a
global and digital
society.
A- Demonstrate
fluency in
technology
systems and the
transfer of current
knowledge to new

Students will use

different images in
their story-birds to
tell how the solar
system works.
1. Creativity and
innovation.
Students
demonstrate
creative thinking,
construct
knowledge, and
develop innovative
products and
processes using
technology.
D- Identify trends
and forecast
possibilities.

Knowledge- Teachers
will be able to recite
how to use images in a
story-bird.

Use writing skills to

create a story-bird.

Play jeopardy using

story-birds to study
for plant exam.

Students will watch

teachers video and
take notes to refer
to. In class students
will create their own
story-bird to
demonstrate
knowledge.

Using technology skills to

use images in a storybird.

Predict what each

image is trying to tell
us for the context of
the story.

At home students
will watch teachers
video clips on using
images in a storybird, then come
ready for class with
questions. Students
will come to class
asking questions if
they are unsure
about anything and
then create a storybird using different
images.

Apply- Students will

illustrate how a plant
grows using story-bird.

Create- Students will

be able to create a
story-bird using
multiple images.

technologies and
situations.

Differentiation
Learning Disabilities EEOs

Teachers will help

students pick out
pictures to use for
a story-bird.
3. Model digital
age work and
learning
Teachers exhibit
knowledge, skills,
and work
processes
representative of
an innovative
professional in a
global and digital
society.
B- Collaborate with
students, peers,
parents, and
community
members using
digital tools and
resources to
support student
success and
innovation.

Students will plan a

story-bird using
pictures.

Create- Teachers will

be able to modify
story-birds.
Analyze- Students will
be able to practice
making story-birds.

Apply knowledge on how

to make a story-bird.

Students will be able

to match pictures
with other pictures in
the story-bird.

Students will watch

videos at home on
what a story-bird is
and read some storybirds.

Physical Disabilities

Teachers will read

story-birds to
students.
2. Design and
develop digital age
learning
experiences and
assessments.
Teachers design,
develop, and
evaluate authentic
learning
experiences and
assessments
incorporating
contemporary
tools and
resources to
maximize content
learning in context
and to develop the
knowledge, skills,
and attitudes
identified in the
Standards.
C- Customize and
personalize
learning activities
to address
students diverse
learning styles,
working strategies,
and abilities using
digital tools and
resources.

Students will pick out

pictures to go with
the story-bird.

Create- Teachers will

be bale to modify
story-birds.
Analyze- Students will
be able to point out
parts of a story-bird.

Apply knowledge on
identifying story-birds.

Students will play a

matching game,
matching pages of
the story-bird.

Students will watch

videos of story-birds
being read to them.

Gifted/ Talented

Other

Teachers will
create and show
how students to
make their own
story-bird.
2. Design and
develop digital age
learning
experiences and
assessments.
Teachers design,
develop, and
evaluate authentic
learning
experiences and
assessments
incorporating
contemporary
tools and
resources to
maximize content
learning in context
and to develop the
knowledge, skills,
and attitudes
identified in the
Standards.
B-Develop
technologyenriched learning
environments that
enable all students
to pursue their
individual
curiosities and
become active
participants in
setting their own
learning, and
assessing their
own progress.

Students will be able

to create their own
story-bird.

Understand- Teachers
will be able to
demonstrate how to
create a story-bird.
Create- Students will
be able to design their
own story-bird.

Using technology skills to

create a story-bird on
their own.

Students will guess

what comes next on
the next page of a
story-bird.

At home students
will review notes on
how to create a
story-bird.In class
they will create their
own story-bird.

Reflection: Story-birds are a way to promote the reading and writing development of children, however they can be very limited.
One thing I did not like with writing the story-bird was that you could not use your own images or images you found, it had to be
from their artists. Creating this story-bird matrix made me realize that using story-birds are most effective when working on
literacy skills and it was easier to plan activities with literacy than other subjects. I think this will effect how I let students
creatively write their own stories, it gives a good base for creating stories. I also think this will effect how writing is becoming
more digital instead of hand written, which for a technology class is great but it will effect how students actually use penmanship.
I really enjoyed seeing how digital tools work and available we are to accessing digital story telling.