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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, applications, 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 Standards for Teachers and Students


www.iste.org
ISTE is The International Society for Technology in Education. ISTE created 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.

Madison Wiersema
Technology Integration Matrix
Colorado Academic
Standards

ISTE
Standards
for
Teachers

ISTE
Standards
for Students

Blooms
Taxonomy
Mathematics

1. Number Sense,
Properties, and
Operations

2. Patterns, Functions,
and Algebraic
Structures

Create a website
that students can
go on and learn
the order of
operations and
properties in a
certain aspect of
math. Using
PEMDAS as the
primary goal of
what to learn on
the website.
3. Model digital
age work and
learning.
b. Collaborate
with students,
peers, parents,
and community
members using
digital tools and
resources to
support student
success and
innovation.

Understand and Apply


This is an example
of understanding and
applying because in
the website, a teacher
can create it so that
the students will have
to apply themselves in
order to prove their
understanding.

Have students get


into groups and
collaborate to
create an eportfolio
to each explain
different concepts
to a class. They can
each do a different
problem regarding a
certain topic and
then put it together
to form a
presentation for
their peers.
2. Communication
and Collaboration
a. Interact,
collaborate, and

Create and Remember


Create and
remember go hand in
hand in this example
because the students
are creating their
portfolio, and then
needing to remember
it in order to present it
to their peers.

Constructivism

Student Use

Flipped
Classroom

publish with peers,


experts, or others
employing a variety
of digital
environments and
media.

3. Analysis, Statistics,
and Probability

4. Shape, Dimension,
and Geometric
Relationships

Create a website
that is a poll or a
survey to deal
with
statistics/probabili
ty that the kids
would be
interested in and
then lead the
website to
calculate results
that can then be
analyzed by the
students. An
example of this
could be learning
styles. Make the
website so that
the kids have to
collect the data
and statistics.
2. Design and
develop digital
age learning
experiences and
assessments.
c. Customize and
personalize
learning activities
to address
students diverse
learning styles,
working
strategies, and
abilities using
digital tools and
resources.

Analyze This
example is perfect for
the analyze category
of blooms taxonomy.
It is the direct
analyzation of data
that the students are
looking at on a
personal level which
automatically makes
them interested.

Have students
research different
websites that deal
with geometry and
shape and
dimension and then
have them
creatively make an
eportfolio or a
poster explaining
what they found on
a plethora of
different topics.
3. Research and

Evaluate This
example is good for
evaluation because
having the students
look things up online
is having them
evaluate what
information they want
to put in their
presentation format.

Information Fluency.
c. Evaluate and
select information
sources and digital
tools based on the
appropriateness to
specific tasks.

Reading, Writing, and Communicating


1. Oral Expression and
Listening

2. Reading for All


Purposes

Create an
assignment for
students to make
a website for the
community. On
the website they
can videotape
themselves
talking about
important things
that affects
everyone
therefore getting
their oral
expression and
listening skills.
The listening skills
would come from
them listening to
each other talk
into the video
camera and the
oral expression
comes from them
speaking.
5. Engage in
professional
growth and
leadership.
d. Contribute to
the effectiveness,
vitality, and selfrenewal of the
teaching
profession and of
their school and
community.

Evaluate and
Remember This is a
good example of both
of these because the
students have to
evaluate what they
think is important
within the community
and then they have to
remember things to
say when they are
videotaping and
making their oral
presentations.

Throughout the year


have students
create an eportfolio
of short entries of
all of their favorite
books and why. This
forces reading to be
happening whether
that be for a certain
subject or just for
fun.

Understand and
Create This is a good
example of these
because the students
have to understand
what theyre reading
and why theyre
reading it and why
they like it. They then
have to create a
documentation of all

6. Technology
operations and
concepts.
d. Transfer current
knowledge to
learning of new
technologies.

3. Writing and
Composition

Create a website
that allows
students to post
journal entries
(either free write
or on topics its
the teachers
choice) and grade
on spelling and
grammar and
content.
2. Design and
develop digital
age learning
experiences and
assessments
a. Design or adapt
relevant learning
experiences that
incorporate digital
tools and
resources to
promote student
learning and
creativity.

4. Research and
Reasoning

of the above,
therefore intertwining
them.

Create This example


exemplifies creativity
because the teacher is
creating a website and
then creating all of the
components inside of
the website so that
the students can
begin to learn about
writing and
composition.

Have students
create some sort of
eportfolio that
records various
websites dealing
with a topic. This
can give you
guidance as a
teacher to see how
well students can
guide with
technology and the
internet.
6. Technology
operations and
concepts.
a. Understand and
use technology
systems.

Apply This is an
example of application
because the students
are being pushed to
use prior knowledge
to do research and
decipher what types
of websites and
documents they want
to use based off of
navigation of
websites.

Social Studies
1. History

Create a website
dedicated all to
one piece of
history that has

Understand and
Remember This
exemplifies
understanding

2. Geography

taken place. Make


the website super
easy to navigate
but use many
pictures and many
blurbs on different
things that took
place in certain
eras. Create a
timeline on the
website that has
specific dates and
make each date a
hyperlink that can
take you to a
further
explanation of the
event.
2. Design and
develop digital
age learning
experiences and
assessments.
b. Develop
technologyenriched 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
addressing their
own progress.
Create a simple
website that has a
map of the certain
area or region
that youre
focusing on in
class. Create it so
that each area
can be clicked on
and brought to a
different screen
where it talks
about climate and
culture.
1. Facilitate and
inspire student
learning and

because a teacher
wouldnt be able to
create this sort of a
website if there wasnt
a good grasp on
understanding how a
website or technology
works. It exemplifies
remembering because
if you dont remember
how to make
something or have
your content
knowledge on lock
then you wont get
anywhere on the
website you are trying
to create.

Create This is a good


example of create
because it should be
fun to make this
website. Its creating a
super easy tool for
students to utilize and
use from that day
forward.

creativity.
b. Engage
students in
exploring realworld issues and
solving authentic
problems using
digital tools and
resources.

3. Economics

4. Civics

Have the students


create aneportfolio
dedicated to
different parts of
the economy. The
currency, supply &
demand, etc. They
can create
documents and put
it together to share
with their peers.
3. Research and
information fluency.
b. Locate, organize,
analyze, evaluate,
synthesize, and
ethically use
information from a
variety of sources
and media.
Have students all
separately do a
project on what
civics is and give
examples on what
some of the citizens
of Americas Civic
Duties are and type
it. Then have the
class create an
eportfolio compiling
all of the reports
and then have the
peers discuss and
collaborate about
what couldve made
the portfolio better
or improve.
2. Communication
and collaboration.
c. Develop cultural
understanding and
global awareness by
engaging with
learners of other
cultures.

Evaluate The
students are
evaluating different
parts of the economy
and beginning to see
how the different
parts of the economy
all work together to
make it run smoothly.

Apply This is an
application because
the students are all
doing their own
research and learning
things and then
applying what theyve
learned to creating an
eportfolio all together.

Science

1. Physical Science

Create a website
filled with
different
experiments that
the students can
try that are
classroom friendly.
List each step by
step with all of the
equipment and
tools needed for
the experiment.
2. Design and
develop digital
age learning
experiences and
assessments
a. Design or adapt
relevant learning
experiences that
incorporate digital
tools and
resources to
promote student
learning and
creativity.

2. Life Science

3. Earth Systems
Science

Create The teacher


is creating a website
that is filled with
creativity in and of
itself. Experiments are
super creative.

Have the students


begin to create their
own website
displaying the
differences between
life science, physical
science and earth
science systems.
This will prove their
understanding of all
three areas and
then will help the
teacher decide what
still needs to be
taught in all three
areas.
4. Critical thinking,
problem solving,
and decision making
b. Plan and manage
activities to develop
a solution or
complete a project.
For earth science,
specifically
weather and
clouds, have the
children get into
groups or assign
them into groups
and then tell them

Understand This
whole assignment is
the teacher testing
the students on their
knowledge and
understanding of the
differences between
sciences.

Analyze and Create


The teacher is pushing
the students to
analyze information
about weather and
then create a way to
present that
information.

to get online and


look through an
eportfolio of
previous project
ideas that
students have
used as a guide
for a future
project that they
may have to do.
1. Facilitate and
inspire student
learning and
creativity.
c. Promote
student reflection
using
collaborative tools
to reveal and
clarify students
conceptual
understanding
and thinking,
planning, and
creative
processes.

Differentiation
Learning Disabilities EEOs

Physical Disabilities
Gifted/ Talented

Create a website
that has large font
for whatever the
content is thats
being covered so
that the students
can still follow
along with proper
accommodations
regarding their
learning
environment.
1. Comprehending
and fluently
reading a variety
of literary texts
are the beginning
traits of readers.
a. iii. Identify who
is telling the story
at various points
in a text.

Create This helps


the teacher in less
work while in class
and helps create for
the student to feel
better about trying to
follow alone in class.

Have the gifted and


talented students
be in a group
together to push
each other. They
can make their own

Create The students


are creating a website
together and learning
about how they can
push each other to
their true higher level

website to
communicate with
each other and help
each other if anyone
needs clarification
or has an idea.
2. Communication
and collaboration.
a. Interact,
collaborate, and
publish with peers,
experts, or others
employing a variety
of digital
environments and
media.

of education to the
brim.

Other
Reflection: This matrix has made me realize that the ideas we see made through websites and eportfolios are correlated directly
to the standards revolving around technology. I didnt realize how many different ways there are to integrate technology into so
many different subject areas. This was super eye opening for me to do because I began to see how easy its going to be to
integrate technology into my classroom. I have been so worried about this since the beginning of this process. My eyes are
opened and I now see that I dont have much to be afraid of. I just need to familiarize myself with all areas and I should be fine. I
am excited to see what else there is to look forward to as far as technology integration goes in my teaching career.

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