Module 3 Reflection:
Where do you fall on the Technology Integration Matrix?
Where would you rate yourself in each area?
In
my current role, I do not have my own classroom so I reflected on the
teachers/classes that I worked with during the past school year. After looking through Technology Integration
Matrix, I discovered that I that I am spending most of my time in the Adaptation stage of Technology
Integration while I tend to roam through Constructive,
Authentic, or Goal Directed
learning environments, depending on the grade level. I am currently
working
with elementary classes where the students (and often the teachers) need
to
learn the technology before they can begin to use it. The students are
eager to begin and are willing to take risks and explore. The teachers
frequently feel overwhelmed when
asked to integrate technology into their lessons. They fear student
learning
may suffer and are hesitant to give up control that technology sometimes
requires. The students attitude and eagerness however, frequently
energizes the teacher to want to use more
technology.
Where do you think you could reasonably be by the end of the year?
As
teachers become more comfortable with technology they will need to identify
learning goals for their students and explore how technology can help achieve
those goals. Rather than have a piece
of technology and wonder how to make it work in the class. I think it is reasonable the different goals
will require teachers to be flexible and move in and out of different
levels/environments of the Matrix.
What steps will you need to take in order to make the growth happen?
I think the TIM (Technology Integration Matrix) will be a powerful tool
that can be shared with teachers to help them identify their own level of
integration and help them to move forward.
It will also help teachers to identify what meaningful technology
integration looks like. I also think
teachers working collaboratively will be crucial.
