Technology Integration

SUMMER 2009IISD Technology

Staff Development

Why Technology Integration?What is technology integration?

Technology integration is achieved when technology tools support the curricular goals, and help the students to effectively reach their goals.

It must support four key components of learning: active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to real-world experts.

From www.edutopia.org: http://www.edutopia.org/teachingmodules/LASS/index.php

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Engaged or Disengaged?

Describe an “engaged” learnerWhat percent of your students are

“engaged” in your classroom?

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Why Technology Integration?

Is technology being used in classrooms today?

How is it being used?

Is it meaningful and engaging or is the technology simply replacing traditional instruction?

How Can We Make How Can We Make Instruction More Instruction More Engaging?Engaging?

Turn up the Turn up the H.E.A.T.H.E.A.T.

Criteria for Determining the Quality of Technology-Integration Lessons

Turn up the H.E.A.T.  Higher-order thinking,  Engaged learning,  Authenticity, and effective 

Technology use

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HEAT Analysis

https://techfusion.irvingisd.net/ViewLesson.aspx?SubmissionId=16729

How Can We Make How Can We Make Instruction More Instruction More Engaging?Engaging?

Address Address 2121stst Century Learning Century Learning

SkillsSkills

2121stst Century Learning Century Learning

• Web 2.0 Resources

• 21st Century Learners (videos)

• 21st Century Learning (glog)

LoTi Review

What does LoTi stand for?

What is it? What does it mean?

How is LoTi useful?

LoTi Review: LEVEL 2

Knowledge and Comprehension

Foundational Thinking

Just the Facts

Research and Report

Exploration

LoTi Review: LEVEL 3

Critical Thinking Apply Analyze Evaluate Create

Teacher Directed

Infusion

LoTi Review: LEVEL 4

Critical Thinking

Student Directed

Problem-based Learning

Real World Application

Integration

LoTi Review: LEVEL 5

Global Thinking

Student Activism

Issue Resolution

http://www.edutopia.org/east-technology-lab-video

Expansion

LoTi Levels

What is the main difference between Exploration and Infusion? Example of Level 2 lesson How can you bump it up to an Infusion lesson?

What is the main difference between Infusion and Integration? Example of Level 3 lesson How can you bump it up to an Integration lesson?

Introducing…

Making more technology integration lessons available to IISD teachers

What is TechFusion 2.0? The concept of Web 2.0 is part of the

inspiration behind TechFusion 2.0, or TF2

• Web 2.0, or the read/write web, refers to using the Internet in ways that encourage collaboration and enhance creativity through shared information.

• In the same way, TechFusion 2.0 will provide IISD teachers with increased access to technology integration lessons as well as the opportunity to share feedback about those lessons.

All TF2 lessons will be published online in a searchable database

Teachers will be able to search through TF2 lessons based on: TEKS, Strands, Blooms level, Grade level, Subject, or LoTi level

User reviews, ratings, and comments on published lessons will help teachers identify the best lessons to use in their classrooms

A review committee (consisting of ITSs, Coordinators, and teachers) will assign LoTi levels based on group dialogue to some of the published lessons each six weeks

http://techfusion.irvingisd.net Teachers will login using their district username and password

My Lessons allows the teacher to View a history of all their TechFusion submissions Create a new lesson Edit lessons that have not been published Choose to display or hide their name on published lessons

When creating a new lesson, the teacher is asked to

Enter a title

Provide an overview of the lesson

Select the level from Bloom’s Taxonomy that best applies to the lesson

Identify the strand (desktop publishing, data management, multimedia, or online learning)

When creating a new lesson, the teacher is asked to

Select the TEKS addressed in the lesson

Identify the kind of technology used

Attach at least 3 examples of student products

When creating a new lesson, teacher has the option to

Identify other teachers who participated in the lesson as collaborators

Add links to web sites used in the lesson

Attach any supporting documents that might be useful with the lesson

Published lessons will provide all IISD teachers with the lesson information entered by the submitting teacher.

Plus, teachers who use the lesson in class can provide feedback through a 5-star rating system and comments.

Examples:

Science example

Math example

Reading example

TF2

Technology integration lessons created by IISD teachers to be shared with other IISD teachers