Technology Integration Matrix

Website Matrix

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Colorado
Academic
Standard
s

NETS T

NETS S

1. Number
Sense,
Properties,
and
Operations

1. The
website
should be
easily
assessable
to students
2. One
NETS-T
standard
includes
exploring
patterns,
the website
would need
to help
them
understand
the
relationship
of
10s,20s,30s

2.
Patterns,
Functions,
and
Algebraic
Structures

Presentatio
ns would
help inspire
learning
through
creativity

1. The
website
would help
students
develop
their
creativity
and promote
learning
2. It would
expand their
knowledge
of the digital
age by
prompting
them to
develop
their own
understandi
ngs
3. They
could share
their own
discoveries
with others
Presentation
s would
prove useful
to students
since the
standards of

Blooms
Taxonomy

Constructi
vism

Mathematics
Creating/evaluating:
Students would
have to be able to
create their own
website with
specific materials.
They would then
also have to share
what they learned
and how they
applied it

Understanding/
Analyzing:
Students would
have to have a
strong sense of
understanding in

Kid
Us
e

Direct
Instruct
ion

Flipped
Classro
om

Instructi
ons

Behavior
ism

because
they would
be a fun
and
interesting
way to
present
somewhat
difficult
materials.
They would
promote
growth by
exploring
different
ways to
learn about
patterns
and the
algebraic
structures.
They would
also model
digital
citizenship
by exploring
structures.

3.
Analysis,
Statistics,
and
Probability

Students
would use
primary
sources to
help them
gain
understandi
ng with

patterns,
functions
and
structures
include:
1 using tools
to
understand
the
presented
information
2.
recognizing
patterns in
order to
represent
and analyze
relationships
3. learning
structures of
algebra to
represent
the complex
ideas
These
presentation
s would be a
visual way
to
understand
patterns.
Students
would be
able to gain
understandi
ng through
the tools
made for
these topics.

order to represent
patterns and
structures. They
would have to
analyze each
presentation in
order to see the
patterns to help
them with their
mathematical skills

Analyzing and
Applying: Students
would apply the
learned ways to
analyze and
understand
statistics and
probability. They

4. Shape,
Dimension
, and
Geometric
Relationshi
ps

analyzing
statistics
and
probability.
Primary
sources
would
challenge
students to
not only
learn about
these topics
by why the
topics are
applicable.
They would
learn the
rules and
laws of each
Students
would have
to be create
to
understand
how all
three
shapes,
dimensions
and
geometric
relationship
s are
related. This
would
promote
understandi
ng and
leadership
skills.

They would
use
strategies to
analyze
probability
through
primary
sources- the
laws of each

would have to be
able to apply what
they learned about
statistics and
probability

The digital
story would
be made in
order to
show a
relationship
between
shapes,
dimensions,
and
geometric
relationships
. Students
would watch
to gain a
deeper and
more
concrete
understandi
ng of

Evaluation:
Students would
have to evaluate all
the concepts and
ideas presented in
order to understand
the relationship
between shapes,
dimensions and
geometric
relationships. They
would have to
evaluate the
patterns they notice
using logic and
reason.

Students
would use
current
technology
to see
patterns
and use
logic.

1. Oral
Expression
and
Listening

The digital
story would
promote
creativity
and
understandi
ng by
students in
the fifth
grade. It
would also
encourage
students to
use 21st
century
technology.
The skills
that they
gained
through the
digital story
would
promote the
digital age.
Students

dimensions
and
geometric
relationships
. The digital
story would
allow
students to
study space
and areas
by using
logic and
reasoning.
The digital
story would
help
students
understand
words
foreign to
them. They
would learn
how to
pronounce
words and
how to use
them in
everyday
conversatio
ns. The
digital story
would help
students
communicat
e ideas and
expressions.
They would
develop

Reading, Writing, and Communicating

Application/
Comprehension:
Students would
have to grasp and
understand the
content being
presented in order
to communicate
effectively. In order
to show their
comprehension they
would have to apply
the materials they
learned.

would gain
leadership
skills and be
able to
apply their
story into
real life
situations.

2. Reading
for All
Purposes

Presentatio
ns would
engage
learning
and growth
to help
students
understand
how to read
for all
purposes.
They would
be inspired
to learn to
read for
deeper
meanings
and
understand
better.
These
presentatio
ns would
help
students
understand

their
language
skills and
communicat
ion abilities.
The digital
story would
be
responsible
for
developing
speech
skills.
Students
need to be
able to
expand their
literary skills
in order to
understand
and interact
with the
world
around
them. A
deep
understandi
ng of the
world allows
students to
participate
in the global
society.
They need
to know how
to read a
wide range
of materials
from fiction

Understanding/
Applying: These
presentations would
allow students to
understand
different reading
materials. They
would have to have
an understanding of
the world around
them in order to
interact. They
would have to apply
their understanding
of the reading
material to share
their new found
knowledge.

how the
digital age
aids in
reading
skills. It
would
model
digital work

3. Writing
and
Compositi
on

Primary
sources
would be a
good way
for students
to gain a
deeper
understandi
ng of
writing and
composition
. Most
nonfiction
works are
primary
sources so
students
are
constantly
learning

to nonfiction
to an email
or text
message to
a dictionary
or other
research
works.
Presentation
s would
provide an
interesting
way for
students to
interact
globally with
deep
understandi
ngs
Writing is
about
critical
inquiry,
therefore,
students
would learn
best through
fact.
Students
would be
able to
master new
concepts
through
exploring
others
words.
Writing is
also a

Understanding and
Remembering:
Through exploring
others words and
works, students
would learn how to
write and make
intellectual
connections. They
would have to
understand the
writing processes
and how each
person is able to
captivate the
reader. Primary
sources would allow
students to learn
about writing
straight from the

4.
Research
and
Reasoning

through
authors
words.
Students
would
evaluate
works to
gain
understandi
ng of the
topics and
time
1. have
students
create their
own
website in
order to
demonstrat
e and show
what
theyve
learned
2. The
information
has to be
organized
3. The
research
should
evaluate
the ideas
and
consequenc
es of the
subject they
researched
4. They
should ask

medium for
students to
intellectual
connections.

sources. They would

also applying
remembering when
they went to
compose their own
works.

1. This
engages
students in
their
learning
2. The
website
requires the
students to
use
technology
to present
an idea
3. Their
model is
then
presented to
other
students so
they can
share their
learning
4. It is
important
that each
student do
the work

Creating/Understan
ding
Students are
creating their own
website to indicate
what they learned.
They also develop
an understanding of
logic and reasoning
by presenting the
information in a
webpage.

1. History

logical
questions
that are
related to
their
research

asked of
them
appropriatel
y with the
correct
citations

Primary
sources are
the best
way to
teach
history.
Students
would learn
about
history
through the
people who
lived it.
History
aims to
teach moral
understandi
ng.
Students
would gain
a deeper
understandi
ng and
appreciation
at various
time
periods
through the
people and
pictures
who
actually

Primary
sources
would
encourage
students to
explore the
lives of the
people they
have heard
about for
most of their
lives. They
would have
physical
evidence of
each historic
figure and
time period.
Students
would also
learn
various
ways to
read and
learn about
the past.
They would
make
valuable
connections
between the
past, the

Social Studies
Evaluating:
Students would
evaluate different
histories, historical
figures, and
historical times
through primary
sources.

2.
Geography

3.

lived the
times.
1. To better
understand
the world
and how it
functions
their
website
would focus
on one
country of
interest
2. They
would
research
the country
3. explore
the culture
of the
region
4. they
would
present
their
gathered
information
in a unique
way so
others could
also learn
5. they
would
explore
human
impact in
the area
over time
Students

present, and
the future.
1. Students
would have
fun getting
to pick their
own
research
project
2.
presenting
to their
peers would
be exciting
because no
one else
knows the
information
3. the
website
would
assess what
they learned
4. they
would
present
factual
information
for others to
learn from
5. the
website
would be
unique to
them

Students

Understanding/appl
ying:
Students would
have to understand
the country that
they picked and
how the area
functions. They
would apply what
they learned by
creating and
designing the
website around the
specific things they
found out about the
region. If someone
was curious about a
students country
that student would
have to have the
knowledge and
understanding to
explain and
describe it

Creating/

Economics

would use
presentatio
ns to
understand
economics
better. This
would
engage
growth and
teach
students
about the
world. They
would
promote
digital
citizenship
by applying
their new
found
knowledge.
This would
inspire
students
and
facilitate
learning
about new
places and
new
concepts.
The
presentatio
ns would
force the
students to
use
creativity to
present new

would learn
and
understand
how society
manages
scarce
resources.
They would
see how
people
interact in
the world
and make
decisions.
These
presentation
s would help
students
understand
the
domestic
economy
and
international
economy
better. They
would
promote
understandi
ng in the
trends of the
economy
and how
those trends
affect the
economy as
a whole.
Students
would have

Remembering:
Students would
create
presentations about
the global economy
and what it actually
is/ means. They
would have to
remember how
economics is about
more than just
money and
incorporate how
important decision
making is in
economics. The
presentations
created would
present information
about domestic and
global economies
and how they are
intertwined.

information

4. Civics

The digital
story would
promote
creativity by
helping
students
understand
the complex
ideas about
government
s and laws.
Students
would learn
how
government
s have
changed
overtime
and they
would learn
about the
leadership
involved

to show how
economics
is about
logical
decisionmaking
skills
The digital
story would
aim to help
students
understand
the
complexity
of origins,
structures,
and
functions of
the
government.
They would
learn the
rights and
responsibiliti
es of
citizens of
various
nations,
including
their own,
and of the
people in
charge.
They would
gain and
understandi
ng of laws
and how
they are put

Remembering/
Comprehension:
Students would
have to be able to
remember the
complex ideas
presented about
various countries
and their respective
governments. The
digital story would
engage their
learning by peaking
their interests. It
would illustrate the
ideas in fun and
engaging ways as
to keep their
attention focused
on the relevant
topic.

into place.
1. Physical
Science

Presentatio
ns about
physical
science
would
facilitate
and inspire
learning
because
students
would be
able to
explore the
different
types of
matter.
They would
develop a
digital
matter
applicable
to energy
and matter.
They would
engage in
growth by
learning
about a new
scientific
concept
that may
present
challenges

In order to
understand
physical
science
students
would have
to have a
clear
concept and
understandi
ng of
properties
and matter
changes. A
presentation
would help
students
grasp the
ideas of
weight vs
mass and
the different
types of
matter and
energy. The
presentation
would
engage
students in
understandi
ng what
matter is
and how it
changes
forms and
also the
different

Science
Remembering/
Understanding:
Students would
have to remember
the different types
of matter and how
they can change
forms. The
presentations would
engage students
interest by allowing
them a deeper
understanding into
common properties
and different forms
of energy. The
presentations would
good visual
representations of
some difficult
concepts.

2. Life
Science

1. The
student
must
understand
how
organisms
function
together.
2. They
must
understand
how
organisms
live and
function
within
certain
areas of the
world
3. Why
certain
organisms
dont
function in
other areas
of the world
4. They
have to
know why
organisms
grow and
how they
survive
5. They
have to
understand

types of
energy and
its usage.
1. This
website
would
encourage
students to
ask
questions
and find the
answers
2. They
could
present
them to the
class as to
gain more
understandi
ng
3. They
would
develop
better
computer
skills by
learning
how to
appropriatel
y and
academicall
y research
4.They
would be
able to learn
what they
wanted so
that would
peak their

Analyzing:
Students would
have to decide what
they felt was
important and ask
the questions that
they wanted
answers to. It would
not simply be the
teacher explaining
organisms
students would
have to decide what
was most
interesting and
develop their own
ideas and questions
from that
Understanding:
Through primary
sources, such as
pictures and
journals from
people of the time,
students would
understand the
earth and how it
functions. They
would get to look at
the history of the
earth through
people of the time
as well as through
pictures. They
would learn about
how the earth as

why
organisms
evolve in
order to
survive

3. Earth
Systems
Science

Students
would use
primary
sources to
gain
understandi
ng to life on
the earth.
Through
primary
sources,
students
would
evaluate
the physical
evidence of
the history
of life on
earth. They
would show
technologic
al
responsibilit
y by
providing
proof for
their claims.
The story
would
promote
learning
and engage
students in
the

interests

changed over time.

Primary
sources
would force
students to
look deeper
into life one
earth. They
would have
physical
evidence
and proof
towards
their claims
and
understandi
ng of the
history of
earth.
Student
would view
how
organisms
interact with
other
organisms
and how
each is
necessary
for life on
earth.
The digital
story would
help
students
understand
earth and
how we as

Comprehension:
students would gain
a deeper
understanding into
the way the earth
works and
functions. The story

understandi
ng of their
world. They
would have
to
understand
earths role
within the
solar
system and
how it is
able to
function
and
promote
human life.
They would
have to
show
leadership
in order to
grasp the
concepts
presented

humans
interact with
it. They
would gain
understandi
ng into how
earth works
and its
functions.
The story
would also
promote
earths role
within the
entire solar
system
students
would watch
to
understand
how earth
impacts and
is impacted
within the
solar
system. The
story would
show how
earth
functions.

would help them

comprehend the
abstract ideas of
earth within the
solar system and
how it is affected by
humans and other
factors.

Differentiation
Learning
Disabilities

The digital
story would
help
students
with

Students
would try to
gain
understandi
ng of how

Comprehensi
on: Students
would have
to
understand

learning
disabilities
because it
would offer
them a
more fun
and
engaging
way to
understand
abstract
concepts
Students
with
learning
disabilities
would use
primary
sources to
have
physical
evidence
for each
topic. They
would learn
through
true words
and actions
which would
promote
analyzing
and
understandi
ng. These
sources
may be
easy to help
students
learn since

useful
technology
within the
classroom
can be.
Primary
sources
would teach
students
about the
times
through the
people who
lived them.
They would
be able to
develop
their own
opinions
and ideas
through the
people of
historys
words.
Primary
sources
would allow
students to
gain
understandi
ng through
pictures and
real life
accounts

the
presented
materials
and the
digital story
would help
promote that
understandin
g
Comprehensi
on: students
would be
able to
comprehend
history,
science,
reading and
writing, and
math
through
pictures and
journals. This
would help
students
gain
understandin
g through
physical
evidence
and pictures

Gifted/Talent
ed

they are
from the
time.
The digital
story would
promote
learning
and help
keep
students
engaged. It
would also
challenge
students as
to help
them gain
deeper
understandi
ng and keep
them
interested
in the
content
areas.
Primary
sources
would
promote
learning for
gifted and
talented
students.
These
sources
would keep
students
engaged in
learning
about

Students
would be
challenged
and learn to
apply the
new found
knowledge
into their
own
learning.
This would
help
students
understand
abstract
ideas and
concepts

Analysis:
students
have to
analyze and
understand
the abstract
concepts
presented
and the story
would help
them
understand
through
creative
means in
order to use
technology

Through
primary
sources,
students
would gain
understandi
ng. These
sources
would
encourage
students to
explore
abstract
topics as
well as

Understandi
ng: Students
would gain
understandin
g and learn
about
content
areas in a
deeper way
through
primary
sources. The
primary
sources
would teach

unfamiliar
and difficult
to
comprehen
d topics.
Primary
sources
would be
useful to
keep
students
interested
in the
content
areas.

topics they
may already
be familiar
with. They
would be
encouraged
to learn
more about
the topics
through
evidence

students in a
different way
about topics
they may
already be
familiar with.

Reflection:

Once I finally understood what matrix was and how to use it, it became really fun to do. It presented a new way to
develop lesson plans while integrating technology. It was a new way of thinking for me. It became more fun as I
understood better, to create a potential plan to use in a real classroom. It was interesting to see how I think I could
effectively teach students these state standards. I liked the idea of them creating their own website because it gives
them some autonomy and allows them to learn what they want (to an extent of course, there are still standards and
things that they have to learn). Giving students independence is sometimes the best way for them to learn and
teaching other students what they learned helps them apply what they learned and gain more understanding.
Everyone would learn so much more (and more in depth) when they all explore different areas of the course.
Reflection:
This matrix was easier to complete since I felt that I had a better understanding of the materials presented. I felt like I
had a better idea on how to use presentations in the classroom to incorporate new concepts. I feel that presentations
are particularly important to younger students since they are a visual aid and younger students are more visual.
Presentations would prove useful to students who need the visual representations but who also can only take in a little
bit of information at a time. Power points and prezies are great to share a lot of information, a little at a time. This
would allow students to grasp a concept and understand it before moving on to the rest of the whole idea. Students
would benefit from these types of learning tools because they are different and fun. They could create their own in
order to share what theyve learned and present the best or most interesting parts of the subject matter.

Reflection:
The digital story is a good way to promote learning and help students learn in a new and visual way. The story would
be beneficial especially in a younger classroom. Students would be able to watch the story or create their own.
Creating their own would promote learning and keep students engaged in the classroom. This matrix would be one to
use in my future classroom because I feel that the digital story would be beneficial. The story offers a new way for
students to understand abstract concepts and lessons. They are fun ways to help students learn. Stories would also be
a good way for students to present what they have learned. They are very different form PowerPoints and other
presentations. Students would have complete autonomy with these projects. Students would be able to present what
they have learned in a way that is unique to them. Digital stories are interesting teaching tools that promote using the
present technology in the classrooms.
Reflection:
The primary sources project was one of my favorites to do because it made the most sense to me and I can see how it
is valuable towards my future classrooms. I did not see how to actually in cooperate primary sources into a math
lesson. I thought about presenting the proofs for the math section, but that may be too far above my grade level for
my students. I do find primary sources valuable in the reading and writing, social studies, and science content areas. I
find primary sources very useful when I learn through them. There are so many primary sources available for
educators that I feel I will not have any problem supplying them to my students. I look forward to using primary
sources as teaching tools in my future classroom because they offer evidence through people of the time. They prove
to be more interesting and useful than regular lesson plans. Primary sources allow teachers to be creative when
teaching. They also allow teachers to offer physical and visual evidence to students. Since most students learn best
through visuals, I believe primary sources are extremely valuable.