LEARNING EPISODE 5

TECHOLOGY
INTEGRATION IN
THE CLASSROOM
Intended Learning Outcomes

In this episode, we must be able to:

• describe ways in which technology in
integrated in the classroom.
• analyze the level of technology integration
used by the teacher.
Learning Essentials

The Technology Integration Matrix

provides a comprehensive framework for
you to define and evaluate technology
integration. It will provide you direction and
guide you on the process of achieving
effective teaching with technology.
 The teachers integration of technology in
instruction can be described as
progressing in 5 levels; entry, adoption,
adaptation, infusion and finally
transformation.
 Levels of Technology Integration into the Classroom
Entry: The Adoption: Adaptation:
The teacher
Infusion: The
teacher creates a
Transformation
: The teacher
teacher uses The teacher
directs students encourages learning creates a rich
Technology technology to environment that learning
in the adaptation of
Integration deliver conventional use tool based
infuses the environment in
curriculum power of which students
Matrix of tool based
software by technology tools regularly engage
content to software. If such
software is allowing the throughout the in activities that
students day and across would have been
available , this student to
subject areas impossible to
level is the select a tool achieve without
recommended and modify its
entry point. technology.
use to
accomplish
the task at
hand
Active: Students use Students Students have Throughout Given on-
Students are technology begin to opportunities the school going access
actively for drill and utilize to select and day, students to online
engaged in practice and technology modify are resources,
using computer tools to create technology empowered students
technology based products. tools to to select actively
as a tool training. accomplish appropriate select and
rather then specific technology pursue topics
passively purposes. tools and beyond the
receiving actively limitations of
information apply them to even the best
from the the tasks at school
technology. hand. library.
Collaborative Students Students have Students have Throughout Technology
: Students primarily opportunities opportunities the day and enables to
use work alone to utilize to select and across subject collaborate
technology when using collaborative modify areas, with peers
tools to technology. tools such as technology students and experts
collaborate email, in tools to utilize irrespective
with others conventional facilitate technology of time zone
rather than ways. collaborative tools to or physical
working work. facilitate distances.
individually at collaborative
all times. learning.
Constructive: Technology is Students have Students have Students Students use
Students use used to to utilize opportunities utilize technology to
technology deliver constructive to select and technology to construct,
tools to build information tools such as modify make share and
understanding to students. graphic technology connections publish
rather than organizers to tools to assist and construct knowledge to
simply receive build upon them in the understandin a worldwide
information. prior construction g across audience.
knowledge of disciplines
and construct understanding and
meaning. . throughout
the day.
Authentic: Students use Students have Students have Students By means of
Students use technology to opportunities opportunities select technology
technology complete to apply to select and appropriate tools,
tools to solve assigned technology modify technology students
real-world activities that tools to some technology tools to participate in
problems are generally content- tools to solve complete outside-of-
meaningful to unrelated to specific problems authentic school
them rather real-world activities that based on tasks across projects and
than working problems. are based on real-world disciplines. problem-
on artificial real-world issues. solving
assignments. problems. activities that
have meaning
for the
students and
the
community.
Goal Directed: Students From time to Students have Students use Students
Students use receive time, students opportunities technology engage in
technology directions, have the to select and tools to set ongoing
tools to set guidance, and opportunity modify the goals, plan metacognitiv
goals, plan feedback to use use of activities, e activities at
activities, from technology to technology monitor a level that
monitor technology, either plan, tools to progress, and would be
progress, and rather than monitor, or facilitate goal- evaluate unattainable
evaluate using evaluate an setting, results without the
results rather technology activity. planning, throughout support of
than simply tools to set monitoring, the technology
completing goals, plan and evaluating curriculum. tools.
specific
assignments activities,
activities.
without monitor
reflection. progress, or
self-evaluate.