• What is Technology Integration?

    Technology integration is the use of technology resources -- computers, mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, digital cameras, social media platforms and networks, software applications, the Internet, etc. -- in daily classroom practices, and in the management of a school. Successful technology integration is achieved when the use of technology is:

    • Routine and transparent
    • Accessible and readily available for the task at hand
    • Supporting the curricular goals, and helping the students to effectively reach their goals

     

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    The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) provides a framework for describing and targeting the use of technology to enhance learning. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, collaborative, constructive, authentic, and goal-directed. These characteristics are associated with five levels of technology integration: entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation. 

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    The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. These levels of technology integration together with the characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 points of evidence, each showing the depth and integration of the learning and technology used in particular lessons.

     

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    An in-depth look at the SAMR Model by Kathy Schrock

    SAMR and Bloom's Taxonomy

     

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