Technology Integration Matrix

It’s somewhat difficult to determine what stage I’m in as a technology integration specialist because I’m not regularly planning lessons and instruction for students. I usually assist teachers when they already have an idea in mind for a lesson or when they need help finding a technology resource or modeling different technology tools. With this in mind, I would say that I fall in the Adaptation level of integration for most areas. As a technology integration specialist, I was hoping to at least fall completely in the Adaptation or Infusion levels, but based on how I assist teachers, I would say that Adoption is probably the more appropriate level.

By the end of the year, I believe I could reach the Adaptation level for some of the independent characteristics, but maybe not reach that next level entirely. For example, I’ve noticed a lot of teachers have students working independently. They can use various technology tools, but they often use them while working alone or with limited collaboration. By the end of the year, I think it would be easy for me to reach the Adaptation level of collaboration while assisting teachers with lessons.

To reach this goal, I feel that it may be best for students and teachers to use tools they are already mostly familiar with in the beginning. For example, My Big Campus allows students to create blogs and discussion boards to collaborate and share with their peers. I think it would be great for teachers to use My Big Campus and other technology tools to not only allow collaborative work between students in their classrooms, but also outside of the school as well.