1. Technology integration matrix
Assignment: Look at these two sites. Watch 2 videos of your choice on Edutopia and 2 on the Technology Integration Matrix site. write a one-page (double spaced Times New Roman 12 or comparable font/size) reflection. Be sure to include your opinion on whether your lesson plan is at a higher or lover level of technology integration. Use either the Technology Integration Matrix or the LoTi (Levels of Technology Integration) ratings. Some questions to ask yourself:
In my lesson plan:
Are my students actively using technology, or passively receiving information?
Are students working together or alone?
Are students using tools to build understanding>
Are they solving real-world problems>
Are they using technology to monitor their own learning? (learning environment)
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Am I using technology to deliver the content? (example: showing a video clip to the class)
Am I directing the students to use software tools in the traditional way? (example: using Microsoft Word to type a paper)
Am I asking students to take a software tool and modify it for a new task? (example: using a computer drawing program to make a map of the classroom)
Am I creating a learning environment where technology is used all througough the day? (example: students use different tools all day long to accomplish learning tasks)
Am I helping students engage in learning tasks that would be impossible without technology? (example: students correspond with email pals in another country to learn about world cultures)
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Where does your lesson plan fit into the matrix? Why? How could you adapt it to integrate technology at a higher level?
What video clips did you view? Describe one or two of them briefly and explain why you would or would not want to do a similar lesson. What would the benefits be for students? The challenges to implementing the lesson?
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