Just for Technology Integrationists:Defining the Target, Forging the Path

A Few Key IdeasSynthesized by Kris Baldwin

Why Integrate Technology?It’s the 21st Century.

Who are you?• Wikispace owner• Blogger• Data manager

• Social bookmarker• Feed reader• 21st century leader

21st Century Instruction

Constructivism & Connectivism• Curriculum and Student Learning Needs drive

the integration of technology.– Technology is a complex tool used to

facilitate student-centered learning.• Scaffolding technology skills has to occur prior

to the expectation that students can make thoughtful choices about its appropriate use.

• Degree to which students can utilize technology is dependent on their level of cognitive ability.

Our Vision• Empower educational communities to

respond productively and responsibly in a networked global society.

• All students, teachers, and administrators will be able to– Create– Communicate– Connect– Collaborate– Problem Solve

Knowing Content is NOT Enough—Students must be able to utilize the content to

• Understand complex issues• Construct new

understandings• Set goals and work to a

timeline• Be creative and innovative• Communicate and express

themselves

Source: http://etitaxonomy.wikispaces.com/

• Solve problems• Make decisions• Work

collaboratively• Make ethical

choices

Increasing Complexity of Technology Skills

Increasing Levels of CognitionCurriculum mastery deepens

Technology choices become autonomous

Source: http://etitaxonomy.wikispaces.com/

How to Erase Technology• Have students move through the taxonomy• As students acquire the skills of using a

technology….– It becomes a tool they may choose– The emphasis of an activity shifts from the

technology to the cognitive skills students must employ

– Becomes invisible

Source: http://etitaxonomy.wikispaces.com/

More than Automation

Getting Teachers to Integrate• Using for Professional Purpose

– Personal and Professional Use– Instructional Enhancement– Connecting with Colleagues

• Using with Students– What technologies are available?– Where are the connections between

curriculum goals and technology?

When Immigrants Teach Natives

Assessing Technology Integrated Projects• Determine the goals / objectives of the project

– Content Area Standards– Knowledge and Skills (Know and Be Able To)– Educational Technology

• Develop a rubric– Curriculum Focus should be first– Need a rubric area to deal with technology aspect

• Collaboration• Problem Solving• Communication

At Your Tables

• Introduce Yourself• Share an idea or process that you:

– Currently use successfully– Are thinking about implementing– Notice your teachers using– Designed to help your work– Other…

• Post your ideas to our Google Sheet

Resources• LearnTech Wiki• EdTechInnovators Wiki• Metiri• Partnership for 21st Century Skills• Critical Technology Issues for

School Leaders